A Chinese man who filmed himself pouring boiling water over a puppy and smashing another dog's legs with a wooden rod is at it again.

He had posted yet another video of himself abusing a puppy by pouring boiling water over it.

Man used same account to post crush videos on both occasions

California-based non-profit Animal Hope and Wellness posted the video of the cruel act on Monday, Sept. 9 (Singapore time).

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The puppy was kept in a small wire cage, and could be seen writhing in pain at the start of the video.

Such videos are known as animal crush videos, which are produced by animal abusers and distributed to satisfy a sick fetish in which they enjoy seeing animals suffer.

People searching for the man now

In addition, the non-profit group also posted a screenshot of the alleged abuser's instant messaging app QQ account profile.

However, it appears the man featured in the profile picture might not be the face of the actual perpetrator himself.

But the account is the same as the one used previously to post the first two videos.

Previously, the man had as his profile picture a dog that was burned.

Man is most likely at Nanjing

Animal Hope and Wellness said the whereabouts of the alleged abuser has been narrowed down to Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu province.

The group previously said they have hired an investigation firm to help locate his exact whereabouts through his online media accounts.

However, it has yet to yield any results so far.

The group has appealed to anyone with information on the man to contact them at policy@animalhopeandwellness.

Human Flesh Search Engine in China

But even if the man is found, he is unlikely to be arrested or charged.

This is because China does not have nationwide laws that prohibit the mistreatment of animals.

For horrific animal abuse cases that surface in China, netizens might conduct a Human Flesh Search Engine (renrou sousuo yinqing) where they dox people who "deserve" punishment for transgressions they have committed.

Members of the public might then hunt the culprit down and exact their own sort of mob justice on him or her.

For instance, back in 2016, a group of animal protection volunteers hunted down a man who posted a video on QQ of him sexually assaulting his female dog, according to CRI.

While they had tried to hand him over to the police at first, they failed to do so due to the lack of laws protecting pets in China.

They then exacted their own punishment on him by dragging him out of his home, naked, and then kicking him while keeping him on the ground.

They also took the dog away from the man's home.

Doxxing fail

There were, however, cases where Human Flesh Search Engine have failed.

A Changsha police officer was mistakenly identified as the man who was bludgeoning a golden retriever, and had his personal details published online.

He later took to Weibo to clarify that he was not the abuser who was caught on camera.

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Top image adapted via Animal Hope and Wellness/IG