article_snippet.sent: The dogs' dramatic decline in fortune is being partly blamed on the Chinese government's wide-reaching anti-corruption crackdown.
article_snippet.sent: It is also thought recent bans on owning dogs of more than 50kg in several Chinese cities - including Beijing, Zhengzhou, Shanghai and Tianjin - has had a huge impact on the breed's popularity.
article_snippet.sent: It is feared that across China hundreds of The dogs' are meeting such a cruel fate.
article_snippet.sent: Unscrupulous breeders are also offloading Unscrupulous breeders 'imperfect' specimens to the abattoirs.
article_snippet.sent: Luo Yi, whose puppy farm is in Tibet, said some of whose puppy farm fellow breeders had damaged the quality of the breed to make more money. '
article_snippet.sent: Driven by profits there was a lot of cross-breeding which resulted in a deterioration of the Tibetan mastiff in terms of appearance as well as temperament,' whose puppy farm explained.
article_snippet.sent: There was now a glut of poor-quality dogs that can't be sold, whose puppy farm added.
highlights_snippet.sent: But an anti-corruption drive means the breed is now shunned .
  