Delco Woman Who Tortured Animals On Livestream Convicted: Authorities

UPPER DARBY, PA — A Delaware County woman and Internet personality who tortured animals as part of a social media act has been convicted on numerous charges of animal abuse, officials said.

Anigar Monsee, of Upper Darby, tortured rabbits, chickens, pigeons, and other animals in her kitchen on Youtube livestream while soliciting likes from her audience, according to police.

PETA reported the woman's channel to authorities after discovering the disturbing footage.

PETA's Emergency Response Team Director Kristin Rickman told Patch the videos are called "crush videos," and feature people trampling or mutilating small animals for the viewers' sexual gratification. This was shown by Monsee's clothes in the videos, sexual conversation, discussing body parts, and multiple viewers asking to "love with her feet" and do various things to the animals, according to Rickman.

These videos began appearing on Monsee's YouTube channel more than a year ago, and many are still visible, Rickman said. She said it's unlikely the videos were never reported to YouTube since they began being posted, and said if they were reported, the sheer amount of content uploaded to the platform likely lead to reports being missed by content moderation protocols.

"Once the videos were played in court, it was a wrap," animal rights group Revolution Philadelphia said in a statement. "It was extremely distressing just seeing what she did to those animals. We cannot even begin to imagine the absolute torture and prolonged suffering the animals endured. Thank you to everyone that advocated for the animals since her arrest in January of 2024."

Sentencing is set for July 17.

With reporting from Patch correspondent Max Bennett