Heartless teen boy films himself tossing puppies into flaming furnace
A heartless teenager in Brazil filmed himself burning several puppies alive in a sickening case of animal cruelty.
The unidentified 14-year-old filmed himself opening the door of a burning oven before reaching into a bag and pulling out the tiny puppies by hand.
He is seen counting at least seven puppies and throwing them into the fire one by one as the animals screamed.
The teenager reportedly shared the video with his friends on WhatsApp.
The incident is said to have taken place in Vidal Ramos, a city in the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina.
The unidentified 14-year-old filmed himself opening the door of a burning oven before reaching into a bag and removing the tiny puppies by hand
The video showed the teen counting seven dogs and throwing them into an oven at his home
Footage of the incident went viral on October 17 and was brought to the attention of Santa Catarina police, who sent a unit to the teen’s home.
“The father was at work when the police arrived on the scene,” said police commander Armo Senem CNN Brazil. ‘As the video was from an earlier date, there was no evidence of the incident, but a report was made to the Civil Police.’
Senem said it is unknown whether the teen decided to kill the dogs himself or if he was influenced by someone else.
Authorities will not be able to arrest him and charge him with a crime because of his age.
But since he is between twelve and eighteen years old, he can be held responsible for his actions and is subject to socio-educational measures, under the Child and Youth Statute.
The 14-year-old’s barbaric act follows the October 9 incident in which a nine-year-old boy killed 23 animals at an animal hospital in Nova Fátima, a city in the northeastern state of Bahia.
The child was captured on camera jumping a fence and walking into the facility, where he removed the animals from their cages.
Footage showed the boy slamming 15 rabbits against the walls and severing their limbs.