Hasan Piker’s Dog Yelping During Livestream Sparks Viral Debate, Backlash
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asan Piker, an influential left-wing streamer , has responded to a viral debate over his dog after it yelped during a livestream.
"They’re claiming that the most well-trained, and the most spoiled, best kept dog on the planet is actually being abused by me, apparently," Piker said, referencing the fallout, and said he suspected it was coming from "Crazy haters."
Newsweek has reached out to Piker via social media message and to Twitch and Los Angeles animal service via email for comment.
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Be it YouTube or Twitch, in 2025 streamers are becoming more prevalent with followings that are tantamount to those of conventional celebrities. The combination of this visibility and the hotly contentious nature of the internet in 2025 mean that controversies involving streamers are regular, as is criticism being leveled at them .
The original incident occurred during a livestream, while he was speaking about America. In this livestream, the dog can be seen in the background of the video behind Piker laying down. While he is speaking, the dog stands up and starts walking around, and Piker says, "Kaya please just f****** go, just stop," and while he is saying this, the dog yelps. He then says, "You’re being such a baby."
Piker then says that the dog is incredibly spoiled by his mother.
A clip of the incident has been viewed 2.7 million times on X. Piker has received criticism from other creators, including Tectone, and social media users. Most of the criticism is centered on allegations that he is using the dog as a prop in his content, and that he is using a shock collar.
The discourse surrounding the incident has spiraled to the extent that it prompted a response from Piker.
Reading a comment from a viewer who wrote that he had shocked the dog with a button, before responding sarcastically: "Yeah, in my evil villain lair."
He added that his dog must have either jumped off a bed in a strange manner or clipped her foot.
A clip of the livestream in which Piker addressed the claims has been viewed more than 400,000 times on X as of reporting.
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Piker, one of the most influential Left wing pundits, famously hates America, he screamed "I FUCKING HATE THIS COUNTRY SO MUCH” right before he shocked his dog. This peach of a guy also thinks Jews are inbred, supports killing Republicans and thinks America deserved 9-11. Apparently, the dog must sit still on the bed for hours as a prop during the stream or gets it gets punished.
It will be interesting to see if dog torture finally is a bridge to far for him with the left as they tend to value dogs more than humans they disagree with.
Apparently, he's voluntarily posted video of himself abusing dogs in the past. Here's one of him telling a dog to "stay, or I'm gonna f**king kill you" and pulling it by the tail, which can paralyze a dog given the tails connection to the spine.
Get back to us when he shoots the dog ala Bullshit Barbie Noem.
What do you think, will torturing dogs finally hurt his popularity with the left when antisemitism, and America hatred don't, or does his hatred of America and Jewish people make him so popular that torturing dogs will be overlooked? It's a good test of what matters more to the left.