Justice for dog attacked with fireworks!

A video of a German Shepherd pet dog being viciously attacked with fireworks is making the rounds on social media.

The owner can be seen putting up some fireworks in his yard, near a pair of bushes. Sensing that his dog  showed interested in this matter, he decided to play a cruel prank on his companion. He sets off the fireworks before quickly pulling away and shouting something to his dog. Curious by nature, the German Shepherd approaches and, in just a matter of seconds, the fireworks go off right in his face. The blast causes serious damages, as the dog is thrown on his back and huge amount of blood starts to drip from his mouth. In just a few moments, the poor animal is no longer alive.

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This took place in Taiwan, but no specific location of the attacker has been revealed at this point. I understand that this video has been a while ago, but I was unable to find any updates whatsoever.

While Taiwan does have animal welfare laws in place (the animal welfare act was adopted by the President in November 1998) the penalties for cruelty to animals are symbolic and only consists of minor fines. Police rarely investigates these cases and perpetrators are almost never caught, which is truly unacceptable.

While we, the undersigned, appreciate the efforts coming from lawmakers to protect the animals (just recently the Parliament adopted  a revision of the 1998 act which states that euthanasia will be illegal in the country by 2017) we feel that more needs to be done to ensure the mistreated animals get the justice they deserve. We fill that the current set of punishments are not strong enough to deter heartless individuals from harming animals. They just know they most likely will never get caught, or if they do, they will end up paying just a fine. This is unacceptable and must change.

Support a review of the 1998 Animal Protection Act and support mandatory jail time for anyone convicting of harming animals as well fines of at least $10, 000 per each count.

While the attacker in this despicable video might never be brought to justice, let us ensure that this dog did not perish for nothing and he does leave behind a legacy of stronger animal welfare laws in Taiwan.

Read more about current animal protection laws in Taiwan here:

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