Update:
UPDATE: Police Closing In On Girl Who Threw Puppies In River
Here Is What Authorities Have Learned
An animal rights group in Bosnia called "Flekice" (Spots) has contacted authorities saying the video was filmed at the Vrbas River which is located in the central Bosnian town of Bugojno.
The Associated Press reported that Velimir Ivanisevic from the Association of Citizens for Prevention of Cruelty Against Animals (SOS), said his group received an e-mail that allegedly identifies the young woman as a 19-year-old teenager who lives in Bugojno. Her brother filmed the video.
"We cannot say with 100 percent certainty that this is true…but we received some other information which leads us to believe that it is," Ivanisevic said.
"It is a mirror of society and the fact that young people are doing such things shows how they have been raised," he continued.
On Wednesday Flekice and SOS both contacted Bosnian police. An investigation has begun, but authorities refuse to discuss the details.
Bosnia recently adopted an animal protection law that punishes people who kill or torture animals with fines that range from $12 dollars to $6,400 dollars.
Some people speculate the video is a hoax and the producers are trying to cash in on the notoriety Mary Bale attracted last week when she dumped a helpless cat into a garbage bin. Bale had to go under police protection because of threats on her life.
It's hard to imagine that two teenagers think this sort of attention is enviable, but for the sake of the newborn puppies I sincerely hope it is really what happened.
Late Breaking News
Late in the day on Wednesday a video of apology appeared on YouTube, supposedly from the girl with the puppies. It was quickly removed by You Tube for violations to their policy, but cnet news was able to grab one frame that gave the following information.
The girl gave her name and apologized for her behavior. She explained the puppies were only 3 days old and belonged to her grandmother. The puppies were sick and her grandmother asked her to get rid of them. She decided to throw them in the river because "it was a short death, I did not want to make them suffer," the frame states.
At this point no one knows if this second video is authentic or if someone is trying to inflame the feelings of people who care about animals. But like the Mary Bale case, it shows the Internet is a very powerful tool.
http://www.care2.com/causes/animal-...losing-in-on-girl-who-threw-puppies-in-river/
