Kentucky student is investigated after posting videos of himself air frying live chicks
A University of Louisville student is under investigation after posting videos of himself seasoning live chicks and then AIR FRYD
- A student at the University of Louisville in Kentucky filmed himself frying live chicks
- In a later post, he denied the chicks were real and claimed they were robots
- University of Louisville confirmed it was investigating a case of ‘animal cruelty’
A college student in Kentucky posted disturbing videos online of him pouring spices over live chicks and putting them in an air fryer.
Other clips uploaded to Instagram showed dead chicks hanging from the ceiling.
The University of Louisville confirmed the posts were made by a student and said Saturday afternoon it was investigating animal cruelty.
In a subsequent post, the unknown student claimed the chicks weren’t real, but in fact robots he had programmed, local outlet WDRB reported.
A college student in Kentucky posted shocking videos online of him pouring spices over live chicks and putting them in an air fryer
The University of Louisville confirmed the posts were made by a student and said Saturday afternoon it was investigating animal cruelty. Pictured is the campus
In a recorded Instagram story, the student was seen putting spices on a live chick in an air fryer. “How to make fried chicken,” they wrote in the caption. In another video, a bird appears to be dead in the air fryer.
The Louisville school tweeted this weekend that it was aware of an “off-campus incident” involving “alleged acts of animal cruelty.”
“We take reports of these types of incidents very seriously,” the update reads. “The university immediately forwarded all relevant information to the appropriate authorities for further investigation,” it added.
A University of Louisville student said she called police after seeing the videos.
“It just makes you feel grubby, like I feel wrong because I can see it,” college student Sarah Devers told WDRB.
She said she saw the video and had no doubts that the chicks were real. “Nice attempt at gaslighting, I think anyone who has ever seen baby chicks can see that these are real live baby chicks,” she said.
A University of Louisville student said she called police after seeing the videos on an Instagram profile (pictured)
The university confirmed that the student’s Instagram profile was in question
“I’d like him to stop being a student, I don’t have one like that and getting a degree from the University of Louisville is correct anyway.”
For animal cruelty to be considered a crime in Kentucky, the abuse must be cruel or result in injury to the animal.
Animal rights attorney Rebecca Eaves told WDRB she believed the behavior could lead to worse acts.
“One thing we always have to remember is that there is a direct link of someone who will take innocent creatures and torture them,” she said. “There is a direct link to other forms of cruelty, and it will escalate.”