Man repeatedly punches injured kangaroo probably breaking its back as friend laughs in disturbing footage
Disturbing footage has emerged showing a man repeatedly punching a grievously injured kangaroo even as his friend is heard laughing in the background.
The video was shared via Snapchat and starts off with a man in green shorts pulling the kangaroo's head back. The vile man then proceeds to repeatedly hit the poor, helpless animal in the face. As the man hits the kangaroo, the animal even raises a paw in order to defend itself but collapses on the ground. Once the video was shared on social media, many users claimed that the kangaroo had broken its back. The video seems to have been taken in regional New South Wales though the exact location is not known. The video went viral after being circulated online with many people calling the animal abusers "dead mutts" and "absolute scum of the earth".
A separate post shared onto Facebook names and shames the accusers and identifies them as two teenagers from NSW. The post implies that the two had hit the kangaroo which resulted in it breaking its back. The person who had shared the video online claimed to have done so because the "animals deserve justice".
According to a spokesperson for RSPCA NSW who spoke to Daily Mail, their establishment had received a report with regards to an alleged act of cruelty committed towards kangaroos in a town in NSW.
The spokesperson said, "We take all allegations of animal cruelty very seriously and this matter is currently under investigation." "Everything that RSPCA NSW can do, which is appropriate and in accordance with the law, is being done. Privacy and legal considerations do not allow us to provide further information at this time," the spokesperson continued.
Anyone who has any further information to provide should contact RSPCA NSW on 1300 CRUELTY (1300 278 3589) or online via rspcansw.org/reportcruelty.