"ITV apologizes over rat eating row"
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091207/wl_uk_afp/australiabritainmediajusticeanimalitv
This news story is just so bizarre that I have to comment on it. Apparently there's this big controversy in Australia after some television stars killed, cooked, and ate a rat for some TV stunt, supposedly a "jungle endurance test". I keep picturing in my head something like Survivor or Fear Factor, but no matter what type of show it was for, killing a rat is illegal in Australia, qualifying as animal cruelty. While I do think killing animals is very cruel, especially to make money off some publicity stunt, I do wonder why killing other animals for food is not considered the same. Seems a bit hypocritical to me, but that's just me.
About Me
- Trisha
- Whenever I paint, I put my left arm behind my back, and when I'm really focused on my art, I've been told that my breathing gets heavier. Walking barefoot is my petit bonheur, and trees are the most fascinating thing on this planet. I could eat a whole jar of peanutbutter slowly by the spoonful, especially if you sit me down in front of a movie, or two, or three. Sleeping with the window open makes for the best night's rest. I like to sit on the floor, even when a chair is available, which is ironic, because I really like to design furniture. The place where the Cleveland Indians play will always be Jacob's Field, and drawing with a pencil and paper will always beat out Photoshop. Cleaning my room with music blasting makes me happy. Funny, cause I've been unanimously voted the messiest in my house. When I think of the house I will own when I'm older, it involves a library, an art studio, floor-length windows with ivy crawling up the panes, and a roof I can easily climb on. It also involves secret passageways and those creepy paintings with spyholes for eyes. My kids are getting a treehouse whether they want one or not. As it turns out, I didn’t have to swim to Europe.
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