BY MAINAK BANERJEE
COMMENTARY
Animal abuse is no doubt wicked and condemnable. But, it’s really an unusual and heinous act when the instances are caught and documented on camera. These documentations are important, however, as they in a way reveal the abuse to the world.
Among many distressing war videos that have surfaced out of the hostile war ridden areas of Afghanistan, animal activists are calling this one of the most horrifying and heart rending videos of all time.
On Nov. 24, 2011, a video clipping from Live Leaks appeared on YouTube and caught the attention of the viewers within a short period. The clipping revealed a band of US soldiers dragging a sheep into a crowded room and crying in delight as one of their fellows brutally banging its head with a metal baseball bat. As this cruel play goes on, a band of young and thrilled Afghani children join as the soldiers cheer the slaughter until the dead body of the animal is dragged out of the view of the camera.
