Sikkim boy cries, pleads to keep chickens he raised from being taken away

The video of a little

Sikkim

boy who can be seen crying and pleading not to take away the

chickens

he raised is going viral.

The boy, who is said to be from Melli,

South Sikkim

, didn’t understand that the chickens being raised by his family were meant for poultry and couldn’t be kept by him. On being unable to stop them from being taken away, the boy broke into tears.

Take a look at the video:

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The video has been posted on Facebook by 'The Voice of Sikkim.' The boy got emotionally attached to the chickens and can be seen pleading with his family while pointing to the van, to not take them to the slaughterhouse. He even folds his hands later in the video.

When his appeals aren’t listened to, he sinks to the ground and bursts into tears. Towards the end, when it is finally time for the van to leave, he waves goodbye to the chickens. In consolation, his father also tells him he would bring more chickens for him.

The video received 21,000 likes, 800 comments, and 1,800 shares. Netizens absolutely adored the boy, calling him ‘pure,’ ‘innocent’ and ‘compassionate.’ The boy received lots of admiration and love for his ‘heart of gold.’