On February 23, two students who were detained for violent animal cruelty in the UK were handed the consequences of their actions.
The British individuals, residing in Kent, recorded themselves blowing up a sheep with fireworks after chasing it and beating it down. The video triggered mass outrage and led to their arrests by Sussex Police within days of the incident.
Leighton Ashby, 22, and Oakley Hollands, 20, were detained on November 8, 2023, on charges of causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal.
