China Health Workers Beat To Death COVID-19 Patient's Dog 'With Sticks' [Video]

Two healthcare workers in the Chinese province of Guangdong were caught on camera fatally beating a dog while the animal's owner was under quarantine.

The 3-year-old Samoyed named Snowball died Friday after the animal was "beaten to death with sticks" by two PPE-clad COVID-19 workers assigned to disinfect its owner's home in Huizhou city, Insider reported.

Snowball's owner had been sent into isolation at a quarantine facility two days before the incident as her boyfriend tested positive for the coronavirus, according to the outlet.

She was reportedly not allowed to bring Snowball, but city workers told her that they would disinfect her home.

However, two workers who were sent to disinfect the residence ended up seemingly cornering Snowball in a room before using a large stick to beat the animal repeatedly, footage of the incident showed.

Both workers took swipes at Snowball, with the dog whimpering and yelping as it was beaten. The two workers then moved out of the room after the pooch stopped making any sounds.

Snowball's owner later shared the story via the Chinese social media platform Weibo and posted footage of the incident under the ID Yi Zhi Xue Qiu.

The original video has since been deleted, but it was reposted on Twitter and by other Weibo accounts.

"I was told by anti-epidemic officials that they would just be disinfecting my home, not killing my dog. Who gave them the right to do that?" Snowball's owner wrote.

"Snowball is like family to me. Without this CCTV evidence, we might still be deceived that our pet was 'humanely' put down," she added.

The owner claimed she applied and "pleaded" for Snowball to be sent into quarantine with her, but no one gave her that chance.

Additionally, she posted logs of what she claimed were records of her communication with a government official, who asked about Snowball and whether the animal would "bite."

The Huizhou city government confirmed Snowball's death in a statement issued Saturday.

"We have apologized to the dog owner and will counsel and suspend the workers," the statement read.

China has reported a total of 629,238 COVID-19 cases and 7,776 virus-related deaths, according to data provided by the World Health Organization.