Emmerdale hit with nearly 1k Ofcom complaints after fans were left furious over harrowing dog scenes
EMMERDALE has been hit by almost 1,000 Ofcom complaints after a harrowing dog abuse scene.
The ITV soap caused uproar amongst viewers with the sickening scenes that saw abusive vet Tom King harm his pet dog in an effort to bring his wife Belle Dingle back under his control.
Vile Tom’s abuse of Belle received complaints – but nothing compared to him harming Piper the dog
ITVPoor Piper was tortured by Tom in his sick plan[/caption]
Now it has been revealed that 876 viewers contacted the television regulator over the scenes.
In a hard to watch moment, he loomed over adorable pup Piper with a syringe in his hand.
He then bitterly said: “Don’t worry, this is going to hurt me more than it hurts you… then again, maybe not.”
The cameras cut away as the pup started whimpering.
Viewers were so distressed at the idea of the pet coming to harm, show bosses had to clarify the dog was OK on X (formerly Twitter).
“These scenes can be distressing to watch, but we want to remind you that Minnie (AKA Piper) is a very good actor and is always living her best life on set!
“We can confirm that no harm has come to her whatsoever.”
“First time ever i had to turn off emmerdale its hard to watch,” wrote one fan.
“You shouldn’t show such disturbing scenes, the Human abuse is bad enough, needs to be over asap,” complained another.
Getting the dog sick is part of Tom’s latest disturbing plan to get control over poor Belle.
Tom’s plan worked and Belle checked herself out of the mental health clinic.
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She’s back under his control and next week there will be a worrying development when Belle discovers she’s pregnant.
But will it further cement Tom’s control over Belle?
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