Rabat - (AFP) - A video clip documenting the killing of a cat by a dog at the instigation of its owner sparked a wave of resentment in Morocco on social media, with a demand for the girl's imprisonment.

The video shows a young woman inciting a dog to attack a small cat, which led to her death, according to local media, noting that the incident occurred in the city of Fez (north), and that the girl broadcast the tape on social media.

After that, the hashtag “imprisonment for a cat killer” spread on Twitter and Facebook during the past two days, and many bloggers expressed their condemnation of the “torture and killing of cats,” as well as the fact that this was photographed and the pictures broadcasted.

One blogger wrote that the scene was "indescribable", while another called for shaming the "ruthless" girl... If the cat is speechless, let's speak for it!

Bloggers also called on the authorities to intervene to open an investigation and "imprison the cat-killer".

The local "Madar 21" website said that citizens of the city of Fez "filed complaints against the young woman who assaulted the cat with the king's attorney."

Pictures or videos of similar separate incidents have previously sparked great discontent in Morocco over the past years.

Moroccan criminal law punishes with imprisonment between two and six months anyone who "unnecessarily kills or mutilates (...) any of the domesticated animals."