A modestly sized subset of the Chinese population has a cultural tradition of intentionally torturing dogs. Not just eating dogs (that’s tolerable), but deliberately inflicting pain for as long as possible.
This is due to a belief in Chinese medicine that the more distressed the dog is before death, the better the meat will taste and the more health benefits it will offer.
Before you deny it, there are THOUSANDS of videos and pictures of intentional torture on dogs occurring in China. Just google China Dog Meat Trade.
China has no animal rights, so torturing a dog is 100% legal and in many areas socially acceptable/encouraged.
Here are some of the videos I have witnessed:
A dog being boiled alive in a wok with a crowd of men, women, and children laughing every time it yelps/howls.
A paralyzed dog being boiled alive by a Chinese chef inside a restaurant.
A skinned dog left to die, initially I thought it was dead because you could only see muscle, its skin/fur had been peeled off, but it opened its eyes and attempted to move but could not.
A dog baked half to death, its head left intentionally uncooked so it would stay alive, its legs were curled up like a rotisserie chicken people were laughing.
A puppy dangling from a rope being cooked over a fire, it continuously yelps but eventually gives up and goes limp.
A dog that has been boiled alive and dumped out (its skin sloughed off) its being blowtorched its mouth gaping over.
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Most cultures realize that dogs have implicit trust in humans. That dogs have many uses and have stood by humans helping us with things like rescuing trapped people, bomb sniffing, herding, tracking/searching, guarding, companionship, and much more. At worst they are neglected or overused in labor.
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But a culture of systemic intentional torture that has at least existed since the 1990s is a level of cruelty I am attempting to understand. We know China isn’t the nicest country, government concentration camps, Uyghur genocide, Tiananmen square, The Cultural Revolution from 1966 to 1976, suicide nets around factories, bear bile farming, endangered species being killed/sold in wet markets, extremely limited rights of citizens, pervasive censorship in all aspects of life. But a cultural widespread systemic tradition of deliberately inflicting pain on animals that have helped and stood by humanity, that trust humans, that would not fight back, is an evil cherry on top of this hellish Sundae.
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My overall point in this message is that China, no matter how wealthy or successful it becomes (economy is failing, can only make cheap/mediocre goods), will not follow the route of Japan or Europe or North America and become more compassionate towards human and animal rights. It is different, the moral compass of China is different, one I cannot understand, but in the end, we all shall fall.
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For Comparison, Europe began introducing animal welfare in the 19th century.
josephseeed
I would return it. Either the seller got it wet, or they live is an area with a lot of salt in the air likely near the sea.
YellowFogLights
I’m curious by all the GPUs on eBay with severely rusted PCIe brackets. Are they mining in warehouses near the ocean? How does that even happen?
OobeBanoobe
Was this thing stored at the bottom of a lake?
borg-assimilated
That’s aluminum corrosion. Without being there I can’t tell how much of it is surface and how much of it is bad. Regardless, if it has that much corrosion period, that means it has been subjected to some serious water issues. Stay away.
SuccessfulCandle2182
like the cablemod fanbois who say a burned and repaired 4090 will increase value because the card is getting a new connector xD
thatfordboy429
While this is appears to be an extreme case. Aluminum corrosion is not especially uncommon. Hell I live in a dry climate(most of the time) and still encounter some. Just handling heatsinks, can leave the oil residue from your hands, that will etch a heatsink.
Odds are most people have a little, and just don’t know it.
Edgar101420
Used mining card hosed down to clean…
Return.
RayneYoruka
“naivity starter pack”
Was there pictures of the product at all on the listing?
Eldgrim
Amazing desk from the 80s!
Insanelover23
Return that crap! Negative feedback for sure.
Melvinhans
100% a clapped out mining card lol I’d return it
Stargate_1
Corrosion like that doesn’t come from a bit of water, must have been something salty
jntjr2005
Well it was originally in excellent condition
BigE1263
Tbh, that’s not TOO bad. Excellent is definitely an exaggeration but I’ve seen worse like new/used cards before.
Mysterious-Tough-964
Buying used electronics is like playing Russian roulette. Congrats, you saved $50-$100 but likely have zero warranty and have zero clue what the previous owner truly did to the card. It’s lucky if it even works tbh. More times than not, used electronics are being sold for a specific reason as you unfortunately found out.
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What is all of that? Corrosion?
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Maybe he meant excellent for his wallet
FYI: China Dog Torture
A modestly sized subset of the Chinese population has a cultural tradition of intentionally torturing dogs. Not just eating dogs (that’s tolerable), but deliberately inflicting pain for as long as possible.
This is due to a belief in Chinese medicine that the more distressed the dog is before death, the better the meat will taste and the more health benefits it will offer.
Before you deny it, there are THOUSANDS of videos and pictures of intentional torture on dogs occurring in China. Just google China Dog Meat Trade.
China has no animal rights, so torturing a dog is 100% legal and in many areas socially acceptable/encouraged.
Here are some of the videos I have witnessed:
A dog being boiled alive in a wok with a crowd of men, women, and children laughing every time it yelps/howls.
A paralyzed dog being boiled alive by a Chinese chef inside a restaurant.
A skinned dog left to die, initially I thought it was dead because you could only see muscle, its skin/fur had been peeled off, but it opened its eyes and attempted to move but could not.
A dog baked half to death, its head left intentionally uncooked so it would stay alive, its legs were curled up like a rotisserie chicken people were laughing.
A puppy dangling from a rope being cooked over a fire, it continuously yelps but eventually gives up and goes limp.
A dog that has been boiled alive and dumped out (its skin sloughed off) its being blowtorched its mouth gaping over.
​
Most cultures realize that dogs have implicit trust in humans. That dogs have many uses and have stood by humans helping us with things like rescuing trapped people, bomb sniffing, herding, tracking/searching, guarding, companionship, and much more. At worst they are neglected or overused in labor.
​
But a culture of systemic intentional torture that has at least existed since the 1990s is a level of cruelty I am attempting to understand. We know China isn’t the nicest country, government concentration camps, Uyghur genocide, Tiananmen square, The Cultural Revolution from 1966 to 1976, suicide nets around factories, bear bile farming, endangered species being killed/sold in wet markets, extremely limited rights of citizens, pervasive censorship in all aspects of life. But a cultural widespread systemic tradition of deliberately inflicting pain on animals that have helped and stood by humanity, that trust humans, that would not fight back, is an evil cherry on top of this hellish Sundae.
​
My overall point in this message is that China, no matter how wealthy or successful it becomes (economy is failing, can only make cheap/mediocre goods), will not follow the route of Japan or Europe or North America and become more compassionate towards human and animal rights. It is different, the moral compass of China is different, one I cannot understand, but in the end, we all shall fall.
​
For Comparison, Europe began introducing animal welfare in the 19th century.
I would return it. Either the seller got it wet, or they live is an area with a lot of salt in the air likely near the sea.
I’m curious by all the GPUs on eBay with severely rusted PCIe brackets. Are they mining in warehouses near the ocean? How does that even happen?
Was this thing stored at the bottom of a lake?
That’s aluminum corrosion. Without being there I can’t tell how much of it is surface and how much of it is bad. Regardless, if it has that much corrosion period, that means it has been subjected to some serious water issues. Stay away.
like the cablemod fanbois who say a burned and repaired 4090 will increase value because the card is getting a new connector xD
While this is appears to be an extreme case. Aluminum corrosion is not especially uncommon. Hell I live in a dry climate(most of the time) and still encounter some. Just handling heatsinks, can leave the oil residue from your hands, that will etch a heatsink.
Odds are most people have a little, and just don’t know it.
Used mining card hosed down to clean…
Return.
“naivity starter pack”
Was there pictures of the product at all on the listing?
Amazing desk from the 80s!
Return that crap! Negative feedback for sure.
100% a clapped out mining card lol I’d return it
Corrosion like that doesn’t come from a bit of water, must have been something salty
Well it was originally in excellent condition
Tbh, that’s not TOO bad. Excellent is definitely an exaggeration but I’ve seen worse like new/used cards before.
Buying used electronics is like playing Russian roulette. Congrats, you saved $50-$100 but likely have zero warranty and have zero clue what the previous owner truly did to the card. It’s lucky if it even works tbh. More times than not, used electronics are being sold for a specific reason as you unfortunately found out.