A ‘huge number’ of Irish social media accounts are sharing animal cruelty videos on TikTok and Snapchat, a new investigation has found.
has found that children are being exposed to videos glamourising badger baiting, fox mauling, hare coursing and the catapult killing of birds.
“It's very concerning because we're seeing a lot of younger people being involved in this,” she said. Main image shows a badger emerging from his set in County Carlow, 09-05-2010. Image: Padraig Kavanagh / Alamy Other Irish videos show young people involved in “catting”, a slang term for using a catapult to kill birds and other small animals.
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