A SICKENING video showing a teenager swinging a pair of small dogs by their leash before throwing them across the road has emerged online.

The vile abuse was filmed in Baton Rouge, in the US state of Louisiana, and shows a young man or teenager cruelly swinging the helpless and terrified animals in a circle.

4 The youth starts swinging the terrified pets Credit: Liveleak

4 The dogs are thrown into the street Credit: Liveleak

The thug lets go of the lead, launching them into the air and throwing them in the middle of the street.

The yelping dogs are then seen running down the street before the video ends.

Casey Rayborn Hicks, spokeswoman for the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office, said the dogs were found, returned to their owners and are in good health.

He told the Advocate: "Deputies canvassed the area where we think the video was taken and were able to find the dogs."

A student from the local Plaquemine High School shared the video on social media.

On Monday morning, the school issued the following statement on Twitter: "The local law enforcement agencies have confirmed that the person committing and/or filming the act posted in a viral video is not a student of Plaquemine High School or a student in the Iberville Parish School System."

4 The innocent dogs land sickeningly hard in the road Credit: Liveleak

4 Thankfully, the abused pets were able to flee and are now fine Credit: Liveleak

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Hicks said her department is investigating the crime alongside the Iberville Parish Sheriff's Office.

She added: "EBRSO detectives are currently working with Iberville Parish deputies to investigate this incident and attempt to identify and locate those in the video.

"Investigation is ongoing at this time."

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