The "bully" who kicked the kitten in Edipsos was arrested on Monday afternoon. The news was announced by the Minister of Citizen Protection, Takis Theodoricakos, in a post on Twitter.
"A short while ago a person who kicked and threw a kitten into the sea was arrested by the Greek police," he said in his post.
"Violence against animals is unacceptable. The government has passed a strict law to protect animals from abuse which is now being enforced, but in any case this is a matter of humanity and culture. I deeply regret those who abuse animals and those who tolerate it. I heartily congratulate those who have raised this issue. The word now belongs to the Greek justice system."
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As a reminder, torturing an animal is a felony and carries a fine of up to 50,000 euros and a prison sentence of up to 10 years.
From insults to... apology
The first reaction of the "bully" came through a story on Instagram, in which he referred with insults and vulgar expressions to all those who reacted to the misery he did.
In an unbelievable rant, the "bully" not only called everyone names, but... asked for change.
Later, and while the issue is getting even bigger, even with the intervention of the Minister of Citizen Protection, Takis Theodorikakos, the "bully" decided to delete the abusive stories and upload a new video in which... apologizes and uses as an excuse that he and his company had had a little too much to drink.
"An apology for what happened yesterday. We had five too many beers. We made a b@@@ at reasonable levels. We didn't go for a fat b@@@. We didn't kick, we pushed the cat and it fell twenty inches onto the beach," he says in some of the videos he posted on Instagram while posting pictures of animals in an attempt to convince that he is an animal lover and not an animal abuser, as portrayed in the video he posted on social media.
Source: in.gr
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