Cain recently released a video involving the depiction of a rabbit that is shot. | AP Photos Rabbit 'shot' in strange Cain video

Former presidential candidate Herman Cain released a video Monday involving the depiction of a rabbit that is shot by a firearm after being launched into the air.

The graphic scene is supposed to represent “ small business under the current tax code,” a young girl narrates.


The child places the rabbit into a basket, and special effects simulates the basket flinging the rabbit through the air.

Another character in the video then shoots the rabbit as it hurtles through space, while shrieking can be heard.

“Any questions?” asks the child. “Any questions?”

A scene in which Cain looks down across a valley wraps up the video.

“The rabbit is fine but our current tax code is killing small business!” according to text below the YouTube video.

On Monday, YouTube pulled the video from their website with the following explanation: “This video has been removed as a violation of YouTube’s policy against spam, scams, and commercially deceptive content. Sorry about that.” A short while later, the video was returned to the video-sharing website.

YouTube said that the removal was a mistake. ”Occasionally, a video flagged by users or identified by our spam team is mistakenly taken down. When this is brought to our attention, we review the content and take appropriate action, including reinstating videos that had been removed,” a YouTube spokesperson told POLITICO.

The video followed another disturbing “Cain Connections” video, in which a goldfish is thrown out of its bowl onto the ground.

“This is our economy on stimulus,” says the same child actress, as the goldfish flops around in the mud. “Any questions?”

Cain was a candidate in the GOP presidential nominating contest, but suspended his campaign in December 2011 after POLITICO reported that multiple women had accused him of sexual harassment. In January, he launched “Cain’s Solutions Revolution,” to continue advocacy on his 9-9-9 tax plan.