WTF!? Girl throws newborn puppies into river
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SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Police in Bosnia say they believe they have located a young woman shown in a video throwing puppies into a river.
Police in the central Bosnian town of Bugojno said Friday they have found the girl they suspect is seen on the video killing six newborn puppies by throwing them into the river one by one.
The disturbing video provoked worldwide outrage after being posted online earlier this week.
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Police say they have located the girl, who is a juvenile, from leads given by animal protection groups in the country.
The girl's parents will soon be questioned, police said. Under recently adopted animal protection law, people can be fined up to euro5,000 ($6,400) for cruel treatment of animals.
http://www.ktla.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-eu-bosnia-animal-cruelty,0,7007099.story
Police in the central Bosnian town of Bugojno said Friday they have found the girl they suspect is seen on the video killing six newborn puppies by throwing them into the river one by one.
The disturbing video provoked worldwide outrage after being posted online earlier this week.
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Police say they have located the girl, who is a juvenile, from leads given by animal protection groups in the country.
The girl's parents will soon be questioned, police said. Under recently adopted animal protection law, people can be fined up to euro5,000 ($6,400) for cruel treatment of animals.
http://www.ktla.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-eu-bosnia-animal-cruelty,0,7007099.story
wtf
Word comes to us through a German newspaper who incidentally found out through a German branch of PETA that the case is closed and no charges are pending.
The main reason?
The girl is 12-years too young to face punishment for the deed — and then there’s also this little piece of the puzzle: a 75-year old grandmother claims to have rescued the pups.
“They are safe and sound and happy,” said the woman in early September. “My only problem is that they need at least three liters of milk a day and I only live on a small pension. But I do not have the heart to give them up.”
PETA, however, isn’t convinced. “This is, in our view impossible,” said Campaign Manager Nadia Kutscher. ”The pups of the old woman looked different than on the video. Above all, a little puppy would never be able to survive this.”
When the video first surfaced, massive outrage spread throughout the online community — with the image-sharing community 4Chan leading the charge to track down the girl. According to AOL News, when she was apprehended, Bosnian police told reporters that it was likely at the very least that she (or her parents) would face fines of up to $6,400
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Bosnian law requires anyone who kills or injures an animal to pay a fine ranging from $20 to $5,500 . There’s video proof of intent to kill/injure (regardless over whether they were really ultimately rescued), so how is this crime not punishable on some level?
http://www.ecorazzi.com/2010/10/07/puppy-throwing-girl-wont-face-charges
Word comes to us through a German newspaper who incidentally found out through a German branch of PETA that the case is closed and no charges are pending.
The main reason?
The girl is 12-years too young to face punishment for the deed — and then there’s also this little piece of the puzzle: a 75-year old grandmother claims to have rescued the pups.
“They are safe and sound and happy,” said the woman in early September. “My only problem is that they need at least three liters of milk a day and I only live on a small pension. But I do not have the heart to give them up.”
PETA, however, isn’t convinced. “This is, in our view impossible,” said Campaign Manager Nadia Kutscher. ”The pups of the old woman looked different than on the video. Above all, a little puppy would never be able to survive this.”
When the video first surfaced, massive outrage spread throughout the online community — with the image-sharing community 4Chan leading the charge to track down the girl. According to AOL News, when she was apprehended, Bosnian police told reporters that it was likely at the very least that she (or her parents) would face fines of up to $6,400
.
Bosnian law requires anyone who kills or injures an animal to pay a fine ranging from $20 to $5,500 . There’s video proof of intent to kill/injure (regardless over whether they were really ultimately rescued), so how is this crime not punishable on some level?
http://www.ecorazzi.com/2010/10/07/puppy-throwing-girl-wont-face-charges
