Outrage Over 'Drowning Pets' Climate Advert
A Government advert which implies pets will die from climate change has received more than 200 complaints from viewers.
The television advert shows a...
Outrage Over 'Drowning Pets' Climate Advert
A Government advert which implies pets will die from climate change has received more than 200 complaints from viewers.
The television advert shows a father reading a bedtime story to his daughter. In the book, puppies drown and rabbits are left without water to drink because of rising CO2 levels. The male character reads: "There once was a land where the weather was very, very strange... "Scientists said it was being caused by too much CO2, and it was the children of the land who'd have to live with the horrible consequences." The young daughter asks if there is a "happy ending" before a voiceover tells the viewer it is up to them to change how the story ends. The Advertising Standards Authority has received 202 complaints about the ad and is processing a further 100, a spokeswoman told Sky News Online. Most of the complaints focus on the scientific evidence quoted in the campaign while the rest say it is simply too scary, she added.
A similar number of people have signed a petition asking Downing Street to remove the advert, calling it "pure propaganda designed to frighten our children". The Government has been outspoken about the risks of failing to act on climate change. Gordon Brown has warned of "catastrophic" heatwaves, floods and droughts if world leaders cannot come up with a deal when they meet at a UN-sponsored summit in Copenhagen in December.
The 'bedtime story' advert A spokeswoman for the Department of Energy and Climate Change said it stood by the message in the television advert. "It's consistent with Government policy on the issue, which is informed by the latest science and assessments of peer-reviewed, scientific literature made by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and other international bodies," she said. "The ad is directed at adults, but we know that the proposition to 'protect the next generation' is a motivating one. "Climate change is not just a problem for generations of people far in the future; it's happening now; it affects us and our children, and we owe it to them to take action now to prevent its worst effects."
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I read that the bbc got a lot of complaints from people saying that the add was scary... well isn't that the point realy? I guess we will only start to act in a more earth-friendly way when we get scared enough!
No, nature will kill millions of losers like you. Cows are a by product of your greed and ignorance to maintain your plastic and inconsequential lifestyle.
Seeing as tho you only talk insults, I shall use this an opportunity to make a witty joke...
If you missed the joke all ready, too bad for you =^-^=
It just goes to show that you're only here to insult those with a different opinion to your own. Someone who actually believes in global warming would have giving up but here you are still insulting people.
Everyone should at least be able to see the evidence for both sides and make their own decision. If you have seen both sides and choose to believe in global warming, then so be it.
Everyone should at least be able to see the evidence for both sides and make their own decision. If you have seen both sides and choose to believe in global warming, the so be it.
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well isn't that the point realy?
I guess we will only start to act in a more earth-friendly way when we get scared enough!
and switch off that light to save us all
What a crock of Shit.
Singapore or the UK... or do you live in both.
You told me in a PM that you live in Singapore, Yet your profile says the UK.
Your account is suspiciously looking like a fake account set up solely to antagonize people. But you won't admit to that.
Damn it would be a sweet job pissing people off all day tho.
Ready, Set, FLAMEWAR :P LOL.
You are in 1% minority.
Your voice is small.
If you are in UK, then feel your November storms and increased rainfall and misery.
Seeing as tho you only talk insults, I shall use this an opportunity to make a witty joke...
If you missed the joke all ready, too bad for you =^-^=
It just goes to show that you're only here to insult those with a different opinion to your own. Someone who actually believes in global warming would have giving up but here you are still insulting people.
Really? Is that all you have to say?
You have your views and I have mine.
Everyone should at least be able to see the evidence for both sides and make their own decision. If you have seen both sides and choose to believe in global warming, then so be it.
Really? Is that all you have to say?
You have your views and I have mine.
Everyone should at least be able to see the evidence for both sides and make their own decision. If you have seen both sides and choose to believe in global warming, the so be it.