The animal rights group PETA alerted authorities to the horrifying videos
A young wannabe influencer was arrested in Pennsylvania, US, after she abused and killed animals live on YouTube to gain more followers on social media, police said.
Anigar Monsee, 28, was charged with multiple counts of animal cruelty last week for four live videos she uploaded to her channel that allegedly showed her dismembering a live chicken, pigeon, rabbit and frog, according to the Daily Times.
Monsee, who was scantily clad in some of the videos, allegedly solicited more likes and followers from her 20,000 subscribers while abusing the animals on various live streams, according to a criminal complaint.
“It’s atrocious. It’s inhumane that someone could do this,” said Upper Darby Police Superintendent Timothy Bernhardt, adding that it was even more disturbing “that you’re asking for it and people are encouraging it.” .
Her latest video titled “Cooking lucky” gave her away
His latest video titled ‘Cooking lucky’, which was released last Friday just before his arrest, allegedly showed Monsee using a knife to cut the neck of a chicken over the kitchen sink as the terrified animal tried to escape . police.
Other clips released in August and September allegedly showed Monsee dismembering several frogs and plucking the feathers off a live pigeon before placing the bird’s head under boiling water and then cutting it off.
In a fourth video, which lasted 30 minutes, Monsee used a dull knife to maul a rabbit to death, according to police.
The animal rights group PETA alerted authorities to the horrifying videos
Authorities said animal rights group PETA alerted them to the horrific videos last week.
Monsee, whose YouTube page appears to have been deleted, was charged with four counts of aggravated cruelty to animals.
She is currently being held in the Delaware County Jail on $200,000 bond.