Animal stories... don't you just hate 'em?
Is it just me, or should domestic animals be allowed?
Smelly, dirty, flea-ridden, noisy, hairy, sneeze-prompting hounds. Evil-eyed, posey, snobby, scratchy sometimes screechy cats. Ban 'em all!
Well, if I can't get the animals banned, I can at least remove soppy stories about them from the Birmingham Mail. Until, that is, I'm away, it seems...
A day off yesterday (Friday) led to a page three story about good-pal dogs who couldn't bear to be away from eachother. Yeah, right. Sounds a bit sniffy to me, if you know what I mean. Plus as well as the dogs they had other pix of friendly cats and guinea pigs. Urrggh.
And by today, the paper has a story headlined: 'Movie star dog lost in snowstorm'. No lie! (good riddance, I say). And the old infamous 'cat rescued from roof' was on the same page six. Noooooo! (Why, oh why, does the fire service spend hundreds of pounds of council tax money rescuing cats?? That should be the story, guys.)
I'd only just recovered from that page in today's paper when I turned to page 9 to read 'Brum fits bill for a duck far from home' about some foreign mallards enjoying a dip in Brum's canals. How about 'New style ducks on the menu of Mailbox restaurants after tasty birds wander from usual flight route' instead?. Mmmmm.
A few words in Monday's review conference on our news policy re. animals are needed, methinks.
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Steve Dyson
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As an animal lover, I find this offensive. And as a vegetarian, the duck comment is not on!
I am sorry for any offence caused. By the way, as a vegetarian, can you put me right on one question I've always asked: Do you eat wafer thin ham?
Haha (not). You won't have many readers if they all hear about your anti-animal bias. Most people love animals
Congratulations! Once again, you've demonstrated your magnificent news sense!! Not only does the bulk of the rest of the nation love animals, dogs in particular, those millions also like reading about them.
Perhaps your stance explains why the Mail's readership has dipped below that of Unicorns Monthly since you took charge.
There is more to life than stuffing your face and dropping babies everywhere.
oo...someones ruffed his feathers...!!! recent row with this axegrinder mail? must say i dont like 2 many end-of-news-at-ten-style pawpaw puffs, and i own pets (dog and two fish). i sometimes read the mail and have never noticed a lack of cats and dogs, tho i do think it healthy that too many are discouraged. even as dog owner i dont want my newspaper covering pets as a big thing as i dont buy it for paws and prrrrs but for real news. defintely agree that cats on rooves are ten-a-penny and boring... cats always getting lost up trees, specially wehn my rufus goes at 'em.
Reg Pither was probably once sacked from a local newspaper!
Yay for vegetarians eating wafer thin ham. If it's good enough for Antnee's girlfriend, it's got to be okay.
Thanks Linda... a sense of humour here at last!
Reg,
I take great exception to your underhand dig at my organ - you will be hearing from our lawyers.
Dave Smithers,
Editor in Chief, Unicorns Monthly.