Man in Thailand threw dog into the sea at least five times & laughed about it

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An animal welfare group in Thailand has filed a lawsuit against a man after a video surfaced of him throwing a dog repeatedly into the sea.

The clip, shared by Watchdog Thailand Foundation on Facebook on Thursday (6 Feb), showed the man holding the puppy with his hands and forcefully throwing it into the sea.

Man in Thailand continues throwing dog into the sea after it swims back

When the dog swims back to him, he picks it up and throws it back into the water again.

He does this a total of five times in the video, occasionally turning to his friend recording the act and sharing a laugh.