Cool or cruel?

Dean Potter, rock-climber, high-liner and Base jumper, leapt off the the Eiger mountain in Switzerland in a wingsuit with his dog.

The jump was filmed in its entirety by Potter’s GoPro and a camera crew, from Whisper being taken out to a rock on a pulley system, to the pair’s safe landing.

It all seems to be in good fun - but is it okay?

The video has polarised viewers, with some brandishing the act ‘animal cruelty’ and an attempt to get ‘more views and an extra thrill’, while others have called the dog ‘lucky’ with one user remarking ‘happy dog, happy owner’.