Rapper Timal was taken into custody on Wednesday August 31 in Noisiel (Seine-et-Marne) after posting a video of him kicking one of his dogs, AFP learned from a police source. and with the Meaux public prosecutor's office.
The 25-year-old artist was arrested on Wednesday morning in Champs-sur-Marne and placed in police custody for "
acts of cruelty to a domestic animal
", the Meaux prosecutor's office told AFP.
The day before, Ruben Louis, his real name, had posted a video on the social network Snapchat where he kicked one of his two dogs three times in the head, with the inscription "
asshole go
".
The two animals were taken from him and an animal protection association filed a complaint, the prosecution said.
Several associations including the SPA and the 30 Million Friends Foundation announced during the day to take legal action.
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This case echoes Kurt Zouma, a French international defender sentenced in June by British justice to 180 hours of community service for having mistreated his cat, after the broadcast of a video that went viral which had provoked indignant reactions.
Timal made himself known to the general public in February, with the single "
Filtered
", featuring rapper Gazo.
At the top of the Snep (Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique) singles sales chart for a week in March, the track now has more than 52 million plays on Spotify, the world's leading music platform, and almost as many. views for the clip on YouTube.
Five days ago he released his new single, "
Chameleon
",
