Animal welfare group “Noiazomai” in Greece, received message of a cat being abused on video circulating on social media last Thursday (Greece time).
The group informed police and sent the details to the Electronic Crime Directorate. Τhe clip was circulated on social media channels Facebook, Instagram and TikTok but has since been removed.
In the video, a 15-year-old girl from Rethymno, Crete, is seen violently kicking a cat.
The incident took place in a school yard in the district of Tsesme, where the teen was meeting with friends, according to state-run broadcaster ERT. The video shows two girls, one of which approaches a cat, pretending to want to pet it and then kicks it hard. The video was shot by a cousin, the report said.
The teen was fined 5,000 euros for violently kicking a cat in an incident recorded on video and posted online last Wednesday.
On Friday afternoon, the teen appeared at the local police station with her father to testify and a juveniles’ prosecutor has taken over the case.
“Noiazomai” said the teen has repeatedly shown abusive behaviour towards animals.
Police have reportedly said that there might be more videos of animal abuse and an investigation is being conducted.
