Monday, October 03, 2005

Buzzword Bingo in the Guardian

This article from Saturday's Guardian falls prey to the ongoing drive to have the terms "animal welfare" and "animal rights" become one and the same by means of constant repetition, something I briefly touched upon in one of yesterday's entries.
It also highlights some less than objective reporting from the Grauniad but then again perhaps I shouldn't be too surprised at that. The use of phrases such as "blasted from the sky" & "slaughtered" I found particularly jarring in the context of a "broadsheet" article, this terminology being not only false but also more suited to the tabloid ranting seen in the likes of the Daily Record. The Guardian seem to think that links to Animal Aid, the National Anti-Vivisection Society and the Animal Rights Coalition provide a fair and balanced range of interested parties. No links to the Game Conservancy Trust, the British Association of Shooting & Conservation, the National Gamekeepers Association or the Scottish Gamekeepers Association. Just a theory but perhaps this is because none of these latter groups features any of the buzzwords such as "anti-_____" or "______ rights" that no doubt sets the eyes of the incumbents of Farringdon Road ablaze with crusading fervour.
Douglas Batchelor of the League Against Cruel Sports is quoted as saying
"The government's proposed animal welfare bill must tackle this animal cruelty scandal."
These words ring rather hollow when you consider that the organisation which he heads has over a number of years neglected to provide proper care for red deer unlucky enough to find themselves residing on it's "sanctuary" in Exmoor.

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