A Selma pastor was investigated for suspected animal abuse after a video of him allegedly starving his dog to tell a Biblical lesson went viral.

In the video shared to his Facebook page, the Rev. David Perry of New Selmont Baptist Church claimed he didn't feed his pit bull, named Cowboy, for two days for the purposes of the video.

Perry claimed to have taught his dog to eat only on command in order to teach others the importance of obeying God.

The Dallas County Sheriff's Department Animal Control and Selma Police Department investigated the claims on Friday after receiving reports of the video and alleged abuse.

Animal Control Officer Ila Draine told the Selma Times-Journal that the pit bull was found to be in perfect health, and there was no signs of abuse.

Perry told the newspaper he feeds his dog a cup of food twice a day. He admitted, though, to withholding food from the dog for two days leading up to the video because he had gorged himself on a half a bag of dog food.

When he posted the video this his Facebook page, he said he only expected a few friends to view it.

"I felt led by the Lord (to make the video)," he told the Selma Times-Journal. "It was a simple lesson on dominion, and I had trained the dog to do that and God told me to make the video. I was just sharing the simple truth with just a few friends."

The video has since been deleted from Perry's Facebook page. Others have shared the video, however, and the comments are largely positive due to the Biblical message.

Comments seemed to turn more negative earlier this month when the video was shared by atheist news websites.

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