This is the appalling moment yobs filmed themselves allegedly forcing a horse to snort cocaine and laughing when the poor creature reacted in panic.
The shocking video is believed to have been filmed around 8.30pm last night in Hawarden, North Wales, and shared on Snapchat among teens in the area.
The 15-year-old girl who filmed the incident later showed her mother.
The mum, who wishes to remain anonymous, expressed her disgust that anyone would an animal in this way and reported it to North Wales Horse Watch.
In the horrifying footage, the youths can be seen using a key to scoop out a small bump of a white powder, and while it is not known what the powder is, those sharing the video claim it is cocaine.
This is the appalling moment yobs filmed themselves allegedly forcing a horse to snort cocaine
The shocking video is believed to have been filmed around 8.30pm last night in Hawarden, North Wales, and shared on Snapchat among teens in the area
As the inquisitive horse leans forward to see what the louts are doing, the youth shoves the key into the unfortunate animal’s nose, immediately making it recoil – prompting wild laughter from the gang.
The mum, from Hawarden, said: ‘I’m absolutely furious.
‘It’s just heart-breaking. The horse could have died at the very worst, or lost its career at the very least as a result of becoming seriously ill.
‘I think they were just kids who wanted to see what happens when a horse gets high and made it high to find out.
‘We didn’t know what it was a first but we found out it was cocaine.
‘The point is that drugs like that could have killed the horse. It’s what those young boys don’t realise – that’s just how serious it is. They just seemed to be doing it for kicks.
‘Kids around this community can get their hands on anything these days. My daughter’s friends said that it was cocaine that they gave to the horse. It’s just awful.
‘The kids around here get up to all sorts. We have reported people many times to the police for various things they get up to.
‘We just can’t protect ourselves in this community. Horse crime doesn’t get reported at the level that it should do. But we want to raise awareness and say that people should report it.
‘The police don’t do much though – they would probably do more for a stolen dog.’
The 15-year-old girl who filmed the incident later showed her mother, who reported it to North Wales Horse Watch
The mum said that even her own family had allegedly been targeted by drug dealers because drug-related crime was so rife in the area.
She said: ‘My daughter, for example. She has been offered cocaine and M-Cat – the things kids are doing today is unbelievable.
‘My daughter wondered what to do after she’d shared the video of the horse taking drugs – her main aim in the first instance was to name and shame on social media.
‘I said to her it’s important to report it.
‘My daughter was really upset about the whole thing – she asked me how kids could get away with something like this.
‘The kids just don’t know the reactions the horse could have had from it. Apparently the horse bit one of the kids in the video – you can see the horse jumping back in shock.
‘I’m just so angry about the whole thing and I just want somebody to be accountable for their actions.’
A spokesperson for North Wales Police said that the incident had not been reported to them.
RSPCA and North Wales Horse Watch were contacted for comment.