YouTuber Brooke Houts is facing a backlash after footage surfaced of her aggressively handling her dog.

The social media star, who has almost 340,000 subscribers on YouTube, appears to have since deleted the edited version of the video, which shows her pranking her dog by placing cling wrap over a doorway and seeing how he reacts after running into it.

Please be aware that some might find the following unedited video upsetting:

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When Brooke accidentally uploaded the unedited version, someone seems to have recorded it before she deleted it. In the footage, Brooke is seen appearing to hit, push and yell "lay down" at her Doberman, named Sphinx. At one point in the video, she yells "stop" at the dog before appearing to spitting on it.

Twitter user @shoe0nhead shared the unedited footage with the caption:

"People making excuses for this like “haha as if you’ve never lost your temper!” are concerning. You dont punch, grab, slap, slam to the ground and SPIT on your pet out of frustration. What would spitting on a dog do???"

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They also tweeted:

"She was filming a high energy fun video where she PLAYS WITH THE DOG therefore the dog naturally thought it was playtime. Yet punches and spits on it in the unedited leak for acting the same way it was acting in the edited version."

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And most people on Twitter seemed to agree. Another famous YouTuber named Ethan Klein commented: "Im in LA and will literally buy your dog from you name any price, he really does need a new home."

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Even the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals got involved:

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After all the backlash, Brooke Houts posted an apology to Twitter. In it, she says that she is not an animal abuser and that she didn't spit on her dog. She also says she's working to get her dog training:

"On the day in particular that the video was filmed, and actually this past week, things in my outside life have been less than exceptional ... the bubbly, happy-go-lucky Brooke that you often see in my videos is typically an accurate representation of me, but it’s obvious that I’m playing up my mood in this video I’m clearly actually frustrated."

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"That being said, this does not justify me yelling at my dog in the way that I did, and I’m fully aware of that. Should I have gotten as angry as I did in the video? No. Should I have raised my voice and yelled at him? No."

Earlier this month, a Twitch gamer came under fire for throwing her cat:

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"However, when my 75 lb Doberman is jumping in my face with his mouth open, I do, as a dog parent, have to show him that this behaviour is unacceptable. But I want to make it known, regardless of what my dog does, I should not have acted that way towards him."

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"In my heart and from the words of the people that spend the most time with me, I know that I am a great dog mom (but not perfect), that I spoil him in the best ways, that he gets all the treats he could ever want, and that the Amazon Prime mailman is probably tired of delivering packages of dog toys to my house."

"Again, this does not make my actions in the footage okay, but I’m just explaining what my day-to-day life is really like, whether you believe me or not."

After several complaints, the Los Angeles Police Department is investigating the situation. A LAPD representative told The Verge: “Our Animal Cruelty Task Force has received numerous complaints about the video you’re speaking of and we are currently looking into the matter.”

Dogs are referred to as man's best friend, cats are beloved by the internet writ large and just about every other furry creature has its own Instagram account and following in this age of social media that we live in. Certainly, whether it's a perfect chocolate Labrador performing party tricks or an incredibly grumpy cat showing shade at anything that passes it by, the people of the internet are enamoured and continue to follow, like and share every offering. So when we witness or hear about an act of cruelty against our little companions, we can't help but feel incredibly incensed. An unfortunate example of this occurred last week, when a man was filmed while he repeatedly hit a confused dog around the face for not being able to learn the alphabet. Yes, there are some absolutely terrible human beings in the world. In a video which has since been removed from YouTube, a man is shown attempting to teach a canine how to recite the alphabet. While it's unknown why someone would take on such a fruitless endeavour, the man seemed absolutely nonplussed about the fact that the dog was unable to read his "ABC's". The man then proceeded to get physical with the dog, slapping it on its jaw while shouting abuse. With his other hand, he grabbed the dog's paw and tried to wrap it around a pencil, attempting to force the dog to write. The clearly perplexed animal obviously fails to do what the man asks, and in order to make the dog pay attention the man proceeds to slap the dog once again. The poor animal tried to retaliate by opening its jaws and baring its teeth at his tormenter, but the man just continued to hit the animal whilst shouting and repeatedly pointing at a notebook. The video first made the rounds on social media in India, and the initial reaction was bizarrely rather positive, with viewers claiming that the clip was "funny". However, once the now-removed video reached YouTube, viewers were disgusted by the display of animal cruelty. One user wrote, "I want to know who this guy is hitting the dog, this is a horrible video," while others called for the man to be identified and dealt with by the appropriate authorities. Director of PETA UK, Lisa Allen, issued the following statement in response to the disturbing footage: "This man is a coward and a bully who viciously slapped and upset a dog simply to assert his own pathetic idea of dominance. The rise of smartphone technology and social media has given twisted individuals such as this one some fleeting viral fame. PETA urges authorities to use the same technology to ensure that this man’s deliberate and cruel attack on “man’s best friend” sees him charged and convicted under the law before his feelings of inadequacy take an even greater toll." And a spokesperson for the RSPCA corroborated, "Sadly, a lot of people think it’s funny to share pictures and videos online of animal cruelty and abuse. However, many people are not prepared to accept the things they see online and are quick to report videos like this to organisations, such as the RSPCA, and we applaud them for standing up against animal cruelty." We can only hope that the man in question is dealt with rapidly. Animal cruelty in any form should never be tolerated, let alone be available to be viewed on social media.

A woman was urged to leave her boyfriend after she shared footage on TikTok of him playing with her dog.

The woman - who goes by the TikTok handle @bricksmom - decided to upload what she thought was a cheeky video of her boyfriend playing with her pet dog, who was waiting in the background for its rope chew toy.

The woman's boyfriend, however, threw the toy on one of the deck chairs on the couple's patio, before calling the pet pooch a "d**k."

The text overlay on the short clip read: "Saw my bf was out playing with my dog today so I checked the cameras to see how it went..."

Check out the post below:

So far, the video has received close to 280,000 likes and thousands more comments.

Now, any dog owner out there will probably happily admit that they see their pooch as a member of the family... meaning it's only expected that the dog gets called a "d**k" from time to time. (Honestly, I've done it._

Although, after amassing more than 4 million views, not every TikToker saw the funny side of the video. In fact, many users took to the comments section to urge the woman to dump her man, who some people accused of mistreating the dog.

"Ha, no, if he ain't treat my dogs like his babies THEN HE GOTTA GO," one person wrote.

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Another added that the woman's boyfriend was exhibiting some major red flags, writing: "Tell us about the time ur boyfriend showed you a red flag?"

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"girl RUN [red flag emojis] see the warning signs. Dogs always know first bb. just saying protect yourself my love [sic]," someone else chimed in.

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"Dump him. can only imagine what else he has done or said to your poor dog," another comment read.

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Other users, however, appeared to stick up for the dog dad, speculating that maybe the dog had wanted to play fetch but then hadn't run for the toy when it was thrown.

"[I'm] pretty sure he wanted to play with the dog but the dog wouldnt come for the toy. and its a joke yall mad for what? [sic]," one user wrote in defense.

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Soon after the original clip went viral, @bricksmom uploaded another video showing a "Part 2." That clip shows footage from the same day of the pair playfully engaging with the sweet pooch, with the text overlay on the video reading: "For everyone saying I should leave my bf for calling my dog a d**k."

You see, they're the best of friends really!

And, as any dog owner can probably attest to - sometimes our four-legged friends can be total d***s.

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After sharing a tongue-in-cheek video of her boyfriend playing with her pet dog, one woman has been inundated with comments calling for her to dump him.

Taking to TikTok to share the video, user @bricksmom captioned the post: "Cameras are a woman's best friend."

She then provided some context behind the footage, writing: "Saw my bf was out playing with my dog today so I checked the cameras to see how it went..."

The short clip shows the dog waiting in the background, as the boyfriend throws one of its toys onto a garden chair.

Check out the video below:

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The camera then picks up the boyfriend calling the dog a "d**k".

And the boyfriend's light-hearted dig at the canine certainly proved popular on the social media platform, with the video amassing over 3.7 million views in less than one week.

However, not everybody was impressed with the man's behavior towards man's best friend, as many commenters are now urging the pet owner to ditch her fella over the "red flag".

"Dump him. Can only imagine what else he has done or said to your poor dog," one person commented.

Another added: "He's gotta go your bf has shown you the red flag".

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Another Tiktoker added: "Leave him he can't treat your baby right".

However, other people were quick to shut down these comments, with many dog owners pointing out that it is common to bad-mouth a misbehaving pup.

One person confirmed: "HUH do people not normally call animals names under their breath like this?? I do this all the time as a joke??"

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Another added: "The people telling you to break up with him.... literal children".

Which was echoed by another TikToker, who commented: "y'all haven't owned a dog and it shows lmao".

But just to put people's minds at ease, @bricksmom shared an update in a second video, which she captioned: "Part 2.. they’re literally BFFs. sorry to disappoint."

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In the video, she shows plenty of lovely pictures of her boyfriend and dog getting on like best buddies (and not cussing each other out).

She also sarcastically tells anybody that thinks she should leave him that she think's they're "going to be fine".

As a dog owner for most of my life - I can confirm that, just like humans, they can behave like "d**ks".

For example, here are three seemingly-innocent looking dogs proving they're actually criminal masterminds:

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In the last decade, the popularity of videogame streamers has increased to an unthinkable degree. For whatever reason, people just can't get enough of watching people play games in the comfort of their own home. In fact, it has become so popular, that the many popular streamers can make a career out of it, earning money through advertising and donations through services like Patreon.

However, in an effort to gain more and more followers, some streamers can find themselves behaving, shall we say, immoral. One gamer who is now facing a backlash for her outrageous actions is Natalia Mogollon - also knows on Alinity on Twitch - who was caught on a live stream aggressively throwing her pet cat, CTV News reports.

The clip shows the gamer sitting in her chair, with her pet cat on her lap. She then throws the feline behind her in an aggressive motion. Mogollon has since apologized to her followers, after the video was viewed more than 6.57 million times (as of this writing) and attracted a lot of criticism.

The video was also shared by PETA, who have said the gamer needs to have her Twitch account removed "immediately":

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However, after the footage of the Saskatchewan-based gamer went viral on Twitter, several other videos from her past were once again brought to attention, many of which show Mogollon "interacting" with her pets.

In one video, the gamer takes a swig of vodka, only to them tempt her cat from drinking some out of her mouth. As you can see in the clip below, the cat is visibly distressed by this.

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Another unsurfaced video shows Mogollon kicking her dog in a way that has annoyed people on Twitter:

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One person also tweeted out a video showing 'Alinity' aggressively sticking a sticker onto her cat's face"

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Since the videos have gone viral, Mogollon has been tweeted thousands of times, with many of these condemning the gamer's actions. One person wrote:

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"You have to question. Alinity has kicked her dog, thrown her cat, and spit vodka in her cat's mouth in front of thousands of people. What does she do to her animals when no one is watching?"

The gamer has since tweeted out an apology to her followers, stating that her animals live in a "well loved, and live in a warm and caring home". She also said she is willing to cooperate with any authorities in order to validate this:

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What do you think should happen to Mogollon as a result of these actions?