Animal abuse: A screencap from a video clip showing a man picking a puppy up and throwing it into the sea repeatedly. – The Nation/ANN
A Myanmar national caught on camera throwing a puppy into the sea repeatedly has been sentenced to 15 days in prison without parole by the Chumphon Provincial Court, the Watchdog Thailand Foundation (WDT) reported.
The immigration bureau also revoked Thi Ha Aung’s visa and ordered him to be deported, the WDT said.
A video clip that went viral on Feb 7 shows a man picking a puppy up and throwing it into the sea with all his might.
The puppy desperately struggles to swim back to shore, only for the man to repeatedly hurl it back into the water. The incident occurred in late 2023.
The WDT posted a wanted message on its Facebook page and filed a police complaint of animal torture against the man in the video.
With the help of the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau, it tracked down the 19-year-old suspect to Chumphon province, where he was living.
Accompanied by a WDT representative, Thi Ha Aung surrendered to police on Feb 8 and confessed to being the man in the video clip. He claimed he had been trying to wash the dog clean. — The Nation/ ANN
