A black market dog meat vendor in Hunan, China, accidentally killed himself with his new slaughter weapon.
While demonstrating how the poisoned crossbow works to fellow gang members, he shot himself in the leg. He died on the way to the hospital, according to UNILAD .
Police were alerted of the incident and five other black market gang members were arrested after admitting to killing 1,000 dogs in order to freeze and sell the meat.
Dog meat is a popular delicacy in some rural areas of China, particularly in Hunan where the incident took place, and in cities in the Zhejiang, Guangxi and Guangdong provinces, according to the Mirror.
People who eat dog meat believe that it has properties that boost a person's sexual performance. Some Chinese medicine practitioners even promote dog meat as a cure for impotence.
There are rural areas in China that celebrate with dog meat festivals.
Campaigns from animal rights groups and dog lovers in the country are trying to have these activities banned. As a result, dog meat vendors steal dogs in large numbers from homes and are forced to sell their catches through the black market.
