Two workers at a Chinese college have been accused of beating a stray dog to death with sticks and electric rods.
Video clips, believed to be filmed by a student, show two men repeatedly striking a motionless dog with tools.
The institute denied that its staff had been told to kill stray dogs. It said they would usually drive them away 'to protect students'.
Videos provided by an anonymous student appears to show a college security guard striking a stray dog with tools. The clips were said to be taken on Wednesday in southern China's Jiujiang
The incident came to light when the harrowing footage was sent to Pear Video, a video news outlet, by an anonymous student.
The source claimed to be studying at the Jiujiang Vocational and Technical College in southern China's Jiangxi Province.
It is alleged that the dog was culled by two of the school's security guards on Wednesday.
Citing eyewitnesses, the insider claimed that the staff members used sticks and electric rods to hit the dog.
'They used the electric rods to hit it, and then used sticks to beat it. The was lying there without moving,' the insider stated.
A spokesperson from the college claimed that the management would generally call the police or urban officers to remove the dogs from the campus because they could 'scare' students
In the videos released by Pear Video, the attackers seem to be using a variety of equipment.
One clip shot from a distance purports to show one man battering a dog with a spade when his co-worker watches on.
A voice can be heard saying from behind the camera: 'God, why is beating it?'
In another clip, one man is seen thumping a dog over and over again using a giant fork. It then shows him pinning down the dying animal with the weapon before a colleague comes and carries on beating it.
MailOnline has decided not to show the videos due to their disturbing nature.
'Even if it was not suitable for the dog to be in the college, they could have taken it to an animal shelter. To beat a like this was not at all appropriate,' the source added.
A spokesperson from the college claimed that stray dogs could scare students. He said the management would generally call the police or urban officers to remove the dogs from the campus.
'We have never said that we would kill the dogs,' he told Pear.
The college said it was investigating the matter.
