Tashkent animal rights activists demand that the adults who involved a child in animal cruelty against a cat be held accountable. Video

Tashkent animal rights activists demand that adults who involved a child in the mistreatment of a cat be held accountable. Video

A video has spread on social media showing adults tying a rope around a cat's neck and handing it to a child. The recording shows the animal resisting and trying to break free, while the child pulls the rope. This clip caused outrage among Tashkent animal rights activists, who called on law enforcement agencies to investigate the incident and provide a legal assessment of the adults' actions.

This was reported by representatives of the "Animal Life in Uzbekistan" community, who pointed out that the adults did not stop what was happening, but, on the contrary, involved the child in it.

According to animal rights activists, such episodes can form a distorted perception of animal treatment in children. They emphasized that it is the adults who should instill a humane attitude toward animals in children and prevent cruelty.

Representatives of the community urged authorities to establish the circumstances of the incident and to consider holding those responsible accountable under Article 111 of the Code of Administrative Responsibility, which provides for punishment for cruelty to animals, if there are legal grounds to do so.

At the time of publication, there was no official response from law enforcement agencies.

Earlier, a cat that ended up on the tracks at the "Kosmonavtlar" station was rescued in the Tashkent metro. Metro staff immediately took control of the situation, after which a technical support master from the tunnel structures service safely removed the cat from the tracks.