WATCH: Disturbing Facebook video shows man 'killing dog by slitting its throat after beating it with stick'

A man has been arrested on suspicion of animal cruelty after a vile Facebook video appeared to show a dog being cruelly tortured and then killed.
The graphic footage, filmed in Thailand, shows the dog struggling in a sack as a man beats it with a stick.
He then pulls the still-alive animal out and uses a knife to slit its throat.
Thai charity, Soi Dog Foundation, which helps to rescue and re-home dogs, was responsible for helping trace where the film originated.
According to reports, the man has been arrested on suspicion of animal cruelty.

The man had the defenceless animal in a sack 

In Thailand, animal cruelty is rife, with pet dogs regularly abducted and slaughtered by dog meat traders.Nearly 500,000 people have now signed an online petition calling on the Thai government to outlaw the trade after a harrowing video appeal by Ricky Gervais, Judi Dench and Downton Abbey stars went viral.

Currently, the highest penalty for animal cruelty in Thailand is a £20 fine.
Although dog meat is not particularly popular in Thailand, it is often sold to neighbouring Vietnam.

The Dog meat trade is a big problem in Thailand

Now, thanks to an anti-rabies agreement between Thailand, Laos and Vietnam last year bringing in tougher penalties for the trans-border shipment of live dogs, there has been a sharp decrease in the cross-border smuggling of live dogs.

 

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