NAME: Tom-Jan Hüsch, 20 WHERE: Germany CRIME: After Tom-Jan Hüsch’s girlfriend broke up with him, the 20-year-old decided to take revenge by hitting the 10-week-old puppy she had given him as a gift and posting a video of the attack on Facebook. WARNING, DISTURBING VIDEO (WE DID NOT WATCH): liveleak/view?i=e63_1394225832 Although the video has since been removed, it was uploaded to several different sites and has gone viral worldwide angering animal lovers in the process. According to police officer Norbert Skalsk, the 10-week-old pup was left with a swollen face, a missing tooth and a concussion. Hüsch’s girlfriend made a formal complaint to the police on February 17th after receiving the video through WhatsApp. In the video, Hüsch also threatens to kill the little one and anyone else who provokes him. Authorities quickly removed the dog from the property and sent Hüsch to a mental institution for a few days, wrote German newspaper Rhein Zeitung. Luckily, the puppy quickly found a foster family where he will be loved and recover from the trauma. In Germany, the Animal Protection Act states sentences of up to 3 years in prison or a fine. UPDATE ABOUT TOM BEING BEATEN UP: The story that Hüsch was beaten up by an angry animal lover has been circulating the web since the attack, it has now been discovered it is not true and the picture had been photoshopped.
Posted on: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 01:14:05 +0000