Hollywood actress Pamela Anderson has implored Immigration Minister Peter Dutton to investigate claims of animal cruelty on Manus Island.
The PETA Honorary Director issued a letter to Mr Dutton from her foundation on Monday, following allegations a dog was thrown from a moving vehicle.
In her message, Ms Anderson writes that violence and suffering have reached a new level calling the abuse ‘callous’ and ‘unacceptable’.
Hollywood actress Pamela Anderson (pictured) has implored Immigration Minister Peter Dutton to investigate claims of animal cruelty on Manus Island
It comes after allegations a dog named Foxy (pictured) was thrown from a moving vehicle on the Island by one of the guards
The report is believed to have come from the Combined Refugee Action Group, who posted about a guard tossing a dog from a bus late last month.
‘Manus refugee carried Foxy to the bus. Cradled dog in his arms, (he) risked (his) life to save Foxy,’ the post read.
‘Guard allowed him (to) carry dog on bus but threw Foxy from bus at speed. Man now mentally unwell.’
After being made aware of the alleged incident, Ms Anderson penned a heartfelt letter calling on the Immigration Minister to conduct enquiries into the ‘grave concerns’ of the treatment of refugees and their animal companions.
In her message to Mr Dutton (pictured), Ms Anderson wrote that violence and suffering have reached a new level calling the abuse ‘callous’ and ‘unacceptable’
The Combined Refugee Action Group released a post about the alleged incident, writing: ‘Manus refugee carried Foxy to the bus. Cradled dog in his arms, (he) risked (his) life to save Foxy. Guard allowed him (to) carry dog on bus but threw Foxy from bus at speed. Man now mentally unwell’
‘The prolonged detainment of these people is appalling, but recent reporting from the camps indicates a new level of violence and suffering,’ The Baywatch star wrote.
‘I want to share with you information about a particular incident, drawn to my attention by my friends at PETA.
‘While refugees were being transferred between camps recently, a dog named Foxy, who was travelling with her refugee companion, was reportedly thrown from a moving bus by one of the guards.
She went on to claim that animals feel ‘pain, stress and fear’ as humans do and that ‘such callous abuse is unacceptable and threatens everyone in your care on Manus’.
‘Psychology experts and law-enforcement officials agree that cruelty to animals is an important predictor of violence towards humans, and it appears regularly in the records of society’s most vicious criminals,’ she wrote.
‘Just as we all love the cats and dogs who share our homes, members of the Manus Island refugee community care deeply for their animal companions and share with them the precious few resources that they have.’
The Baywatch star wrote that animals feel ‘pain, stress and fear’ as humans do and that ‘such callous abuse is unacceptable and threatens everyone in your care on Manus’
Ms Anderson said that the animal’s caregiver was ‘understandably distraught’ by the guard’s action and that ‘displaced people often form close bonds with animals’ (Pictured are refugees and Asylum seekers at Manus Island)
Ms Anderson said that the animal’s caregiver was ‘understandably distraught’ by the guard’s action and that ‘displaced people often form close bonds with animals’.
‘Of all the things that refugees endure, emotional trauma is often the hardest to bear,’ she said.
‘May I hear from you soon that you’ll launch an investigation into this incident and give Foxy and her guardians the justice they deserve?’
The incident was similarly slammed by people online, with social media users writing it was ‘another example of horrendous treatment’.
‘Is there no end to the cruelty we inflict? What is being done to make a change?’ one person commented.
While another added: ‘Are you serious!! What sort of person would do that to a defenceless dog and then the ramifications to the refugee’s state of mind.’
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Immigration Minister Peter Dutton’s office for comment.
The incident was similarly slammed by people online, with social media users writing it was ‘another example of horrendous treatment’ (Pictured is Mr Dutton)