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Teens in animal cruelty probe over use of frogs in foosball

SINGAPORE (THE NEW PAPER) - A group of teens are being investigated after they allegedly played foosball using live frogs. A video of the incident, which surfaced online over the weekend, shows the unidentified teens unboxing about a dozen live frogs in a Burberry shoe box, with the words "Merry Christmas" splashed across the clip. It then cuts to a scene of the teens playing at a foosball table, hitting the ball around with a frog on the table trying to avoid being hit. The words "Thanks for the 100 frogs" are splashed across a second clip. Another scene shows the teens placing the ball carefully on the table, before punting it straight at one amphibian, which is smacked onto the side of the foosball table before hopping away. A third clip claimed to feature the group's "last frog". Though no faces can be seen, the footage indicates three youths, one of whom was filming, and a teenage girl were involved in the incident. Ms Jessica Kwok, group director for community animal management at the Animal and Veterinary Service (AVS), said it was concerned about the incident and is investigating. "AVS takes all feedback received from the public seriously and will look into the cases report...