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A 13-year old boy and 22-year old Joshua Moore were arrested Thursday for torturing dogs and posting a video of the incident on Youtube.

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The two were arrested by police following a tip from PETA which was drawn to the video by a concerned viewer. Joshua was identified by police at a restaurant and brought in for questioning, where he admitted to the acts.

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He is in police custody and will be charged with animal cruelty. The young boy involved has been released to his parents under electronic monitoring.

Executive director of the Chicago Commission on Animal Control and Care Cherie Travis commented on the incident saying:

“One of the things that makes this case of such great concern is the age of the teenage perpetrator… There is a proven link between animal abuse and human violence. Kids who go to school and shoot their classmates most often have killed animals.”

As reported by the Chicago Sun Times:

On Sunday, PETA reported the cruelty to Fort Wayne, Ind., Animal Care and Control officials after learning Moore was from Chicago but living in Fort Wayne, said Daphna Nachminovitch, vice president of cruelty investigation for PETA.

On Tuesday, officers in Fort Wayne stopped Moore for questioning at a restaurant. “Because of his neck tattoo, it was easy to identify him,” Nachminovitch said.

Moore was read his rights, admitted he was in the videos and was released, police said. On Thursday, officers arrested Moore in Chicago after he stepped off a Greyhound bus from Indiana, Nachminovitch said.

According to Cook County Assistant State’s Attorney Erin Antonietti, Moore is seen torturing animals in five videos.

Moore told police “it was not a big deal” and “he was bored and was doing it for entertainment,” she said.

In one video, Moore is seen forcing lemon juice down a dog’s throat, Antonietti said. The video was labeled “lickety tongue,” police said.

Moore is also seen throwing a dog in the air twice, shaking the animal back and forth, then throwing it in the air again, Antonietti said.

The dogs were Chihuahuas, terriers and mixes of the two, police said.

Police said the videos were made in late January and early February. Nachminovitch said PETA saved a copy of the videos before they were removed from YouTube. PETA turned over the evidence to police, she said.

It’s not clear who took down the videos, but YouTube’s policy is to review those that are flagged as inappropriate and remove them if they show “bad stuff” like animal abuse.

What a terrible act. We hope that a just prosecution takes place.

SOURCE: Chicago Sun Times