My friend Balaur (her Animal Jam username) brought up a horrible topic, something that she thought that I should post on PAWS;
Animals in scary situations being filmed on-camera.
Animals in scary situations being filmed on-camera.
For example, imagine being a cat and having your head caught in a fishbowl whilst you were trying to catch a fish. You would panic and try to get it off, right? Well, some humans might pick up their cameras and take photo after photo as the poor animal struggled. >.<
Now wouldn't that be an awful and horrid experience for you if you were a cat?
Now wouldn't that be an awful and horrid experience for you if you were a cat?
Here's a video of a cat that was stuck in a fishbowl: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yQDO1pmLU4
Now wouldn't you be terrified if YOU were the cat, and you had to figure out how to get out BY YOURSELF, while being filmed?!
Sometimes 'funny animal videos' unquote are terribly traumatizing to the animals!
"Imagine if you were standing in front of unfamiliar people. Imagine if they were pointing a camera at you, forcing you to do something that you didn't want to do." -Balaur
This very preventable form of animal cruelty NEEDS to stop.
Balaur, if you have anything else to add, please comment it and I'll add it in.
EDIT:
Apparently, in some videos where animals don't want to make certain noises, the owners feed it something bad that causes it to make those noises! Awful! DX
~Edwing
Now wouldn't you be terrified if YOU were the cat, and you had to figure out how to get out BY YOURSELF, while being filmed?!
Sometimes 'funny animal videos' unquote are terribly traumatizing to the animals!
"Imagine if you were standing in front of unfamiliar people. Imagine if they were pointing a camera at you, forcing you to do something that you didn't want to do." -Balaur
This very preventable form of animal cruelty NEEDS to stop.
Balaur, if you have anything else to add, please comment it and I'll add it in.
EDIT:
Apparently, in some videos where animals don't want to make certain noises, the owners feed it something bad that causes it to make those noises! Awful! DX
~Edwing