Hunt for teenager who suffocated kittens in 'snuff' video

A teenager who filmed himself killing two kittens by placing them inside an airtight bag and using a vacuum cleaner to suck out the air is being hunted by internet users across the world. In horrifying footage posted online, the young thug is seen gently stroking the tiny tabby cats before placing them in the bag. As John Lennon's Merry Christmas (War Is Over) plays in the background, he calmly seals the bag and attaches a vacuum cleaner hose.



The cleaner is then switched on and the air is slowly sucked out of the bag. The mewing kittens can be seen wriggling around and clawing to escape as the polythene tightens around them. After switching off the cleaner, the sick teen opens the bag and proudly holds up the body of one of the kittens for his camera, before displaying them on his bed. The IP address of the web user who posted the footage on YouTube showed the uploading took place in Hamburg, Germany, although there is speculation the killer is from Latvia or another Eastern European country.



Animal rights groups have vowed to help track down the teenager and PETA - People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals - said it was following up a number of leads. A spokesman said: 'PETA U.S.’s Cruelty Investigations Department is actively following up possible leads to determine the identity and whereabouts of the man in the video.

This isn't the actual video, but contains graphic images.

YouTube link.

'Animal abusers are cowards who take their issues out on the most defenceless beings available to them. The pain and fear that these tiny kittens must have experienced is unimaginable. Anyone capable of carrying out such a merciless and callous act should concern us all, as research into criminology and psychology shows that people who commit acts of cruelty to animals are likely to pose a danger to the entire community."

Should you really wish, you can view the full footage, in all its sadistic horror, here. It isn't pleasant, believe me.