LAPD investigating YouTuber Brooke Houts for alleged animal abuse Brooke Houts, YouTube \/ FreepikYouTuber Brooke Houts is coming under extreme scrutiny, after accidentally uploading an unedited video that showed her hitting and spitting on her pet Doberman Pinscher, Sphinx. The internet was outraged after watching the offending footage, with top personalities across the net decrying Houts for what they saw as blatant animal abuse \u2013 but they aren\u2019t the only ones taking issue with the video, either. In a statement to The Verge, the Los Angeles Police Department claimed that they are currently investigating the YouTuber\u2019s treatment of her dog, which has since gone viral. haha hilarious prank @brookehouts !!! xD pic.twitter.com\/kjvmOnln7e \u2014 shoe (@shoe0nhead) August 7, 2019 \u201cOur Animal Cruelty Task Force has received numerous complaints about the video you\u2019re speaking of, and we are currently looking into the matter,\u201d a representative for the LAPD said of the issue. Houts herself published a statement to Twitter in wake of the scandal, claiming that she did not spit on the animal and had been frustrated at the time of filming, which influenced her actions. \u201c\u2026I would never do anything to purposefully, physically, or mentally harm any animal,\u201d Houts\u2019 statement read. \u201c\u2026he was not hurt, nor has he ever been purposefully hurt by me. To everyone who has been commenting on my social media as of recently: pic.twitter.com\/gnxUbfVHdf \u2014 b (@brookehouts) August 7, 2019 Despite Houts\u2019 response, many fellow YouTubers were outraged by the video, with even the likes of H3H3\u2019s Ethan Klein, Twitch streamer Valkyrae, and Logan Paul decrying her behavior toward Sphinx. \u201cI\u2019m in LA and will literally buy your dog from you,\u201d Klein Tweeted toward Houts. \u201cName any price, he really does need a new home.\u201d \u201cDiscipline your animals should they misbehave,\u201d Paul wrote of the controversy. \u201cI get it. But despite the hitting, the spitting is a totally unwarranted, inappropriate, and vile display of energy that makes this woman completely unfit to own that dog.\u201d 2.) discipline your animals should they misbehave. i get it. but despite the hitting, the spitting is a totally unwarranted, inappropriate, and vile display of energy that makes this woman completely unfit to own that dog \u2014 Logan Paul (@LoganPaul) August 7, 2019 Valkyrae even uploaded a video on the subject, in which she gave viewers a humorous \u201ctutorial\u201d on \u201cHow to not abuse your dog.\u201d \u201cWhat you want to do is raise your hand, and instead of applying force, you just slowly pat the puppy,\u201d the streamer joked. This wouldn\u2019t be the first time an internet personality has come under fire for alleged animal abuse, either: Twitch streamer Alinity Divine stirred up controversy after throwing her cat over her head during a July stream, likewise inciting an investigation from the Saskatoon SPCA (which ultimately dropped all charges against Alinity). Further information regarding the LAPD\u2019s investigation has yet to come forth as of publishing this article.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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