A YouTube video is once again the subject of controversy. This time animal activists are accusing a local wildlife board member of cruelty.

The one-minute video shows a bobcat stuck in a trap. A handler orders his dog to attack the bobcat.

"It's outrageous," said Gina Greisen, president of NV Voters for Animals. "This video is cruel and inhumane."

Greisen wants a full investigation into the video, which was originally posted on an Internet forum by Tracy Truman. Truman is the vice chair of the Clark County Advisory Board to Manage Wildlife.

FOX5's attempts to contact Truman were unsuccessful. However, the Nevada Department of Wildlife is already looking into the issue.

"The bottom line is the thing that has people concerned about this video is you have a bobcat and a dog that are interacting in a manner that is not pleasing to the eye," said Doug Nielsen with the Nevada Department of Wildlife.

Trapping is legal if one is in possession of a license.

Greisen says it goes beyond that.

"It's shocking that an appointed member of the Clark County Board would not only do this but shoot a video and post it online and call it a training video," she said.

The video has been circulating around YouTube, garnering a lot of comments. Nielsen, a conservation educator, says more information is needed before jumping to conclusions.

"Most of our trappers are good, solid folks that do what they're supposed to do," Nielsen said.

Greisen said the video speaks for itself.

"If there's not a law against what he did, then there should be," she said.

Clark County commissioners are looking into the matter and have urged Truman to explain himself.

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