Animal Abuse Videos Prompt Probes, Calls Across Countries

Animal welfare advocates and police in several locations are responding to circulating videos depicting alleged animal abuse. In Malaysia, an animal welfare group urged authorities to verify footage allegedly showing sexual abuse of a cat, find and protect the animal, identify those involved, and investigate the video’s spread online. In Rochester, New York, police and the Humane Society removed a dog from a home after a video showed it being abused, and police opened a criminal investigation. Greeley, Colorado, police are also investigating a video depicting animal abuse involving a minor, but have released few details because the case is ongoing and involves a juvenile.