Sometimes people’s cruelty towards animals brings tears to your eyes. Especially when the horrific cruelty is shown by children. A group of teenagers mutilated a small chihuahua – the tiny chihuahua was beaten, its paw and neck broken, burned by fire, they fed drugs to the poor animal, and thrown out into the street. Luckily, rescue was close by…
Three British teenagers aged 15-16, who were under the influence of drugs, stole a Chihuahua puppy from someone else’s home and abused it for hours. The puppy, named Chunky, was not even a year old yet.
The puppy was kicked and beaten, had its leg and neck broken, was burned with fire, fed drugs, and the next day – abandoned at the rubbish bin. They thought the puppy was already dead… but luckily it wasn’t.
One wonders how Chunky managed to survive all the torment. It was found by a passer-by who handed it over to the RSPCA, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in the UK, where it was miraculously rescued.
“It was the worst case we have ever come across in our work,” complained an RSPCA officer. – “The teenagers confessed to what they had done, trying to justify themselves by saying they were under the influence of drugs. But even thinking about what they did makes me shudder.”
The court handed down a sentence against the juvenile abusers – the teenagers were banned from keeping pets for five years. They were also ordered to cover Chunky’s medical costs and pay fines of between £500 and £1,000. The instigator of the cruel abuse was fined £5,000.
After surviving the horror, Chunky was finally returned to its owner. The suffering dog is on its way to a full recovery, and has remained as cheerful as ever, with no loss of trust in humans.
The sentence handed down to the teenagers seemed too lenient to many people. A campaign was launched online calling for stiffer penalties for cruelty to animals.
