Cases of cruelty against animals have been on the rise off late, and all this abuse has become all the more visible because of social media.?
Most of these perpetrators get a chip thrill of posting videos of torture online. Now again, a new video shows a Malaysian man proudly slaying an innocent cobra snake, while his friend casually films the gruesome act.?
Reptiles are surely creepy, but they only attack when disturbed. Unfortunately this wasn't the case with this Malaysian man. He simply killed the snake for 'fun'.
Snakes are often viewed with fear and disdain, and people sometimes find it hard to deal with it. But that does not give anyone the license to mercilessly kill the animal.?
Reports state that the incident took place in a place called?Kok Keli, Kelantan.?
The man was passing through a field when he saw a cobra slither by. But instead of moving ahead and letting the snake be, the man cut off the cobra's head with a sickle that he was carrying with him.?
The man's friend made a video with no qualms whatsoever. The video was also shared by a Persatuan Haiwan Malaysia - Malaysia Animal Association on their Facebook page to create awareness and expressing concern about such acts of cruelty.
"Martial action is allowed if in life-threatens and unless in no choice," reads the Facebook post.?
If the animal poses no threat, there's really no need to panic and just let it be, But some people are incorrigible, they don't seem to give two hoots about the consequences or the pain that the animal goes through.
FYI, there's an annual festival that takes place in Texas year after year where people gather to mercilessly kill entire families of snakes. It's a barbaric and environmentally reckless festival and still continues at a large scale.?