Police have arrested an 18-year-old on suspicion of animal cruelty after a video appeared on-line showing to indicate a person throwing a cat off a cliff.

Lancashire Police launched an investigation after the power was made conscious of the video by social media customers.

A spokesman mentioned on Wednesday: "An 18-year-old man from Carnforth arrested on suspicion of animal cruelty has been released under investigation while our enquiries continue."

The footage, described by some Twitter customers as "sick", exhibits a person hurling a black and white cat off the ledge of a former quarry in Carnforth into water down under.

The power had mentioned on Tuesday it was reviewing the footage and conducting additional enquiries.

It additionally issued a warning over threats and anti-social behaviour.

"We are aware some people have targeted those shown in the video and their families and subjected them to threats and anti-social behaviour," it added.

"We would remind people any criminal behaviour will be dealt with robustly."

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People discovered responsible of animal cruelty face a most jail sentence of 5 years. In addition, offenders may obtain an infinite high quality.

An RSPCA spokesperson mentioned: "We would like to thank everyone who reported this.

"Lancashire Police are coping with this matter and we might strongly encourage individuals to not share this video additional."