The picture of a cat crucified on the cross has been circulating lately
on facebook and many websites since the anti-Islam movie protests. But
contrary to the caption that says “Muslim youths in Nigeria crucify a
cat to mock Jesus as a protest against anti-Islam movie,” this picture
was actually taken in Ghana in October 2011, with the following
story:
Society For Animal Protection Decries Crucifixion Of A Cat
Accra,
Oct. 5, 2011 GNA – The Ghana Society for the Protection and Care of
Animals (GSPCA), has condemned the killing of a cat by crucifixion
posted on face book, which attracted hurtful comments in recent times.
The
photograph was posted online by someone who calls himself Kwabina
Daniels, a.k.a. Popkon Sika-one. He possibly could be one of the youths
shown in the photo but even that has been called into question by the
Ghana Society for the Protection and Care of Animals’ (GSPCA) plea for
the public’s assistance in identifying those pictured.
It said
the mantra that became a popular political jargon in recent times that
“there are several ways to killing a cat” ought to be condemned because
animals do have rights and must be free from threats and molestation.
“There
is only one way to kill a cat and indeed to all animals and this is
humane slaughter”, this was contained in a statement jointly signed by
Mr. David Nyoagbe, the Society’s Chairman and Mr Amasaba Adul-Yakeen
Aluizah, a Humane Educationist and copied to the Ghana News Agency in
Accra on Wednesday.
It said the society was not against the use
of animals for food, sports, security, farm work and others but was
advocating that when slaughtering was done it should not bring about
pain to the animal.
The statement referred to the Islamic
Religion which actually prescribed to members to do humane slaughtering
of animals, the reason for which a sharp knife was required to slash the
throat once.
It noted that one Kwabina Daniels alias Popkon
Sika-one has posted on his social network face book page a picture of a
crucified cat, which attracted scathing remarks from Ghanaians and the
international community.
“To facebookers and friends of the
supposed perpetrator of this cruel act, it was fun and perhaps the most
award winning picture. It took friends of animals all over the world who
begun criticizing this dastardly act for the picture on face book page
to be taken-off,” it added.
It said these guys have committed
crime against an animal and most of all a lovely pet, noting that they
had also shown insensitivity to Christianity and Christendom by
crucifying an animal on a cross, a most cherished symbol of Christian.
“If this is not blasphemy then what is,” it asked.
The
statement called on friends of animal, Ghanaians to condemn the
practice and appealed to the general public to identify the perpetrator
and his cohorts (as in the picture) for dragging Ghana’s reputation to
scorn in the face of international animal lovers and organizations.
It
advocated good and regular feeding, medical care, freedom to exercise
in a normal environment, free from threat and other molestation, since
they are sentient, responds to stimuli and could feel pains when
inflicted on them.
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