‘Animal abusers’ cackle ‘while trying to smoke puppy’s paw’

A group of alleged animal abusers were filmed laughing while seemingly trying to to smoke a puppy’s paw.

The unidentified smokers, from Idaho Falls in Idaho, recorded themselves tapping an electronic cigarette against the animal’s foot, then trying to toke a brownish-yellow liquid that had collected on it.

They shared their antics on Snapchat, with the caption ‘He goes “smoking labradoodle man”‘ and two crying with laughter emojis.

The incident was widely shared online, and sparked outrage over fears the puppy had been abused, subjected to pain, or exposed to drugs.

Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office rescued the dog after the clip was sent to East Idaho News.

She is being cared for at a pound and is said to be safe and well.

A woman claiming to be mother to one of the two girls pictured in the background of the video contacted the News to try and explain the clip.

The unnamed woman said: ‘You need to know they know what they did was extremely stupid and dangerous.

‘They have not hurt animals in the past.

‘They are good girls.

‘I have taken the puppy to the pound and an investigation is being done.’

Bonneville County sheriff’s deputies are now working to identify everyone in the video, and to try and establish what exactly it shows.