An old story is once again circulating on FaceBook. A story
about the cat on the cross. Of course,
this is a cruel act and the people
involved are savages, in my opinion. It is disgusting, it is pure evil, if a
human being can do this to an animal, then I believe they are not human.
SOURCE:
The Truth About The Cat On The Cross Picture Implicating
Nigerian Muslims
The picture of a cat crucified on the cross has been
circulating lately on facebook and many
websites since the anti-Islam movie protests. But
contrary to the caption that says “Muslim youths in Nigeria crucify a
cat to mock Jesus as a protest against anti-Islam movie,” this picture was actually taken in Ghana in October 2011, with
the following story:
Society For Animal Protection Decries Crucifixion Of A Cat
Accra, Oct. 5, 2011 GNA – The Ghana
Society for the Protection and Care of Animals (GSPCA), has condemned the
killing of a cat by crucifixion posted on face
book, which attracted hurtful comments in recent times.
The photograph was posted online by someone who calls himself Kwabina Daniels, a.k.a. Popkon Sika-one. He possibly could be one of the youths shown in
the photo but even that has been called into question by the Ghana Society for
the Protection and Care of Animals’ (GSPCA) plea for the public’s assistance in
identifying those pictured.
It said the mantra that became a popular political jargon in
recent times that “there are several ways to killing a cat” ought to be
condemned because animals do have rights and must be free from threats and
molestation.
“There is only one way to kill a cat and indeed to all
animals and this is humane slaughter”, this was contained in a statement
jointly signed by Mr. David Nyoagbe, the Society’s Chairman and Mr Amasaba Adul-Yakeen Aluizah, a Humane
Educationist and copied to the Ghana News Agency in Accra on Wednesday.
It said the society was not against the use of animals for
food, sports, security, farm work and others but was advocating that when
slaughtering was done it should not bring about pain to the animal.
The statement referred to the Islamic Religion which actually
prescribed to members to do humane
slaughtering of animals, the reason for which a sharp knife was required to
slash the throat once.
It noted that one Kwabina
Daniels alias Popkon Sika-one has posted on his social network face book page a picture of a crucified cat,
which attracted scathing remarks from Ghanaians and the international
community.
“To facebookers and
friends of the supposed perpetrator of this cruel act, it was fun and perhaps
the most award winning picture. It took friends of animals all over the world
who begun criticizing this dastardly act for the picture on face book page to be taken-off,” it added.
It said these guys have committed crime against an animal and most of all a lovely pet, noting that
they had also shown insensitivity to Christianity and Christendom by crucifying
an animal on a cross, a most cherished symbol of Christian.
“If this is not blasphemy then what is,” it asked.
The statement called on friends of animal, Ghanaians to
condemn the practice and appealed to the general public to identify the perpetrator
and his cohorts (as in the picture) for dragging Ghana’s reputation to scorn in
the face of international animal lovers and organizations.
It advocated good and
regular feeding, medical care, freedom to exercise in a normal environment, free from threat and other molestation, since
they are sentient, responds to stimuli and could feel pains when inflicted on
them.
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