Cape Town – The National Council of Societies for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (NSPCA) says it is seeking information regarding an unidentified man seen in a video ruthlessly shooting cattle in a kraal.
The NSPCA posted the video on its Facebook page after it received the footage last week.
In the video, a man who is armed with a gun is seen shooting a herd of cattle while voices of people in the background can be heard chanting and laughing as the cows fall to the ground.
According to IOL, although the soundtrack to the video is largely inaudible, Toti Wilds said the persons in the background were speaking isiZulu, which suggested the incident happened in KwaZulu-Natal.
“According to one of our members, this is what can be understood from the conversations: this guy paid lobola to these people with these cows, his woman cheated on him with another man, he failed to get his cows back, so he decided to shoot them,” the reported quoted Toti Wilds as saying.
Man shooting all cattle he settled for lobola, after discovering that his wife’s cheating ??? #ConfessionChallenge pic.twitter.com/3qA0JP9tc1
— ?Khokane (@Khokane) January 20, 2022
The NSPCA concurred, saying: “It was later revealed across social media platforms that the man seen shooting the cattle had committed the deed seemingly in an act of revenge. It is alleged that his wife (whom he had paid “Lobola” for with the cattle) had been unfaithful to him.
“It is not established how many cattle were shot; however, one animal was shot in the face and the next animal was shot in the abdomen and it is evident that both animals did not die immediately.
“There are no follow-up shots to indicate that the animals were killed outright.”
The NSPCA said it had been unsuccessful in trying to obtain information in establishing the particulars of the shooter.
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Compiled by Betha Madhomu
