Woman Makes ‘Heartbreaking’ Video Of Pet Dog’s Death, Post Goes Viral On Tik Tok

A Tik Toker posted a heartbreaking video of her dog dying. The video went viral and was liked by millions but at the same time, it also receiving criticism from many viewers.

Tik Toker Emma Conger posted the sad video of her pet dog, Sparky, on April 25. The video received 2.8 million views and about 109,500 comments as of Thursday.

The video shows Sparky lying on Conger’s lap at the back of a car, staring at the camera taking its last breath. Conger was on her way to the veterinary emergency room after the dog started showing unusual behavior.

"Sparky was acting weird so we took him to the ER," the text over the video read.

Conger is then seen pushing the dog on a stretcher into the emergency room. It’s only then she found out what actually happened to her beloved friend.

“Turns out he had a ruptured tumor and internal bleeding,” the text read while Conger was seen crying inside her car.

The dog was brought into a room on a stretcher. The dog kept staring at the camera when the hospital officials tried to revive it. Conger was heard crying while all this was happening and the text over the video read “Little did I know I would be saying goodbye to my best friend.”

She was seen petting the dog while crying and was heard saying “I’m sorry” just before the veterinarian said, “He’s passed.”

The video was widely viewed and received support and condolences from viewers. But some found the video disturbing. They said why someone would do something like this, questioning Conger’s choice to publicize such a shocking and emotional moment.

"Why'd you record the entire thing," one of the commenters wrote. Few others asked how and why Conger had the "time" to record a video when a loved one was dying.

"I can't believe I just saw a dog literally die on TikTok, Why would you post something like that? For clout? Ban her," a person commented after the video went viral on Twitter. “I thought the dog had already passed away. I was sad, but now that I know the dog was taking its last breath I’m mortified," another tweet read.

Conger, who goes by the TikTok username @md_mermaid, responded to the criticism. She commented on the video saying that she didn't plan on making the video and that she was "doing everything to try and cope but it wasn't working so I tried doing this and it helped some."

James Serpell, the director of the Center for the Interaction of Animals and Society at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Veterinary Medicine, said the video didn’t have any exploitative content. However, he added that it is odd to have posted videos from such an emotional moment.