Police on Saturday arrested two men who shot dead a dog in Bannu in the latest incident of animal abuse over political rivalry in the country.
“Police worked throughout the night to arrest two culprits involved in torturing and killing the animal and making a video of it,” Khyber Pakhtunkhaw Police said on Twitter.
KP Police also shared a confession video of one of the men behind the cruel act.
The two men had wrapped a dog in a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Isaf (PTI) flag and shot him multiple times.
Responding within 12 hours, #Bannu Police worked throughout the night to arrest 2 culprits at 6:45am involved in torturing, killing the animal and making video of it. #KPPolice thanks Social Media users for raising the issue. pic.twitter.com/0SDSYEgAu9
— KP Police (@KP_Police1) July 28, 2018
The brutal act was captured on video which went viral on social media and drew widespread outrage.
The horrifying video uploaded Friday night began with a dog sitting in the sand and wrapped in a PTI flag. The video then focused on the flag of another political party while two men could be heard in the background.
It then showed the dog being shot mercilessly — not once but thrice.
As the dog howled and trembled in pain, the video ended.
Several took to social media to demand that animal protection laws be implemented and a FIR be registered against those responsible.
#Bannu :: Confessional video of the culprit involved in torturing, killing the animal and making video of the shameful crime. #KPPolice once again Thanks the Social Media users for raising the issue. pic.twitter.com/SDz4nLMQjR
— KP Police (@KP_Police1) July 28, 2018
On July 23, a donkey, who was brutally beaten and bruised by the supporters of a political party, passed away.
The donkey had become a target of violence on July 16 by supporters of a political party who wrote the name of a rival group on the donkey’s body to elude to him.
The animal was beaten, bruised, and punched in the face and abdomen several times. His nose and jaw were broken and he had been kicked all over his body until he collapsed. The donkey had rope marks and a car was rammed into him.
