text: A video has emerged that shows the horrifying moment two French backpackers attempted to torch a native Australian quokka. The disturbing footage sees Thibaud Jean Leon Vallet, 24, and his cousin Jean Mickael Batrikian, 18, use a deodorant can and a lighter to set the marsupial alight in Rottnest Island on April 3. The men told Fairfax Media outside court on Saturday, 'you think we're monsters? We didn't hurt the quokka. We have pets at home.' Scroll down for video . Video has emerged showing the horrific moment two French tourists set alight an Australian quokka . Using a deodorant can and lighter, the men torch the defenseless creature which quickly scampers away . Both men are heard laughing uncontrollably after igniting the quokka before one said 'Don't do that, why?' The creature survived the incident by scampering away, but was singed by the flame. Both of the tourists pleaded guilty to animal cruelty at Fremantle Magistrate's Court on Friday. They were each fined $4000 and will be held behind bars for seven days if they fail to pay the fines. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, Magistrate Elizabeth Langdon commented on their cruelty, calling the offence 'abhorrent.' 'One can only imagine the impact caused to the quokka,' she said. 'Obviously it would have been fearful as a result of what occurred.' The men can be heard uncontrollably laughing after igniting the native Australian creature . The quokka is a small wallaby and resembles a diminutive version of the kangaroo with thick brown fur . Both men were on a working holiday and were spending three months in Rottnest Island working as cleaners. As a result of the incident, both men lost their job. They also had their passports confiscated and are expected to be leaving Australia soon. The quokka, classed by the government as 'vulnerable', is a small wallaby and resembles a diminutive version of the kangaroo with thick, rough, grey-brown fur. It is found only in the south-west of Western Australia state and on the offshore islands of Rottnest and Bald. Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.
target: Video has emerged showing the moment 2 French tourists torch a quokka .
  Footage sees men laugh after igniting the creature with aerosol and lighter .
  The marsupial survived by scampering away, but was singed by the flame .
  Both men received $4000 fines and had their passports confiscated .
  They were on a working holiday, spending three months in Rottnest Island .