Valkyrae says HasanAbi ‘would by no means ever abuse’ his canine

YouTube and Twitch star Rachell “Valkyrae” has commented on the ‘CollarGate’ controversy involving political commentator Hasan “HasanAbi.” For these unaware, HasanAbi has been within the headlines ever since a video went viral, during which he was seen reprimanding his pet canine, Kaya. The scenario has led netizens and standard streamers, reminiscent of Felix “xQc” and Ethan Klein, to imagine that Hasan allegedly used a shock collar on his dog.

Throughout a livestream on October 9, 2025, Valkyrae shared her ideas on the controversy, acknowledging that she was conscious of the scenario. Whereas claiming that the viral video “did look horrible” and that it was “actually unhealthy,” the co-owner of 100 Thieves “verified” that Kaya is the “most liked, spoiled, and well-trained” canine:

“Oh, sure, I’ve seen the Kaya, the Kaya stuff. And let me inform you, Kaya is effectively… to start with, the clip did look horrible. The clip was actually unhealthy. It was so unhealthy. And it is comprehensible why everybody was freaking out about it. However I can confirm that Kaya is essentially the most liked and spoiled and simply essentially the most effectively skilled, and greatest little child or large child that I’ve ever been round and that I’ve ever seen. Massive, large, large child.”

Valkyrae then expressed her perception that HasanAbi “would by no means ever abuse” Kaya:

“However yeah, it is type of loopy… you’ll suppose that this type of outrage we might have seen it in direction of, like, the genocide and stuff, however you already know, the priorities on this world usually are not the place they need to be. However, alas. However, alas. ‘It is herd mentality.’ I imply, I feel from the clip, it is comprehensible why folks have been very involved. However simply figuring out Hasan and figuring out, like, how I have been round Kaya lots and him, and I similar to know that he would by no means ever abuse Kaya.”

Valkyrae “needs extra folks would put extra power” into calling out criminals, murderers, genocidal apologists, whereas discussing the HasanAbi ‘CollarGate’ controversy

Whereas enjoying Valorant, Valkyrae mentioned the latest dog collar controversy involving HasanAbi, stating that she “needs extra folks would put extra power” into calling out criminals, murderers, genocidal apologists, and different unhealthy actors.

She elaborated:

“I simply want that extra folks would put extra power into hating, like, intercourse traffickers, the genocidal apologists, like, folks which are, like, getting raped and folks which are getting killed. All these children which are getting murdered. Pedophiles. Like, precise criminals. Like, the place is the power? The place is it?!”

Valkyrae made headlines on August 28, 2025, when she responded to allegations of homophobia.