Parents play cruel April Fools prank on daughter for YouTube clicks

Everleigh is visibly upset. Photo / YouTube

A famous YouTube family, who previously made headlines for allegedly faking a wildfire evacuation for a vlog, is now at the centre of online controversy again, this time for playing a cruel prank on their six-year-old daughter.

Cole and Savannah LaBrant decided to tell their 6-year-old daughter Everleigh they were giving her puppy away and she had to say goodbye to her four-legged buddy forever.

They also tried to trick viewers into believing the "sad news", in a YouTube video titled "We Have to Give Our Puppy Away ... Saying Goodbye Forever :(".

They deliver the bad news to their daughter while she is holding her puppy, Carl.

Everleigh can be seen sniffling and crying in the video while her parents explain to the camera that they don't feel like they can take good care of the dog.

"I feel like we're always gone, we're always filming, or we're out and about or at dance competitions all day. We're just always busy doing stuff, number one," the mother says. "Second, he poops and pees all over our house all the time."

"We're gonna let [Everleigh] give him away to whoever she wants," adds Cole, the father. "Who would you want to give Carl away to, Ev?"

The 6-year-old girl continues to sniffle, visibly upset at the news.

"Are you gonna miss him?" her dad asks her.

As the parents try to contain their laughter, Everleigh is in tears.

After a few excruciating minutes, they finally tell the girl that it is all an April Fools prank for their YouTube video.

The parents begin to laugh while the girl begins to cry.

"Too far?" the dad asks.