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- A video that recently surfaced showing a cat with a makeshift arrow lodged in its right eye, has once again sparked outrage over alleged animal cruelty
- Authorities in Bacolod City are investigating the incident, while concerned citizens and animal welfare advocates are actively searching for the missing feline to provide medical aid
- The case underscores the ongoing issue of animal abuse and the importance of community vigilance and legal protection for animals
- The proactive efforts of residents and advocates to locate and help the injured cat reflect increasing compassion and responsibility towards animals in Bacolod City
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A distressing incident of alleged animal cruelty has surfaced in Bacolod City, where a defenseless cat was discovered with an improvised arrow piercing its right eye.
Source: UGC
The grim finding was documented in a video that circulated on social media and was subsequently reported by GMA Regional TV and 24 Oras Weekend on Saturday.
The footage showed the severely injured feline seeking refuge and attempting to hide near a parked motorcycle, its movements visibly hampered by the painful ordeal.
Preliminary assessments of the situation suggest that the cat was likely a victim of intentional harm, shot with the makeshift arrow in a deliberate act of cruelty.
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The motivation behind this disturbing act remains unknown, and local authorities have initiated a formal investigation to identify and apprehend the individual or individuals responsible for this inhumane treatment of an animal.
Following the initial sighting, the injured cat has reportedly disappeared from the location where it was first seen.
This has prompted a coordinated search effort led by concerned residents of Bacolod City, barangay officials, and dedicated animal welfare advocates.
Their immediate priority is to locate the suffering animal and provide it with the critical veterinary care it urgently requires.
The nature of the injury, with a foreign object embedded in the delicate eye area, necessitates prompt and professional medical intervention to minimize further damage, prevent infection, and alleviate the cat's pain.
Acts of animal cruelty are not isolated incidents and represent a broader concern for animal welfare across the globe.
Studies and reports from various animal welfare organizations highlight the prevalence of such cases and the importance of community vigilance and legal intervention to protect animals from abuse and neglect.
The Philippines, like many other countries, has enacted laws aimed at safeguarding animal welfare, with penalties in place for those found guilty of inflicting harm on animals.
The severity of these penalties often depends on the nature of the cruelty inflicted.
The ongoing investigation will likely involve gathering any available evidence from the scene, including the type of improvised arrow used, and seeking potential eyewitness accounts.
Social media platforms, where the initial video circulated, may also provide clues or leads that could assist in identifying the perpetrator(s).
The response from the local community and animal welfare advocates in this case underscores a growing awareness and concern for the ethical treatment of animals.
Their proactive efforts to find and help the injured cat exemplify the compassion and responsibility that many citizens feel towards vulnerable creatures in their society.
News, photos or videos that arouse the interest of netizens would often go viral on social media, due to the attention netizens give them. These viral posts appeal to the emotions of netizens, and in rare cases, such could also happen to ordinary people, making them very relatable to just about simply everyone around.
In other news, the two construction workers who were trapped for seven hours when the second floor of a building under construction collapsed early today in Sta. Rosa, Laguna have been found. Authorities detailed the timeline of the incident, from the 10:00 AM collapse to the 5:00 PM recovery of the workers. Local and regulatory bodies will examine the construction site to ascertain the reasons behind the second floor's collapse. In an interview of Sta. Rosa Mayor Arlene Arcillas by Teleradyo Serbisyo, she confirmed that both construction workers died.
Still in other news, two Grade 8 male students were fatally stabbed by three fellow students near their school in Las Piñas City on April 11 at around 7 p.m.. The incident reportedly stemmed from a misunderstanding inside the school, with one victim and a 15-year-old Child in Conflict with the Law (CICL) having an argument over the school restroom lights. After the confrontation, the victims were attacked suddenly when one of the students was stabbed in the neck and later died in the hospital. Two of the suspects, aged 14 and 16, were not in school that day but are believed to have come to support their friend involved in the earlier altercation.
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