Animal Group Files Police Complaint Against Open Chat Room That Posted 'Cat Abuse' Video

Animal Freedom Coalition Requests Police Investigation into Group Chat Sharing Animal Abuse Videos
"Please Punish Properly" Gains 50,000 Supporters on Blue House Petition

The appearance of a stray cat [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Suhwan] A video showing the abuse and killing of animals such as cats and raccoons was posted in an open chat room on a social networking service (SNS), prompting an animal rights group to request a police investigation into the chat room.

According to the Seongdong Police Station in Seoul on the 8th, the Animal Freedom Coalition identified a netizen A who posted videos and photos of animal abuse, including the killing of cats, in the open chat room "Gore Jeonmunbang" and filed a complaint for violations of the Animal Protection Act and the Act on the Protection and Management of Wild Fauna and Flora.

It is known that "Gore Jeonmunbang" contained videos of cats being confined in iron cages and kicked, photos showing arrows aimed and shot at cats, and photos presumed to be of severed raccoon heads.

Earlier, a petition was posted on the Blue House National Petition platform requesting an investigation and punishment of the open chat room, which received about 50,000 signatures. The petitioner who posted the message urged, "Please do not ignore the poor lives abandoned on the streets," and "Please punish them properly."

A police official stated, "We will thoroughly investigate the reported matter in accordance with relevant laws."

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