Nyasha Michelle
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In her home in northern England, Nicola Baird is scrolling through social media on her phone when a post stops her.
Se nÀyttÀÀ yleisöstÀ, joka on puolivÀriÀ ygantilaisia. HÀn pysyvÀt hÀneltÀ, jonka jÀrjestÀminen oli rauhassa. MielestÀni se oli todella haastavaa. HÀn pyysi donaatioita, jotta saadaan terveydenhuoltoa. HÀn pysyi, ettÀ hÀn on puolivÀri, hÀn tekee parhaansa. Nikola rakastaa hÀnet. HÀnellÀ on neljÀ, joista on puolivÀri Sebi. Sebi, menet. Sebi, menet.
HyvÀ lapsi. He ovat niin loistavia. He ovat erittÀin rakastavia. Ja minusta he ovat ystÀvyys ja he ovat perhe. Ja tÀmÀ hÀn, joka kutsutaan Finnin Ugandaan sosiaalisen media-postissa, joka tarvitsee apua, nÀyttÀÀ paljon kuin hÀnen hÀnestÀ. Postissa sanotaan, ettÀ Finn on tullut kohdalle. He tarvitsevat nopeasti rahaa kÀsittelyyn. He ovat kertoneet hÀnet.
HÀn oli todella tyytyvÀinen. Olemme vain tekemÀssÀ parhaamme. Olemme todella rakastaneet Finnia. HÀn oli jÀrjestelmÀllÀ. Haluamme auttaa hÀntÀ. MeillÀ ei ole rahaa. Haluamme aina nÀhdÀ ihmisten parhaat asiat. Sanoin, ettÀ mitÀ voimme tehdÀ? MikÀ on veterinaariturvallisuus? HÀn sanoi, ettÀ meillÀ on hienoja vetterit, joita voimme kÀyttÀÀ, mutta ne ovat erittÀin kallioita.
Nikola antaa hÀnelle 80 Yhdysvaltoja. Hieman pÀivÀn jÀlkeen hÀn antaa hÀnelle kuvia hÀnestÀ, joka on luultavasti loppuun loppuun loppuun. Mutta jotain ei tuntua oikein. Ei kukaan, joka huoltaa hÀnet, jos hÀn on ottanut hÀnet onnistumaan ja hÀn haluaa parhaan hÀnet.
would then place that dog in the filth that they had placed him. Nobody, it doesn't matter where you're from or your level of education, you would not place a dog in that environment. I work in the veterinary sector and I sent the image to my colleagues and they confirmed my fears that it was not a legitimate operation. You know, this is abuse. And actually that was their comments, this is abuse.
Minua tuntui todella pysyvÀltÀ ja olin todella pysyvÀltÀ, ettÀ hÀn oli syntynyt tuohon kÀrsimykseen. Katsomme montia erilaisia samanlaisia kampanjoja, jotka rakentavat rahoja hengityksellÀ Ugandaan. Monet niistÀ ovat yhdestÀ puolesta. Mitiana. Se on kaksi tuntia menossa Kampalaan. Katsottuna, nÀmÀ Mitiana-pÀivÀt nÀyttÀvÀt olevan rakentaneet montia tuhansia dollaria. Mutta missÀ se raho on itse asiassa menossa?
This is For the Love of Dogs, an Africa Eye investigation for the BBC World Service. I'm Nyasha Michelle. Nikola starts watching these posts more closely. Soon Nikola's social media feeds are full of similar posts.
Help me. My dogs are going to die. No one will care for them. I'm calling upon your support. Young men in Uganda ask him for money. Dogs they say they have rescued that are starving, that are badly injured. As you see, our dogs are hungry. Please, we need your help.
The closer she looks, the more she's convinced they are scams. So now every time she sees a similar video, she leaves a comment. Be careful. Sometimes she even messages the people donating. The donors that were sending money to the scammers were middle-aged white women that were animal lovers, generally very religious ladies.
Kun kontaktin heitÀ, olin aina todella tyytyvÀinen heille sanoa, ettÀ tÀmÀ tapahtuu, koska tiedÀn, kuinka huonosti olin. Se alkaa ottaa hÀnen elÀmÀÀn. HÀn tarvitsee apua. Aloitin kanavan ja ihmiset koko maailman kontaktivat minua sanoen, ettÀ he olivat ajatteleet samaa asiaa. Se oli niin kiva nÀhdÀ kanavan, joka osoittaa, mitÀ tapahtuu. Se oli todella kiva olla voinut työskennellÀ niin monia tyytyvÀisiÀ elÀmystÀvÀt, jotka halusivat nÀhdÀ,
In 2024 Nikola set up this group called We Won't Be Scammed or WWBS. Today a few of the group are online discussing their next steps.
Ilmaiset ovat vain rahojen tehtÀviÀ koneita heille. Se tÀytyy pysÀhtyÀ. MeillÀ on myös se ongelma. MeidÀn tÀytyy vahvistaa vahvistajia, jotka jatkuvat donoittamista. MeillÀ on yli 20 naisia. Me olemme kaikki naisia. MeillÀ on koko maailman, USA, Australiassa, Italiassa, Puolassa, Suomessa, Singapuolassa, aivan kaikkialla.
JÀlleen ja jÀlleen samat videot nÀyttÀvÀt. Samat nÀyttelmÀt, samat vaikeudet. Ja monissa niissÀ saman hÀnet. Olimme nÀhneet hÀnet Instagramissa, TikTokissa, X, jopa LinkedInissÀ. HÀnen nimi on Rasset.
Oh my friend, dear Lucette, I really love you so much. I really love you, Lucette. In the videos, the fox-red Labrador lies on the ground, weak and thin. His leg is badly injured. He looks in a terrible state. He is crying out in pain.
He looked severely abused. It was very, very distressing for me and everyone on the group. We were heartbroken and felt helpless. Under the videos are dozens of comments. People asking for updates, people sending more money. But Russet isn't getting better. In fact, he's getting worse. In some videos he appears to be getting veterinary treatment.
Olimme nÀhneet hÀnet vahvasti pysyvÀksi ja ihmiset, jotka olivat ympÀrillÀ hÀntÀ, eivÀt olleet tietoja, mitÀ he tekevÀt.
He are crying out in agony again and they are poking the wound, which no vet would ever do. But they are poking him in this wound while he is fully conscious. There is just no treatment protocol there. It is just complete abuse. Nikola becomes convinced that Russet's injuries are not accidental. That he is being deliberately hurt to make the videos more shocking and raise more money.
We want to find out whether she's right. To do that, we need to try and find Russet and the people raising money in his name. You're listening to the documentary from the BBC World Service. Tapahtuipa kerran, ettÀ pessimisti, optimisti ja saletisti suunnittelivat tapasiltaa. Ja niinhÀn siinÀ kÀvi, ettÀ saletisti onnistui. Saletisti onnistuu! Saletisti onnistuu!
Videos of Rasset and other dogs don't reveal much about where they're filmed. But when we start comparing posts from different accounts, something stands out.