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To: ITV
Stop abusing wildlife in reality TV programmes
Stop using live creatures for the purposes of 'entertainment' on I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here.
Why is this important?
It is cruel and unnecessary and promotes lack of respect for precious wildlife. It certainly makes for uncomfortable viewing.
I recently wrote to viewer services at ITV and their response led me to reply:
"I'm afraid that does not reassure me or my friends that those animals and insects are perfectly safe from harm during the tasks. If you were a small creature with a long tail and were forced to endure confined spaces with multiple other of your species and a large drama-driven 'celebrity', would you feel safe from harm? The snake felt sufficiently threatened to lash out in defence, and the small reptiles were trying to get away, clustering in corners and running to avoid the big body squashing into that small space. I think the producers know themselves this is wrong. Please come up with something that doesn't involve wild creatures. They are not here for anyone's warped entertainment.
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I was cringing at the cruelty of putting those poor creatures into an underwater tank to be trampled on and terrified, just because the producers think that's entertainment.
Why can't the producers come up with tasks that don't involve putting wild and beautiful creatures in harm's way?
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I recently wrote to viewer services at ITV and their response led me to reply:
"I'm afraid that does not reassure me or my friends that those animals and insects are perfectly safe from harm during the tasks. If you were a small creature with a long tail and were forced to endure confined spaces with multiple other of your species and a large drama-driven 'celebrity', would you feel safe from harm? The snake felt sufficiently threatened to lash out in defence, and the small reptiles were trying to get away, clustering in corners and running to avoid the big body squashing into that small space. I think the producers know themselves this is wrong. Please come up with something that doesn't involve wild creatures. They are not here for anyone's warped entertainment.
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I was cringing at the cruelty of putting those poor creatures into an underwater tank to be trampled on and terrified, just because the producers think that's entertainment.
Why can't the producers come up with tasks that don't involve putting wild and beautiful creatures in harm's way?
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