A heartless teenager in Brazil filmed himself burning several puppies alive in a sickening case of animal cruelty.
The unidentified 14-year-old filmed himself opening the door of a burning oven before reaching into a bag and pulling out the little puppies by hand.
He is seen counting at least seven puppies and throwing them into the fire one by one as the animals screamed.
The teenager reportedly shared the video with his friends on WhatsApp.
The incident reportedly occurred in Vidal Ramos, a city in the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina.
The unidentified 14-year-old filmed himself opening the door of a burning oven before reaching into a bag and pulling out the little puppies by hand.
In the video, the teenager is heard counting seven dogs and throwing them into a boiler in his house.
Images of the incident went viral on October 17 and caught the attention of the Santa Catarina Police, who sent a unit to the teenager’s home.
“The father was working when the police arrived at the scene,” said police captain Armo Senem. CNN Brazil. “As the video was from an earlier date, there was no evidence of the incident, but a complaint was made to the Civil Police.”
Senem said it is unknown if the teen decided to kill the dogs on his own or if he was influenced by someone else.
Authorities will not be able to arrest you and charge you with any crime because of your age.
But since he is between 12 and 18 years old, he can be considered responsible for his actions and is subject to socio-educational measures, in accordance with the Statute of Children and Adolescents.
The 14-year-old’s barbaric act came on the heels of the Oct. 9 incident in which a nine-year-old boy killed 23 animals at a veterinary hospital in Nova Fátima, a city in the northeastern state of Bahia.
The boy was caught on camera jumping a fence and walking inside the facility, where he removed the animals from their cages.
Footage showed the boy smashing 15 rabbits into walls and cutting off their limbs.