This one really got me.

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bostin01

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55 posts

217 months

Thursday 17th March 2011
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Like most of us, I have been watching the developments in Japan with amazement at the shear scale of the damage and suffering.

I have until now though, felt almost detached from it all, as if not able to appreciate what's gone on. I've watched all the clips and followed the stories with interest but it's taken until watching this clip to get the old emotions running about it all.

Does this make me weird, that animals suffering gets to me more than people?

Anyway it's has got a happy ending.


http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=794_1300315026

Jasandjules

70,504 posts

236 months

Friday 18th March 2011
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bostin01 said:
Does this make me weird, that animals suffering gets to me more than people?
To many people I suspect, but not to me.





P101

1,256 posts

165 months

Friday 18th March 2011
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I'm the same, animals are generally nicer creatures than a lot of human beings.

Moo27

395 posts

180 months

Friday 18th March 2011
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Im exactly the same... animals are far more defensless than us humans, they cant speak for themselves, they cant cry for help and they SO depend on us to help them...

Georgiegirl

869 posts

216 months

Friday 18th March 2011
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Yep same here. As a rule people leave me cold, but animals suffering breaks my heart.

Streps

2,451 posts

173 months

Friday 18th March 2011
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Wish i had a friend like that.

mrmaggit

10,146 posts

255 months

Friday 18th March 2011
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Streps said:
Wish i had a friend like that.
Amen to that. Dusty here, isn't it?

jj333

442 posts

166 months

Saturday 19th March 2011
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Same here, no logical reason for it but I regularly donate to animal charities instead of human charities. Even had a charity collector tell me to "get my priorities stright" after telling him I only give to animal charities - says it all really.

What really worries me is that a news item on an abused animal makes my blood boil and i'll read it back to front where as national stories on human abuse (Baby P for example) I will skate over. I think I need help wobble

Catz

4,812 posts

218 months

Saturday 19th March 2011
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Awwww ... glad there was a happy ending!