A craze in which mystery pets are sold in parcels has caused outrage in China after 160 young puppies and kittens were seized by from a truck by animal activists in Chengdu on Monday, May 3rd 2021.

The incident has caused outrage on social media with people calling for a boycott of such boxes and buying animals online. The phrase "pet blind box" has had millions of views on Weibo.

"Have we made any achievements in the rescue and management of stray animals? Now there is a pet blind box industry?" one user wrote.

Another wrote: "Let's talk about boycotting pet blind boxes again. What they need is a home, not an uncertain possibility".

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