Confronting footage of a person booting an injured owl across a road in Queensland has sparked outrage after circulating on social media.
The footage was reportedly filmed in Queensland shows an owl sitting on the road in front of a stopped car.
A person behind the camera can be heard laughing as a man gets out and approaches the animal before appearing to kick it over the other side of the road.A person can be heard laughing as the man approaches the injured animal. Picture: 7 News/Channel 7The person who posted the clip later defended their actions in another Snapchat video, obtained by 7 News.Another post read: “I know you laughed”.
The video has sparked furious reactions online, with social media users condemning the man in the video.“So very sad. What is it that makes someone hurt a defenceless creature,” one person wrote. “If it was slowly dying, I’m sure there was time to take it to a vet. If it could have been saved then they would have, if not then they could humanely euthanise it,” another pointed out.A spokesperson for RSPCA Queensland told news.com.au they were investigating the footage.
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