The sickening video has caused outrage around the world

The terrified dogs squeal in agonising pain as the boys hurl them into the flames and laugh as they film it on mobile phones. When one desperate puppy tries to escape from the searing heat, it is pushed callously back into the raging fire with a sharp pole by a cackling abuser. The dogs had been carried into a cemetery and covered with dry grass and twigs so the flames would increase the intensity of the bonfire and make their ordeal all the more agonising. The lingering howls continue for several minutes, tragically showing how they took a long time to die.

HSI One of the callous teenagers picks up the puppies to burn them alive


Footage of the horrific cruelty was posted on social media and eight teenagers have been arrested in the Musheerabad area of India. But animal welfare campaigners are warning that the boys face maximum 56p fines for their cruelty. Humane Society International/India have condemned the teenagers' behaviour and are demanding more severe punishments to deter the spate of animal violence that is gripping the country.

HSI One of the terrified puppies desperately tries to get away


There was global outrage earlier this month when a medical student was seen on social media throwing a puppy off the roof of a building in Chennai. Animal charity HSI/India today described how the latest shocking cruelty video to come out of the country shows the boys, all believed to be under 18, carrying the three puppies by their hind legs into the graveyard. The youngsters begin burning the animals alive under a pile of dried branches, sticks and sacking and, when one of the puppies tries to escape, it is pushed back and held down.

The arrests came after Shreya Paropkari, cruelty response manager for HSI/India, and Vasanthi Vadi, from People for Animals, met with the commissioner of Hyderabad police and showed him the horrendous video. Nuggehalli Jayasimha, managing director of HSI/India, is calling for “swift and stern for this inexplicable violence against defenceless puppies”. He said: “As an animal welfare advocate and as a parent, it breaks my heart to see the suffering that the animals have gone through and the possible violent history that the youngsters must have had to deal with to resort to this kind of action. “Fifty Rupees was the penalty for animal cruelty in the year 1960 when the law was enacted. In that age, Rs 50 had a certain value. “Today, however, the value of Rs 50 is negligible. It is surprising that the Government of India did not even bother to change it in the last 55 years.”

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