The animal rights group obtained footage of the act during an undercover investigation in which Hackenberger says on the video: “I like hitting him in the face”.
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On Tuesday, Hackenburger came under fire after PETA released the video which shows him shouting profanities at the tiger as he is repeatedly seen swinging a whip toward the animal. “PETA would burn this place to the ground”.
In the video, which was released by PETA, Hackberger says, “I like hitting them in the face and the paws, which gets the paws off the …”
Alison Cross, a spokeswoman for the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, confirmed to THR that her agency is probing the alleged animal abuse.
‘You should no more whip a young tiger than a young child-it’s out of line and, we believe, outside the law’.
Hackenberger has yet to respond to the video.
The story Uno told, according to Hackenberger was “I do not strike him”. Instead, he claims he was striking the ground next to the tiger.
Aside from apologizing for his “language problem” in the video, Hackenberger said he is not guilty of any wrongdoing.
“What I was trying to do was frighten the tiger, absolutely, to get him up”, he said.
Brittany Peet, PETA’s deputy director of captive animal law enforcement, said: “This is a rare glimpse into the reality of animals who are used for entertainment behind the scenes”. When their revenues take a hit, animal abusers take notice.
He also says that the PETA “plant” cut out 1.5 hours of footage recorded, and questions why they cut out the other footage.
Hackenberger in his video is seen petting the tiger with his hand, something he argues would not be possible had he abused the animal. Wild animals like Uno perform stressful and confusing tricks because they’re terrified that they’ll be beaten if they don’t.
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