Warning: Some people may find this footage upsetting

A gang of animal abusers were handed the equivalent of a £95 fine and community service after blowing up a dog with fireworks.

In shocking footage posted to LiveLeak, more than 10 teenagers gather around a dog in a field and strap two fireworks to its flanks.


One of the group then lights the fuse and the young men, who are believed to be between 17 and 19, run to safety.

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The clip was filmed in El Negrito, Honduras (Picture: Samuel Riedel/LiveLeak)

The explosion comes a moment later, in which the dog is blown apart (not shown in this edited version of the video).



The clip, filmed in El Negrito in Honduras’s Yoro province, quickly spread across social media, where outraged users called for the arrest of the group.

But animal-lovers were furious when the men were handed the equivalent of a single £60 fine and community service, local media says. After a petition on YouSignAnimals.org, the fine was raised to £95 – but the petition’s starter is still not satisfied.

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Amanda Perry does not think the punishment goes far enough (Picture: YouSignAnimals.org)

‘Keep signing and sharing if you don’t think a fine and community service is enough for these teens!’ writes Amanda Perry.

Honduras is the murder capital of the world, with 19 people killed per day last year.

More than two thirds of the population live in poverty while 36 percent live under extreme poverty. In rural areas, half live in extreme poverty and some households survive on just 83p a day.

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