Recently in Beijing, a viral video showed a dog-owner walking around a park in Chaoyang district without his pet on a leash. He reportedly also allowed it to defecate. The 65-year-old man, surnamed Zhao, can be heard shouting angrily at the person filming him. After the Chaoyang Public Security Bureau investigated Zhao, they found his dog was not registered for annual health checks. He was later issued with a fine totaling RMB2,500. Beijing already has some of the strictest rules for dog ownership in China. Owners are banned from walking their pets in certain areas, notably Tiananmen Square and West Chang’an Street (chang’an xijie).