Animal 24/7 Dead Lurchers

[Rachel]

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Hi All,

perhaps some of you also saw Animal 24/7 this morning (21/9/09) and know how upsetting the footage was... I am in two minds as to whether to complain or not, and I have NEVER felt this way about a TV prog. before. It was not what I expected to see and I still feel very upset two hours later...

I sat down with a cup of tea expecting the usual interesting, heartwarming stories and was quite interested to see the part of the Appleby Horse Fair - the usual horse trotting etc. and then it cut straight to the RSPCA and vet trying desparately to resuscitate an unconscious lurcher whilst its mate was shown lying dead in the back of a car having overheated in the sun. I think the other was also dead, but I had stopped watching by this point - I'm not usually the over-sentimental type but I was deeply upset.

I can't decide whether it is a good thing to show on TV to act as a deterrent re. leaving dogs in cars on hot days, or whether it was just too graphic and shocking to have been shown in such detail - and also a little sensational? I've never seen any other dead dogs on this programme, I wonder if they'd have shown dead labradors/KCS's/Westies etc. - In the same prog. a chihuahua was also removed from a vehicle - very much alive.

Perhaps made worse by my sitting next to my wonderful sleepy whippets as I watched. Am I being over sensitive? Would you complain?

Rachel

 

[Hula]

I wouldn't complain . If it helps to save the life of one dog it would be worth it :b

 

[bertha]

It's a sad life, people don't think anymore about what they are doing.

Poor dogs, there should be more publicity like that to make people aware what can happen.

A baby left in a car died where we lived at Porthtowan, Cornwall, the parents left her sleeping and went off to the beach. The windows were open a crack. When an observant car park attendant checking the cars spotted her it was to late.

Terrible.

 

[pippywhippet]

:'( :'( :'(

 

[Whippets4eva]

:'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( I watched it and found it to be very distressing and too graphic

I understand them highlighting the dangers of dogs in hot cars but they should of warned viewers that they might find the images

upsetting

They didn't manage to save the second lurcher :'( and the one in the car was already dead :'( and was seen being pulled out of the car

and just dropped into a plastic sack

When will people start realizing the dangers of a hot car :angry: :angry: and the suffering of these poor dogs

:rant: :rant: :rant: :rant:

 

[bonio]

Hi All, perhaps some of you also saw Animal 24/7 this morning (21/9/09) and know how upsetting the footage was... I am in two minds as to whether to complain or not, and I have NEVER felt this way about a TV prog. before. It was not what I expected to see and I still feel very upset two hours later...

I sat down with a cup of tea expecting the usual interesting, heartwarming stories and was quite interested to see the part of the Appleby Horse Fair - the usual horse trotting etc. and then it cut straight to the RSPCA and vet trying desparately to resuscitate an unconscious lurcher whilst its mate was shown lying dead in the back of a car having overheated in the sun. I think the other was also dead, but I had stopped watching by this point - I'm not usually the over-sentimental type but I was deeply upset.

I can't decide whether it is a good thing to show on TV to act as a deterrent re. leaving dogs in cars on hot days, or whether it was just too graphic and shocking to have been shown in such detail - and also a little sensational? I've never seen any other dead dogs on this programme, I wonder if they'd have shown dead labradors/KCS's/Westies etc. - In the same prog. a chihuahua was also removed from a vehicle - very much alive.

Perhaps made worse by my sitting next to my wonderful sleepy whippets as I watched. Am I being over sensitive? Would you complain?

Rachel

Hi there

We go to Appleby every year for the day because we only live 20 miles away. The incident with the lurchers occurred last year and both dogs did die, the owner in question was staying at the Fair but went home to Lancaster for the day and left them on their own in the car the b***ard. We never take our dogs with us but a lot of stupid people do and you see them walking them around in the heat with no water,it really makes me angry :rant: :rant: :rant:

Sonia

 

[dizzyliz]

Hi All, perhaps some of you also saw Animal 24/7 this morning (21/9/09) and know how upsetting the footage was... I am in two minds as to whether to complain or not, and I have NEVER felt this way about a TV prog. before. It was not what I expected to see and I still feel very upset two hours later...

I sat down with a cup of tea expecting the usual interesting, heartwarming stories and was quite interested to see the part of the Appleby Horse Fair - the usual horse trotting etc. and then it cut straight to the RSPCA and vet trying desparately to resuscitate an unconscious lurcher whilst its mate was shown lying dead in the back of a car having overheated in the sun. I think the other was also dead, but I had stopped watching by this point - I'm not usually the over-sentimental type but I was deeply upset.

I can't decide whether it is a good thing to show on TV to act as a deterrent re. leaving dogs in cars on hot days, or whether it was just too graphic and shocking to have been shown in such detail - and also a little sensational? I've never seen any other dead dogs on this programme, I wonder if they'd have shown dead labradors/KCS's/Westies etc. - In the same prog. a chihuahua was also removed from a vehicle - very much alive.

Perhaps made worse by my sitting next to my wonderful sleepy whippets as I watched. Am I being over sensitive? Would you complain?

Rachel

Hi there

We go to Appleby every year for the day because we only live 20 miles away. The incident with the lurchers occurred last year and both dogs did die, the owner in question was staying at the Fair but went home to Lancaster for the day and left them on their own in the car the b***ard. We never take our dogs with us but a lot of stupid people do and you see them walking them around in the heat with no water,it really makes me angry :rant: :rant: :rant:

Sonia