In an unsettling incident of animal cruelty, five men allegedly killed and ate a leopard in Kerala. They were soon arrested by the police.
The incident was reported from Mankulam, a small town in Idukki District, which shares its boundaries with forested areas.
According to the forest officials, the five men trapped a leopard and killed it.?After skinning the nearly 6-year-old big cat the next day the accused cooked its meat and ate it.?Since they could not finish the cooked meat the accused threw away a portion of it in a river.
How would you feel if someone punched, thrashed and stabbed you?
Well, it's the same pain and horror that animals go through, but there are some monsters out there who seem to gain some sick pleasure by hurting animals.?
The most recent case that shocked us all, a group of crazed men were caught hitting a Gangetic dolphin with axes and sticks as the endangered species bled to death in UP.?
The men had first trapped the dolphin in a net and then continued to assault it, holding it by its fin as the water turned red with its blood. Voices of local residents can be heard in the video with one of them saying ¡ª ¡°Faltu mein maar rahe ho yaar?(You are hitting the dolphin for no reason).¡±?The aquatic mammal was later found lying lifeless near the canal. The dolphin had suffered multiple injuries, including severe wounds from the axe.
An?FIR added that the killing of a?Gangetic River Dolphin?is a punishable offence under Section 9/51 of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, according to?The Hindu. The motive behind the crime is still not known.?
Humans are supposed to be more sensitive and perceptive than the rest of the species on the planet.?
But, that does not seem to be the case, here are some instances of animal abuse that are absolutely gut-wrenching:?
Notorious villagers in Kerala allegedly fed a pineapple stuffed with crackers to the elephant.?The wild elephant had left the forests of Silent Valley in Palakkad district, meandering into a nearby village in search of food. Photos showed the elephant standing in the river with her mouth and trunk in water, perhaps for some relief from the unbearable pain. The forest officer said she must have done this to avoid flies and other insects on her injuries.The crackers exploded in the mouth of the jumbo and it died while standing in the Velliyar river.? ?
In July last year, an unidentified man in Hyderabad burnt a kitten alive and recorded the incident as the innocent creature died a painful death.?Responding to the gruesome incident, animal rights group Humane Society International/India had announced a reward of Rs 50,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest, and conviction of the person who committed the abominable act.
A monkey was allegedly hanged to death from a tree in Telangana before a crowd in the month of June 2020. The incident came to light after the video of a monkey being hanged to death came to light on social media. In the video, other people could be seen cheering as the monkey died.?
Three persons have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the incident. The incident took place at the Ammapalem village which falls under the Vemsoor block of Khammam district.?
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An unidentified man from Delhi decided to tie up a dog to a two-wheeler and drag it along the road. According to reports, the dog was rescued when a local noticed the incident and raised an alarm.?
In another case of Gangetic Dolphin abuse, a man named??Rafiku Saihk uploaded a video that showed a group of men?holding the dolphin?by its snout and tailing and torturing it.?
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In an extremely distressing incident, animal campaigners captured footage inside the Biomedical Primate Research Centre in the Netherlands. The Animal Shelter staff were seen tattooing a monkey and then sedating it before killing it. According to the MailOnline, campaigners say some were severely injured after their stressed cage-mates were ferocious because of being tortured day in and day out.?
Humans have stooped to shameful levels and with news of animals abuse hitting headlines every day. things still seem to be murky in terms of mitigating cases of cruelty and punishing perpetrators.?