A dog sits among the rubble in Shifang in Sichuan Province on May 16, four days after a devastating earthquake struck China.

Pets are banned from many of the tent camps where millions of refugees have taken temporary shelter.

"As a result, some displaced people have been keeping the pets in their damaged homes, which is a safety risk to both the owner and pet," Jill Robinson, founder of the animal-welfare group Animals Asia, told the China Post on June 9.

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