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Winnipeggers arrested after images surface of cats being tortured, killed (winnipeg.ctvnews.ca)
submitted 1 month ago by girlfreddy@lemmy.ca to c/canada@lemmy.ca
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The Office of the Provincial Veterinarian Animal Welfare informed the Winnipeg Police Service (WPS) about the videos and images in August 2024.

Police note the content was posted on the dark web, and approximately 10 cats were believed to be involved. Some of the animals were acquired through social media selling platforms.

A 55-year-old woman and 40-year-old man have been charged with killing or injuring animals; causing unnecessary suffering to an animal; failing to provide adequate medical attention to an animal when it was ill or wounded; and inflicting upon an animal acute suffering, serious injury or harm, or extreme anxiety or distress that significantly impairs its health or well-being.

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[–] LaserTurboShark69@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What the fuck man

[–] girlfreddy@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

My guess is they heard about the money monkey-killer dude was raking in and thought they try the same.

Fucking assholes.

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

the money monkey-killer dude

What's the skinny on this? How was he making money form this?

[–] girlfreddy@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

According to charging documents, Mr Macartney, who lives in the US state of Virginia, is accused by prosecutors of collecting funds from his chat groups and distributing videos depicting the "torture, murder, and sexually sadistic mutilation of animals, specifically juvenile and adult monkeys". Source

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 1 points 1 month ago

Hmmm... We don't allow this done to animals but somehow we are fine with mom "attention whoring" influencers being permitted to do what is essentially abuse on YouTube and tiktok