A sickening video of a man microwaving a cat
has sparked outrage and calls for stricter
animal cruelty laws in the region.
The minute-long clip that circulated via social
media shows a Lebanese man named Hassan
Hammoud forcing a helpless cat into a microwave
oven, then turning it on as his friend Mohammad
Jallad films the incident.
From what can be seen in the video, the cat was
badly burned but seemed to have survived.
“Here is the criminal Hassan Hammoud imprisoning
a cat in the microwave and warming it,” laughed
Jallad during filming.
The video was posted to Jallad’s facebook account
before being removed for violating user policies.
Parts of the video were also shown on news outlets
across the region, sparking outrage on social media
and prompting a discussion on the region’s animal
welfare laws.
“I dare Lebanon police to arrest Mohammad Jallad
and Hassan Hammoud,” said one Twitter user.
“Lebanon is raising young criminals, he needs
therapy ASAP,” said another.
There is currently no law in place in Lebanon that
states such an act is acriminal offence.
“Did you know that serial killers start out by
torturing animals?” said Afra Al Dhaheri, founder of
Cloud9 Pet Hotel in Abu Dhabi and an advocate of
animal rights in the UAE.
“Laws against this kind of behaviour need to be
enforced. People like him think it’s funny and do
these kinds of things for attention.
What is happening to the world?” she added.
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