A man in China, surnamed Lee, had allegedly tortured a number of cats to death, before being ambushed by a group of cat lovers who slapped him, forced him onto his knees and made him eat faeces, according to Mothership.
Videos of the incident are circulating on Chinese social media platforms.
The Global Times reported that the man had apparently pretended to adopt several cats, bringing them back with him and torturing the helpless animals.
Lee, who works as an office worker in Suzhou, also recorded himself torturing the cats and uploaded the videos online, as well as making provocative comments.
Some of the cats that he tortured reportedly died.
Ambushed
He was found after someone saw a video that he posted about going to a commercial plaza to adopt a kitten.
The person who saw the video, alerted a group of cat lovers, with 8 of them coming together to confront Lee at the commercial plaza in Suzhou on 25 February, surrounding him.
Lee was then taken to another location where they slapped and kicked him, before he confessed to torturing the cats.
They also forced him to kneel on the ground before smearing poop on his face and forcing him to eat some of it, which is believed to be human faeces, according to some netizens on Weibo.
Another video of the incident surfaced online, showing Lee being restrained by two men and admitting to killing 5 cats.
The punishment lasted through the night and went viral online, and on 1 March, the police from the Wuzhong district in Suzhou said that they are investigating the incident.
They said that they will be dealing with both Lee and the group of cat lovers who ambushed him according to the law.