New Delhi, March 7 -- A peculiar travel gimmick is going viral in China as pet owners are endangering their animal's life by placing them in sacks and hanging them outside the car while driving. An internet user exposed the consequences of this worrying trend following the Chinese New Year travel rush. A blogger named Wu Jiayou said that he found 62 pet carcasses on a 300-kilometre stretch of expressway.

Expressing concern over the dead bodies strewn across the road, he shared a video of the scene on February 25, Yangcheng Evening News reported. The carcasses of pet animals were found on a stretch between Leshan in Sichuan province and Chongqing in southwestern China.

According to the blogger, nearly eight of the animals were dogs and t...