18.049 NEEDED
A shocking video of an innocent stray dog being severely abused has
gone viral on social media. The footage is truly hard to watch and ever since I
viewed it I have been having a hard time sleeping at night, thinking about the
plight of that poor animal.
At the beginning of the video, the stray animal can be seen
peacefully sleeping on the side of an unpaved road. Moments after, a man
carrying a huge stick approaches. The attacker does not hesitate to smack the
defenceless creature over the head a couple of times. The dog tries to shake it
off, but is clearly knocked out by the repeated blows to the head. The canine
tries to get away, makes two steps but falls to the ground.
But the attacker is not gone. He returns in the video and whacks the
defenseless dog yet again, this time decisively. Over 5 hits to the head and
the dog is not moving anymore. The attacker then waves at the camera and
quickly disappears, proud of that day’s achievement.
This appalling incident took place in Bangladesh, a country where
there are virtually no animal protection laws and dogs are treated as vermin of
society. Hurting an animal is not illegal in the country and this attacker – as
well as many others – will never be punished for their disgraceful and inhumane
deeds.
Please show your support for a profound, deep and compelling animal
rights reform in Bangladesh. Help all the animals in the country receive the
much-needed protection. Pounding innocent dogs in broad daylight and leaving
them to die in the middle of the street is unaccpetable. Such actions are
punishable with jail time in many Western countries. Is there no justice and
humanity left in this country?
Mahatma Gandhi once stated that the greatness of a nation can be
judged by the way its animals are treated. At this point, Bangladesh is doing a
fairly poor job in protecting the animals on its territory. Please support a
change in Bangladesh and help the country become a better environment for
animals – a place where no dog or cat will ever fear for its safety, for
instance.