PHILIPPINES— 3 girls crush wailing puppy to death viral video linking around social medias earlier this week, receives social media outcry.
Philippines: 3 girls crush wailing puppy to death viral video / Video grab screen cap
It caught the attention of the Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS), which has launched a search for the women and other people involved in the production of the video according to Inquirer.net report.
“If someone can actually give us the names and addresses of the people in the video, we can file the case immediately,” the animal welfare group said, adding it has forwarded the video to the Bureau of Animal Industry-Animal Welfare Division.
“Crush videos” are sexual fetish films in which small animals are maimed or killed through extreme brutality. Cruelty to animals is punishable under Republic Act 8485 or the Animal Welfare Act of 1998.
A new bill updates signed by President Benigno Aquino into law before departing for Indonesia on Sunday for an Asian summit. The new bill update raises the penalties to a maximum of three years in jail and/or a 250,000-peso ($580) fine. Previously, the maximum penalty was two years in jail and/or a 5,000-peso fine.
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