Well hello! Wow, I haven't posted for a long time. But I felt compelled to post this. I am a cat lover, and I belong to several cat communities on LJ and other places. Yesterday there appeared a video of a teenager terrorising, beating and abusing a cat. From the looks of it the cat was his family pet and the abuse took place in the boy's home. From what I can work out there were 2 videos posted. Both were removed from YouTube but kept appearing as people were reposting it. I saw one of the videos and it really was hideous and it made me cry. Within a few hours of me seeing it the boys name and address was posted in one of the comments. Then apparently the video was sent to the local police and various animal protection groups. The last I heard the boys involved had been arrested and the cat was being cared for by the local vet. I wasn't sure that this was the case, as well, this is the t'interweb and what you hear isn't necessarily the truth. But, I just came across this. The story had made the local news. The boys were being dealt with and the pussycat is alive and safe. As far as I can see this is thanks to the outrage people felt and the fact that things can be done so fast on the net. Below is the news report. There are some images from the videos and it is upsetting. Just letting you know in case you would rather not watch it.
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