Police in the UK have launched an investigation after footage has appeared online showing two male youths throwing a terrified dog from a cliff edge into the sea.
In the sickening footage which is believed to have been captured in Falmouth, Cornwall, the two youths can be heard laughing whilst one of them dangles the dog over the cliff before it is cruely thrown over.
Although the dog thought to be a spaniel made it to shore a short time later, it was thankfully uninjured in the incident.
Police say they are treating the incident very seriously as the dog can clearly be seen highly distressed in the footage.
It is believed that the dog has been taken into the care of the RSPCA who are assisting police in their investigations.