Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably heard of the notorious “Puppy Pitcher.”

A graphic video was posted on YouTube; the video depicts a teenage girl with a red hooded sweater and blond hair throwing six newborn puppies into a coursing river.
Throughout the video, the puppies can be heard squealing and barking for mercy before they are thrown, flailing their limbs desperately before they crash into the water.
The girl in question seems to have no problem with throwing the puppies. Giggling throughout the video, she can clearly be heard saying “whee!” before throwing another puppy.

The video, although removed because of YouTube’s terms of service, was saved and became the center of international attention. Celebrities such as Twilight star Kellan Lutz have openly said how disgusted they are by the video. Transformers director Michael Bay has reportedly offered $50,000 reward to anyone that can give information on the girl.

Animal protection agencies denounced the video and condemned the girl for her actions. Many Facebook groups were created; one of which, “Find the girl who threw the puppies into the river,” has over 47,000 members. Many sites started a global search for the girl, with sites such as tumblr and 4chan leading the charge.

From the video, one can assume that she is a blond, European female, which wasn’t much information to start with.

Throughout the search for the girl, many false accusations occurred. A girl named Antonia Mistvic was thought to be the girl, and she was bombarded by death threats and denouncements until she eventually closed her Facebook account. It was later revealed that she was just an innocent German schoolgirl.

As the international backlash intensified, a story about an elderly old woman who rescued five puppies from a river surfaced. The article stated that the woman found and rescued five puppies from a river before they died.

While this may be news to rejoice, the puppies in the video were black and white, while the puppies she rescued were brown and black. Its widely speculated that the woman fabricated this story to take heat off the girl, but instead the search continued.

An apology video made supposedly by the girl who threw the puppies was posted on YouTube. She identified herself as Katja Puschnik.

The video is frozen on one frame of the infamous video, and states, “I would like to apologize for my behavior. The puppies belonged to my grandma and she told me to get rid of them because they were only three days  [old] and were ill. They had parasites from their mother. I didn’t knew exactly what to do so I thrown them in the river because it was a short death. I did not want to make them suffer. I am really sorry for this :-( ”

The video apology has been removed from youtube, and the girl’s identity could not be verified.
The search continued, failing to yield any real results until Bosnian Police said they have identified the girl. The police found her with anonymous tips from animal protection agencies in the country.

The girl in question lived in Bugojno, Bosnia. She was then arrested. Under Bosnian law, people who torture or kill animals can be fined anywhere from $19-$6400. She is a juvenile and her name has not been released because of the excess amount of death threats she has received and fear of what will happen if that information is leaked to the world.

After watching the video I was extremely disgusted by the girl’s action. Not only were her actions irresponsible, she shows no remorse whatsoever for her actions.
She obviously needs help. I’ve never heard of a girl who took pleasure in throwing puppies in a river and became a normal and productive member of society.

However, the reaction of people who watch the video think she should receive a harsher punishment than jail or a fine. Some people think that she should receive the death penalty for her crimes.

Yes, she did a horrible thing, but the death penalty is a stretch for me. There are people who have murdered other people and they still have been forgiven eventually. The girl shouldn’t get the death penalty, but she should be punished nevertheless.