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An Instagram live video of a 22-year-old man "poking" a dog has gone viral recently
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In the video, the dog was heard shrieking while the man "poked" it with what seems to be a broomstick.
"Hello, pig!" said the man in the video, while laughing along with his friend who witnessed the incident. He also added that the dog was chewing on his slippers.
The man asked for advice to "samak (cleanse)" his slippers that were chewed on by the dog.
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Although the video did not show how badly the dog was hurt from the man's actions, it appears to have died later on
After the man filmed himself cleaning his slippers, the video was cut to the dog, which was found dead by the side of a road.
It is unknown if the dog had died from the man's "poking" or from other causes.
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The videos quickly attracted opposing views from netizens, both in defence of and against the man
One netizen stressed that the video does not show that the dog was killed because of the man's actions, and stood by his use of a broomstick against the dog.
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Other netizens criticised the man's justification of his videos.
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Netizens began contacting Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia's youth chief Syed Saddiq, urging him to take action regarding the incident
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Syed Saddiq wrote on his Instagram that he has contacted the man in the incident, and asked him to make his own police report and contact the Malaysia Animal Association to clarify the matter.
He added that no one should mistreat animals, and everyone should treat them with love and care.
Following backlash, the man issued an "apology" on his Instagram account for the "misunderstanding" of his actions
He claimed that the motive behind the videos of the dog was to "entertain" his friends, and he never expected them to go viral.
