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A video of a man pulling a puppy up while holding a leash, spinning it around in the air, and hitting him with his hands caused outrage.
An animal protection group found the dog in the video and temporarily protected it, and reported the dog owner to the police on allegations of animal cruelty.
Correspondent Choi Seong-gil.
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A man grabs a white dog's leash and shakes it as he walks, then lifts it up like an object and spins it in the air.
A dog who is subjected to this behavior repeatedly while hanging on a leash is in pain.
In the end, they stop on their way and swear at the dog and even beat him.
[Dog owner: This XX, where, where, without a word, run away without a word, this XX.]
He harasses the puppy by waving the leash again to see if the dog has not been released.
An animal protection group posted a video reported yesterday (9th) on social media and went out to find the puppy.
One day later, the victim was found a 1-year-old Maltese.
The dog owner at first denied that he had ever abused the dog, but
[Dog owner: Why do you beat him?
How much I love dogs, but I hit them.] When
I show the video, they explain that it was just because the dog didn't listen and was angry, and it wasn't cruelty to animals.
[Dog owner: This dog is still young, so whatever he does, he runs away.
I'm taking medicine too, so my temper goes out.]
The dog separated from the owner by the group officials is being treated at the veterinary hospital.
[Kim Young-hwan/CEO of Animal Rights Organization: I was very afraid of dog owners.
Rather, it was a situation in which activists I met for the first time came to me and asked for a hug.
So, because such an act happens repeatedly, the animal is very painful…
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An animal protection group has filed a complaint with the police against a man in his 80s, the owner of the dog, for violating the Animal Protection Act.
(Video coverage: Park Jin-ho, video editing: Lee So-young, screen provided: Animal rights group care)