A Chinese group has irked animal rights activists for broadcasting the slaughter of wild animals for cash donations.

The online streaming sessions had been shut down earlier this week but the group from eastern China has started broadcasting its atrocious activities again, according to the South China Morning Post.

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Police fined the group with "administrative penalties" and stopped the stream on Wednesday but the group, which is based in China's Jiangxi province, has resumed its broadcast.

The gang has been live streaming the slaughter of animals, including snakers, rabbits and wild boars. on the Six Rooms online video broadcasting website since June.

They also performed inhumane and cruel acts on the poor animals such as butchering them and skinning them while they were still alive or shoving burning cigarettes into their mouths, according to the report.

One of the group members with the username "Mengzi" even accepts gifts and cash online in exchange for killing live animals. He has made more than 95,000 yuan since he started the broadcast in June.

 "I won't slaughter the animals if the gifts are not enough," he was quoted as saying during one of his live stream sessions.

A Chinese charity against animal cruelty has filed a complaint against the group with the customer service department of Six Rooms, but the broadcasts have still not been shut down.

Six Rooms denied having knowledge of the animals' protected status, according to the report.

In China, hunting or killing a protected species requires a special license from authorities. Police are still investigating the case.

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