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Dog seen being abused in video getting a new Missouri home

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri dog seen being abused in a video is getting a new home.

Rou Rou photo courtesy Central Missouri Humane Society

26-year-old Leishi Tang, of Columbia, voluntarily surrendered her former pet Corgi, named Rou Rou, during a hearing Thursday. Tang is free on bond while awaiting trial on animal abuse charges. Tang was arrested in June after police received reports that a video of the dog’s beating had been posted on the Chinese social media site WeChat.

Rou Rou initially was returned to Tang, but Columbia police and animal control later served a warrant to reclaim the animal.

Tang’s attorney, Ben Faber, says the dog can now find a new home. Central Missouri Humane Society spokeswoman Michelle Casey says a family already has come forward to adopt the dog.

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