Stray Cat Burned Alive 'Proof'... Police to Launch Formal Investigation

Over 140,000 People Agree on Blue House National Petition

[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Sehee] The police have launched an investigation into a poster who captured a stray cat, confined it in a metal cage, set it on fire alive, and uploaded the video to an online bulletin board as proof.

On the 13th, the Gangnam Police Station in Seoul announced that it had begun a formal investigation into an unidentified individual, A, who posted a video of animal abuse resulting in the death of a cat on the online community DC Inside's Yaongi Gallery on the 28th of last month. The police received the case on the 9th and, seeing that A's actions violated the Animal Protection Act, escalated it to a formal investigation.

The problematic video shows a gray-brown cat trapped in a capture cage, writhing in pain as its entire body is on fire.

Earlier, the animal protection organization 'Kara' filed a complaint against A at the Mapo Police Station on the 9th for violating the Animal Protection Act. The Gangnam Police Station plans to merge the case received from Mapo Police Station and conduct a focused investigation.

A petition titled "Please shut down the gallery that abuses stray cats and conduct a thorough investigation," posted on the Blue House National Petition Board on the 3rd, had garnered over 140,000 supporters as of 8:50 a.m. that day.

A police official stated, "We plan to merge the cases and conduct a focused investigation."

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