CEN This sickening footage was filmed in Karbinci, Macedonia

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Sickening footage shows the group of men laughing as they tie the grey wolf's legs to the vehicle with rope to stop it from escaping. The creature looks at its warped captors helplessly while being repeatedly punched in the head. Towards the end of the video they even grab the injured wolf by the neck and stuff lit cigarettes in its nose.

This is the image of a sadist who wants to show what a man he is by beating a defenceless animal Anima Mundi spokesman

The clip was filmed in Karbinci, a village in eastern Macedonia, according to animal rights group Anima Mundi. A spokesman said: "This is the image of a sadist who wants to show what a man he is by beating a defenceless animal. "Not satisfied with having beaten it so badly that it is on the verge of death, they want to make the last minutes of this beautiful wild animal as painful as possible."

CEN Animal rights group Anima Mundi condemned the clip