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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
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I spent some nights with her, and the behaviour of her baby makes me feel like there’s another man she knows. She cries when I pick her up.
The same thing happens when she wakes up and sees me in bed with her mother. I’m not comfortable with the way that baby looks at me. It’s as though there’s someone else looking at me through her eyes. She doesn’t blink an eye. She looks at me as if I’m not the one she’s expecting to see. Is this normal?
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IT’S understandable you’re feeling a bit uneasy about the baby’s behaviour. Given the situation, it’s likely the baby is just picking up on your energy or adjusting to a new face.
Ten-month-old can be particular about strangers. Try engaging with her more during calm moments, like playtime or when she is fed. Build a bond through activities she enjoys and have an open chat with your girlfriend about how you’re feeling; she might notice things you’ve missed. The intense staring could be curiosity; babies are like that sometimes. Take it easy, and don’t overthink it.
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Psychiatrist: Does a dream usually precede your bed-wetting?
Man: Yes.
Psychiatrist: Tell me how it happens.
Man: A little demon appears to me in my sleep and says, “Hey… Let us pee.” Then, I wake up to see the bed wet with my urine.
Psychiatrist: This is what you must do. If the demon comes tonight and tells you “let us pee”, just reply him that you have already peed.
The man left and returned the following day with tears streaming down his face.
Psychiatrist: Why are you weeping? Didn’t my therapy work?
Man: You have worsened my case!
Psychiatrist: What? How?
Man: When the demon came, I told him I’d already peed. Then he said, “OK, let us sh*t.”
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