Bill seeking to prohibit ‘animal crush’ video filed
By Charlie V. Manalo 07/05/2011Buhay Party-list Rep. Irwin Tieng has filed a bill seeking to stop the perverse and unusual practice of Filipino women who inflict animal cruelty while clad in their underwear and who sell the viewing of it to foreigners for as much as $1,000 (about P43,000) per show.
In filing House Bill 4595 entitled “An Act To Prohibit Animal Crush Video and Providing Penalties for Violations,” Tieng pointed to the fact that Filipinos have been found to be involved in a growing world fetish for “animal crush videos” which are shown in websites and social networking sites.
“The crush videos which visually depict the abuse and killing of animals cater to sexual fetishists who want to watch and hear animals being crushed to death. The hapless victims are mostly dogs, cats, rabbits, monkeys, snakes, and frogs, depending on the specification of the patron. The video features Filipino women perpetrating the torture who are scantily clad either in lingerie, two-piece bikinis,” Tieng said in the bill’s explanatory note..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/metro/20110705met3.html
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