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Last night, The British Animal Honors 2013 brought to light some wonderful, disgusting and heart-rending stories. All the animals featured in last night’s celebration had loving, devoted owners, and happily-ever-after stories. There were dogs, horses, cats, otters, even endangered fish.
A segment on cruelty to captive bears was harrowing. The large animals wearing metal appendages around their body were confined to a cage so small they couldn't turn. Resuced after a life of subjection to constant withdrawal of their fluids, they now live free in a large park.
A segment on cruelty to captive bears was harrowing. The large animals wearing metal appendages around their body were confined to a cage so small they couldn't turn. Resuced after a life of subjection to constant withdrawal of their fluids, they now live free in a large park.
Chiew Lin May/Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Center
The show showed the achievements of the country’s most extraordinary animals; there were the absolutely adorable, those who play a vital role in airport security, in international war zones, and many who have transformed their owners’ lives.
The first winner, Haatchi, the three-legged mutt who survived being hit by a train and befriended a seriously disabled youngster, didn't say much—not even a bark, although his wagging tail expressed happiness. A snippet from stage show War Horse showed some of the trials horses went through in the Second World War. Afterwards, most horses were abandoned overseas. There were a couple of genuinely jaw-dropping moments. The guide dog with the ability to tell its owner when a seizure was approaching, with exactly 42 minutes’ notice, for example, and the sniffer dog which escaped capture from the Taliban in Afghanistan.
The first winner, Haatchi, the three-legged mutt who survived being hit by a train and befriended a seriously disabled youngster, didn't say much—not even a bark, although his wagging tail expressed happiness. A snippet from stage show War Horse showed some of the trials horses went through in the Second World War. Afterwards, most horses were abandoned overseas. There were a couple of genuinely jaw-dropping moments. The guide dog with the ability to tell its owner when a seizure was approaching, with exactly 42 minutes’ notice, for example, and the sniffer dog which escaped capture from the Taliban in Afghanistan.
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And as lifetime achievement awards go in the animal world, Born Free ’s Virginia McKenna took some beating. Her standing ovation was richly deserved, and her passionate, inspirational, show-stealing speech moving. She spoke about how every human and animal on earth should be free, not confined to a cage and subjected to unspeakably cruel treatment.
Overall, I enjoyed watching the British Animal Awards. However, Virginia McKenna's impassioned speech left me wondering about pot plants. They are living things, confined to a container, and at the owner's mercy. Only last year, my prized (I mean respected and esteemed)bay tree died from a disease, despite my every effort to save it. Had the tree been free, maybe it could have overcome the skirmish.
Overall, I enjoyed watching the British Animal Awards. However, Virginia McKenna's impassioned speech left me wondering about pot plants. They are living things, confined to a container, and at the owner's mercy. Only last year, my prized (I mean respected and esteemed)bay tree died from a disease, despite my every effort to save it. Had the tree been free, maybe it could have overcome the skirmish.
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