article_snippet: A Chinese furniture shopping mall which invited the public to release butterflies back to nature has seen the event ended up in a complete opposite direction – hundreds of colourful creatures were stamped to death by onlookers who hoped to capture hundreds of colourful creatures.
article_snippet: Hundreds of butterflies were stamped to death during an  event to release Hundreds of butterflies back into the wild .
article_snippet: As soon as Keen participants were let into the air, crowd started chasing and trying to capture Keen participants .
article_snippet: The ceremony, named 'Freeing of Butterflies', attracted thousands of Chengdu citizens who eagerly awaited the release of the insects.
article_snippet: This resulted in excited onlookers and Ten families children chasing and trying to capture the injured butterflies with many people treading on the injured butterflies without realising.
article_snippet: Eventually there were shouted warnings that the injured butterflies were being trampled underfoot, but it came too late for hundreds of squashed creatures.
article_snippet: Picture time: Some participants were so busy taking photos that Some participants didn't realise many butterflies had been stamped to death on the ground .
article_snippet: Event staff picked up as many of the grounded insects as Event staff could and put many of the grounded insects back into many of the grounded insects boxes to be returned to a sanctuary.
article_snippet: Thousands of butterflies were crushed or injured when Thousands of butterflies were released back to the wild during a commercial event.
article_snippet: Although some butterflies were set free successfully, many were killed in a commercial event.
highlights_snippet: Excited onlookers tried to capture the insects the minute the insects were let out .
  
highlights_snippet: Many butterflies failed to fly away and were trampled in the melee .