A few days after being set free in the wild, dozens of raccoon dogs and Arctic foxes were found dead in Beijing's Huairou district, according to the Beijing Evening News.

A preliminary investigation suggested that the animals had been bred for their fur but were purchased and deliberately freed.

Two witnesses said about 300 to 400 foxes and raccoon dogs were released from trucks on March 27. In the following days, local villagers reported that their poultry had been "harassed" and killed as the dogs and foxes sought food.