Animal abuse isn't funny, but some people think it's a hoot.
Take the story of a group of people in Australia who filmed themselves howling with laughter as one of their friends brutally tortured an emu. Emu birds are enormous and imposing, but it seems its stature wasn't enough to dissuade a group of hooligans from setting upon it.
In a shocking video that was posted to social media, a man grabs the emu and drags it along the ground and underneath a wire fence. At the same time, he begins to mock ride the bird, which reportedly had a broken leg. It only gets worse from there.
The man grabs large chunks of the flightless bird's feathers and plucks them out of its body as it writhes in pain. Imagine someone grabbing your fingernails and ripping them out just for fun. That must be how it felt to the poor bird.
According to reports, the police have been made aware of the incident but has refused to take action because they can't discern where it took place. Yet, the same report, also says that the video was recorded by a 19-year old in Walgett, New South Wales and a young woman interviewed for the story says she knows the person who uploaded the video. That's how she came to see it in the first place and report it!
So, with all those clues, why exactly aren't the police taking any action?
Sign the petition and demand that New South West Police do their job, follow the clues and find the cruel men who did this.
