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PETITION TARGET: Rodez Public Prosecutor Nicolas Rigot-Muller
Seven harmless kittens have been plucked one-by-one from a cardboard field and ruthlessly tossed from a bridge into the river beneath by a 16-year-old in Aveyron, France, as reported by French information.
The teen has reportedly confessed to the ruthless act of hurling the terrified kittens into the waters beneath to drown — all whereas his girlfriend allegedly filmed the kittens plummeting to their demise. After sharing the video with mates, somebody posted the merciless incident on TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, and X. The video rapidly went viral, receiving over 900,000 views and 100,000 shares.
Kittens are sentient beings who really feel ache. They don’t need to be drowned for “entertainment” — or for any purpose.
The teen is not going to be prosecuted in courtroom however will face “alternative sanctions,” in line with one other French information supply. In France, sentencing for minors discovered responsible of an offense primarily focuses on instructional options somewhat than incarceration.
In many circumstances, teenagers who commit violence in opposition to animals have already skilled violence themselves. They are additionally more likely to finally commit violence towards people.
Intervention is crucial for teenagers who commit violence in opposition to animals, together with intense psychological analysis and rehabilitation to cease the cycle of violence and stop the struggling of different harmless beings.
No animal needs to be viciously dropped to their demise or made to endure the agonizing ache of drowning.
Sign our petition urging courts to take this incident severely and to prosecute to the fullest extent of the legislation — together with requiring intensive psychiatric interventions for everybody who took half within the cruelty.