WATCH: YouTube Star Brooke Houts Accused Of Beating & Spitting On Pet Dog In Disturbing Video

A viral video of YouTube creator Brooke Houts appearing to spit on and hit her dog has gotten the attention of the Los Angeles Police Department, RadarOnline.com has learned.

The shocking and disturbing video shows Houts apparently smacking and spitting on her dog for interrupting her recording session. The unedited version of the video was uploaded to YouTube as a mistake and was taken down shortly after but lives on via social media sites.

“Our Animal Cruelty Task Force has received numerous complaints about the video, an LAPD media representative told The Verge.  “And we are currently looking into the matter.”

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Houts, who has more than 330,000 subscribers, issued an apology on Twitter, defending herself by claiming that she was upset during filming and had been "playing up her mood in the video."

"I want to clarify that I am NOT a dog abuser or animal abuser in any way, shape or form," she stated. "Anyone who has witnessed or heard true animal abuse will be able to clearly see that."

Houts also blamed her behavior on the fact that her dog is 75 pounds and “when he is jumping up in my face with his mouth open, I, as a dog parent, have to show him that this behavior is unacceptable.”

Reaction has been immediate and disparaging. Even disgraced YouTube star Logan Paul had harsh words for Houts.

“discipline your animals should they misbehave. i get it,” Paul tweeted. “but despite the hitting, the spitting is a totally unwarranted, inappropriate, and vile display of energy that makes this woman completely unfit to own that dog."