Story By: Gheorghi Caraseni, Sub Editor: Joseph Golder, Agency: Newsflash
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This is the shocking moment a famous Russian rapper allows his German Shepherd to attack another dog and then eggs it on with pride as he films the pair fighting on a footpath for several minutes.
The incident was filmed by Aleksei Dolmatov, better known by the stage name Guf, a popular Russian rap artist and co-founder of the hip hop group Centr, winner of the MTV Russia Music Award for Best Hip Hop Project in 2008.
In the footage, the rap star, who boasts nearly 2 million followers on Instagram, is seen walking his German Shepherd along a footpath before encountering two other dogs off their leads.
As he was live streaming the video, the rap star asks his army of fans whether he should allow his dog to fight the others.
He then appears to allow his German Shepherd to attack one of the other dogs while proudly shouting in English “that’s my dog, that’s my dog, welcome to my house”.
The dogs fight for around two minutes before the video cuts and the other pet owners arrive on the scene.
The couple pull their dog away as the rapper asks them why their animals were off their leads in public.
The owners say that the dogs escaped from their home and they did not notice right away.
After the video was posted online, netizens slammed the rapper for his actions and members of the animal rights group Zoopravo threatened to report the incident to the authorities.
A spokesperson for the NGO said: “We are filing a complaint against Aleksei and we urge the local authorities to launch an investigation and open criminal proceedings against this ‘star’.”
Netizen ‘Mschorny1703’ said: “You are an idiot. Wait for the court summons!”
‘OmuralievaII’ commented: “I hope you are attacked my dogs one day soon.”
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