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Woman labelled ‘uncivilised’ for shooting and killing dog in front of her children
A Lebanese woman has been dubbed “inhuman and uncivilised” after a video that showed her shooting and killing a dog outside her home went viral last Friday. She now faces legal action.
The video showed a woman armed with a hunting rifle shooting twice at a dog, believed to be a German shepherd, and killing it in Lebanon’s Western Bekaa Valley region. It sparked outrage as it spread on social media, along with calls from users and animal-right activists for the woman to be arrested.
The outcry prompted Minister of Agriculture, Abbas Al-Hajj Hassan, to call on the local authorities to launch an investigation. He said he had contacted the region’s general prosecutor, “who will direct officials to take appropriate action.”
The woman had deactivated her Facebook account but before doing so she posted a message saying that she killed the animal as “an act of self defence” because a month ago the animal bit her daughter while she was feeding it.
She posted photos of her daughter’s injuries to corroborate her story and said that the girl had been hospitalised and undergone surgery.
Nevertheless, animal right activists want the woman “punished for her brutal and inhuman act.”
Antoine Kanaan, a lawyer and editor-in-chief of the Lebanon Law Review, said the woman’s act was punishable under the provisions of existing animal welfare laws. –arabnews.com
A 98-year-old British World War II veteran, Harry Heasman officially became the world’s oldest wing walker when he stood atop a flying plane in England.
He spent more than 9 minutes atop the plane at a height of over 1,000 feet on Saturday at Duxford Airfield in Cambridge.
A Guinness World Records adjudicator was on hand to officially certify Heasman as the world’s oldest wing walker.
“I have dreamed of doing this since I was a young child and to finally live that dream at 98 years old and to be a Guinness World Records title holder is beyond anything I could have ever imagined,” Heasman told Guinness World Records.
The nonagenarian said he spent 11 months working with a physical trainer to get his body and mind ready for the attempt.
His record attempt raised money for the Lennox Children’s Cancer Fund and served as a tribute to his wife and son, who both died after battles with cancer.
“Harry is proof that it is never too late to chase a dream. At 98 years old, what he has achieved is nothing short of extraordinary. Over the last few months, I’ve had the privilege of getting to know him and seeing the determination behind this challenge,” said Lindsey Bidwell, a representative from the Lennox Children’s Cancer Fund. Upi.com
Two old men are sitting on a bench. A truck passes on the road. It is pulling a trailer loaded with turf. One of the men says, “See, that’s what I will do when I win the lottery.””What?” asks the other one confused.”I will send my grass away for cutting!”
