Instagram influencer Kajal Kiran is facing backlash after filming a video of herself kicking a stray puppy and giggling. Following this, animal lovers on social media condemned the video and filed complaints against the woman with the authorities. Vidit Sharma, the creator of ‘Save A Stray,’ tweeted, “How can you be so insensitive toward these voiceless souls… If you cant love them dont hurt them.”
Tarana Singh, an activist, wrote, “What a horrible “IN(HuMaN)”… Will we stoop so LOW for Self Aggrandisement & Likes/ Followers? What are we teaching the youth & children?”
How can you be so insensitive toward these voiceless souls
If you cant love them dont hurt them #AnimalAbuse#DogsOnTwitter pic.twitter.com/8HaC2zD7Ea
— Vidit Sharma 🇮🇳 (@TheViditsharma) November 30, 2022
Ms Kiran erased the video from her account and apologised shortly after the disruption on social media. She claimed to be an animal lover in the video. She added in the caption, “Hi Guys, I am sorry for my cruel act, this was a heat of moment. I regret my actions and didn’t realize the gravity at that point of time. I vow to not harm any animals.” An NGO named Animal Hope and Wellness commented on the post, saying, “That wasn’t funny, it was disgusting. I guess it amusing was to you and the people around you, but not to many of us. You showed your “true colors” and so don’t pretend now to be someone you’re not. Make sure you’re not around any animals from now on, they will be much better off.”
On Instagram, the influencer has a big fan base of 1,21,000 followers. She later apologised in another video. In the video, she is shown feeding crackers to stay dogs and reaffirming that she is an animal lover who has done good actions her entire life and that people should forgive her for making that “one mistake.”
The video shows her feeding stray dogs water and assisting people with disabilities.
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