This is not the most obvious place for this rant, but to be brief: For the unfortunate UK viewers who have accidentally watched '100 Greatest Tearjerkers' on the increasingly prurient and lowbrow Channel 4 tonight, I would just like to say that very few veterinary surgeons (like me, to put it in context) would consider the showing of a man crying desperately because he has just been told that his dog has to be 'put to sleep' as suitable and amusing 'entertainment', particularly when accompanied by the pathetic observations that 'men do not cry' of the self-publicist Bruce Fogle and the frankly actionable comments of the ludicrous linkman.
For someone who had a client (also a non-crying 'man') kill themselves three hours after I had to euthanase his beloved pet, this sort of thing is unforgivable. The additional insult of seeing a well-known member of my profession grinningly cooperate with this crap is too much. I'd just like to reassure correspondents to this forum (many of whom, like its progenitor and host, I know are great animal-lovers and humanists) that the majority of 'my lot' of vets are a damn sight more empathic than many of those who inflict their smug mugs via mass-media upon us, who are frequently from a former generation of quasi-scientific farm labourers who were allowed out with sharp instruments. The sooner they retire and let the professionals take over, the better. (Well, some of 'em are OK, of course, but you understand what I mean; we are suffering from the lack of sensitivity and half-heartedness of our predecessors).
Right! That's it. Just had to try to damage-limit there!
Back to Mornington Crescent... :? [/i]
For someone who had a client (also a non-crying 'man') kill themselves three hours after I had to euthanase his beloved pet, this sort of thing is unforgivable. The additional insult of seeing a well-known member of my profession grinningly cooperate with this crap is too much. I'd just like to reassure correspondents to this forum (many of whom, like its progenitor and host, I know are great animal-lovers and humanists) that the majority of 'my lot' of vets are a damn sight more empathic than many of those who inflict their smug mugs via mass-media upon us, who are frequently from a former generation of quasi-scientific farm labourers who were allowed out with sharp instruments. The sooner they retire and let the professionals take over, the better. (Well, some of 'em are OK, of course, but you understand what I mean; we are suffering from the lack of sensitivity and half-heartedness of our predecessors).
Right! That's it. Just had to try to damage-limit there!
Back to Mornington Crescent... :? [/i]
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