This is the moment a poor pooch apparently tied to a horse-drawn cart by its neck is dragged to death along the road.
The incident was filmed by a resident in the village of Sivac in the municipality of Kula in the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina and later shared on Twitter where it has been widely circulated.
Video Credit: CEN/Fondacija Pokret Levijatan
According to local media, the dog was tied with rope to an unregistered vehicle until it eventually died.
The footage shows the poor canine, apparently tied to the cart by its neck, being dragged along the tarmac as the horse-drawn vehicles speeds along a road.
According to reports, the man who filmed the incident confronted the people on the cart about the alleged animal abuse.
He also reported the incident to the local authorities who have launched an investigation.
Pavle Bihali, head of the animal rights group ‘Levijatan’, said: “Those responsible can face up to two years in prison. We will also include the our report, the abuse of the horses being used to pull the cart.”
Netizen ‘Zivomir Petrovic’ commented: “Such monsters! I bet they would do the same to other people. They should be severely punished.”
‘Milica Cica’ said: “God, this is terrifying. Poor dog.”
‘Jovanka Aleksic’ wrote: “Scum! I hope you burn in hell.”
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