China's Celebrity Dog With 1.5M Followers Stolen, Slaughtered For Meat — Thief Thought It Was Stray

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• China's Celebrity Dog With 1.5M Followers Stolen, Slaughtered For Meat — Thief Thought It Was Stray Published By, Last Updated: June 04, 2026, 20:30 IST The eight-year-old Border Collie, named Chutou, was a well-known online companion to travel influencer Guo.
• According to local media reports, Chutou disappeared on May 11 while Guo was travelling overseas.
• A social media-famous Border Collie with more than 1.5 million followers in China has been stolen and slaughtered for meat after the alleged thief claimed he mistook it for a stray dog.
• The eight-year-old dog, named Chutou, was a well-known online companion to travel influencer Guo, who regularly documented their journeys across China on the short-video platform Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok.
• Stolen from family care According to local media reports, Chutou disappeared on May 11 while Guo was travelling overseas.