Dogsey

A teenager shoved a puppy face down into a bucket of freezing water in a mimic of the 'ice bucket challenge' fundraising craze.

In a clip posted online, the dog could be seen desperately trying to wriggle free, yelping as her owner thrust her into the water.

During the 19-second video the youth from London says: 'Here's my dog and she's doing the ice bucket challenge. She wants to nominate all the other dogs here and all the cats as well, yeah.'

The barefoot teenager then asks the puppy, 'You ready?' , before throwing her into the bucket with such force he loses his footing.

An RSPCA spokesman said: 'The aim of the ice bucket challenge is to raise money and awareness for charity - this 'stunt' goes against everything is stands for.

Any responsible pet owner would be shocked by this. It is likely that the puppy in the footage could have been caused distress, if not harm...Causing unnecessary suffering to an animal is an offence under law and we would strongly urge people not to copy this video.'