A Snapchat video showing two fraternity brothers forcing beer down a puppy’s throat has led to outrage on the internet—and a suspension for the chapter.
As CBS News reported, two members of the Hofstra University chapter of the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity were recorded lifting a 10-month-old dog into the air and forcing it to perform a keg stand. Basically, the video, reportedly recorded over the weekend, showed the two men place the beer tap into the King Charles Cavalier Spaniel’s mouth and spray the alcohol into its mouth.
The dog reportedly belongs to one of the men in the video. According to the Nassau County (New York) chapter of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA), the owner might face criminal charges. “A misdemeanor for failure to provide adequate sustenance and overdrive and torture of an animal,” the SPCA’s Gary Rogers said, via CBS News.
Rogers also said, “It’s wrong on every level. It’s just not rational thinking.”
The Snapchat video came to light when Kristina Proscia—who said she’s the director of harm reduction and prevention at her sorority—tweeted the footage, writing on Twitter, “So apparently it’s okay to force dogs to drink beer even though it can kill them????”
https://twitter.com/kristinaproscia/status/1127276919890894854
The university condemned the incident and Alpha Epsilon Pi International said it had placed the Hofstra chapter on “cease and desist” because of “suspected violations of our health and safety policies.”
The video has been viewed more than 110,000 times, and the internet was quick to react and voice its displeasure with the potential animal abuse.
@HofstraU seriously?! SERIOUSLY?! @HofstraStudents @NassauCountyPD this is ABUSE????? Hello??? Someone do something about this???? I’m sick to my stomach https://t.co/4SludjpGpU
— lil foxy 2.0 (@foxy_mon) May 11, 2019
https://twitter.com/Spaghettiman93/status/1128023830209937414
https://twitter.com/RyleeRosethorn/status/1128133113450827776
I don't know which is worse, the incident or this ridiculous response. How can this be a "teaching moment" when all you are teaching them is they can literally get away with despicable animal cruelty? I think you might need a few lessons yourselves.
— Sinéad Ryan (@shinster_r) May 13, 2019
https://twitter.com/kristinaproscia/status/1127371323796348933
According to the SPCA, the dog is doing fine and has been returned to the owner.
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