Teenagers film themselves beating fish to death with stone; animal welfare group files complaint

The source shared footage of teenagers from central Israel who documented themselves fishing a fish and then beating it with a stone until it died. The video was forwarded to an animal welfare organization, which said it will file a police complaint against the teenagers.

Teenagers from central Israel filmed themselves beating a fish to death with a stone for a social media story, according to the source. The footage was forwarded to an animal welfare organization, which announced it will file a police complaint. The teenagers have not been publicly identified.

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