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This cute puppy photography is not what it seems

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 kaisen   United States. July 06 2012 16:44. Posts 601
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The six-month-old’s big brown eyes, trusting and calm, pierce right through your computer screen.

The shy puppy, perhaps a chocolate lab, sits ever so patiently on a pedestal as he’s photographed. He could be getting his picture taken for a dog food commercial, a Fido ad or an adorable owner-and-pooch glamour shot.

Then you read the caption: He’s on death row, and will be killed after this photo shoot. The realization hits you – he’s already gone – and it stings.

That’s the point, says photographer Tou Chih-kang, who will launch his first photo exhibit of the dogs next month.

Mr. Tou has been photographing canines at the Taoyuan Animal Shelter in Taiwan, capturing the last moments of life for some 400 dogs – most of which have been abandoned by their owners.

“I believe something should not be told but should be felt,” he told the Associated Press, adding that he hopes the painful images help viewers to “understand the inhumanity” these dogs face.

In Taiwan, 80,000 stray dogs will be euthanized – 70 per cent of them killed after 12 days in the shelter, according to the Washington Post.

Mr. Tou has taken more than 400 death-row dogs' photographs in an effort to get pet owners to consider their roles more seriously.

There are, of course, other viral pooch picture collections: Who can forget dogs underwater, or dogs in cars? But this particular gallery has stirred quite a reaction, way beyond the typical ‘aww’, in its adueince.

Some question his motives. “There are other ways to show the cause and to fight it. I say find another way to gain fame!” writes one commenter. “One of the saddest slideshows I've ever seen on here! I feel sick. May they rest in peace and find joy in their next lives,” writes another.

For me – a certified crazy dog lady – these images are unbearable. They make me angry and sad, but more so, disturbed. I made it four seconds into this video before losing it. Photographing these adorable beings in their last minutes would be an impossible job for me, but I’m glad he was able to do it.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/the-hot-button/this-adorable-puppy-photo-shoot-is-not-what-it-seems/article4393489/

Shouldn't there be law against this for puppies at least? I can understand adult dogs get end up like this because the chance of people adopting them is much lesser than the puppies getting adopted.
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 Arterial   Australia. July 06 2012 16:46. Posts 1039
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wow, thats really sad =[
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 gugarutz   Austria. July 06 2012 16:57. Posts 110
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i dislike that title, could've been from a penny press...
//edit: just saw you took it from the article ..

about the topic, i dislike people who get a dog and have a 40m² apartment without garden in the city. this is common here and i understand how it can happen that in taiwan there are so many stray dogs. as long as the animals are killed without pain i see reason to do so. the problem are the people who dont think about consequenses and just get a dog lol
that will happen always, that's human nature. i might sound cruel but imo there are more important things than this and we especially dont need another law on this planet..

there's also way to much drama in the article imo
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  AgentChaos   United Kingdom. July 06 2012 16:57. Posts 4563Profile # 
feeding them would be too expensive isnt it? so i understand why they have to be killed
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 kaisen   United States. July 06 2012 17:00. Posts 601
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Well, at least they die peacefully.
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 TerranosaurusWrecks   Canada. July 06 2012 17:04. Posts 142
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An intresting initiative in order to get people to care for their animals more. It really sucks but it's a deed that needs to be done.
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 YunhOLee   Canada. July 06 2012 17:09. Posts 2421
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On July 06 2012 16:57 AgentChaos wrote:
feeding them would be too expensive isnt it? so i understand why they have to be killed

taking care/adopting a dog is so much more than just feeding it.. i dont think a dog could ever be happy being alive but doing nothing else than eating his meal twice a day.
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 evanthebouncy!   United States. July 06 2012 17:10. Posts 10737
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I have a feeling they are just over making puppies ;/
There can only be so many dogs around, and the surplus is at the mercy of the system
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 MethodSC   United States. July 06 2012 17:17. Posts 905
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great initiative. perfect.
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 Pandemona   England. July 06 2012 17:19. Posts 9708
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Oh jesus christ, i can't read past knowing more dogs pictures of their last few minutes are coming.

Poor Dogs >.<
RIP you pretty little doggy
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 KimJongChill   United States. July 06 2012 17:21. Posts 6424
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damn that's depressing, I've already decided to adopt pets in the future instead of going to a pet store.
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 BlackJack   United States. July 06 2012 17:22. Posts 6654
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Sad indeed, but not as sad as seeing a stray dog that wanders the streets looking for scraps to eat. So underweight that all of its ribs are clearly visible. Too weak to defend itself if it is attacked by another animal. Wanting nothing more than a good meal and a good friend until it slowly withers away and dies.
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 natrus   United States. July 06 2012 17:22. Posts 90
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As long as he doesnt benefit financially for it then I have no problem with it.
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 Twelve12   Australia. July 06 2012 17:22. Posts 267
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On July 06 2012 16:57 AgentChaos wrote:
feeding them would be too expensive isnt it? so i understand why they have to be killed


I think the idea is to make sure that if people can't afford/are unable to care for a pet they shouldn't get them. Lots of animals are abandoned by bad owners for all kinds of reasons.
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 Supamang   United States. July 06 2012 17:24. Posts 2084
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On July 06 2012 16:57 gugarutz wrote:
i dislike that title, could've been from a penny press...

...

there's also way to much drama in the article imo

I agree. All we need is some presumptuous captions about what the animals are "saying" and Sarah McLachlan singing some sad sounding song and we got a cable TV worthy commercial here.

Im not being an asshole for the sake of being an asshole. The worst part about articles like these and commercials like those adopt-a-child or animal cruelty commercials is how sensationalized they are. They try so hard to manipulate people into giving them money. Their whole point is to guilt trip the shit out of their audience so hopefully some people will throw money at them in an attempt to feel less bad about themselves.

Seriously, commercials like Vince with his ShamWow are not nearly as bad because all hes trying to do is tell you how good a product is. These guys are trying to tell you how bad of a human being you are for doing nothing. Manipulation like this pisses me off. If you want to convince people of something, just tell us the fucking facts and let us decide for ourselves. Stop playing the sad music, stop doing the slow motion doggy bambi eyes, and for the love of God stop pretending like you know what the animals are thinking. Even worse are those adopt-a-child commercials. "If this kid came up and asked you for help, would you just walk away...?" Nice...asshole.
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  KwarK   United Kingdom. July 06 2012 17:29. Posts 20642Profile Blog # 

On July 06 2012 17:24 Supamang wrote:

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I agree. All we need is some presumptuous captions about what the animals are "saying" and Sarah McLachlan singing some sad sounding song and we got a cable TV worthy commercial here.

Im not being an asshole for the sake of being an asshole. The worst part about articles like these and commercials like those adopt-a-child or animal cruelty commercials is how sensationalized they are. They try so hard to manipulate people into giving them money. Their whole point is to guilt trip the shit out of their audience so hopefully some people will throw money at them in an attempt to feel less bad about themselves.

Seriously, commercials like Vince with his ShamWow are not nearly as bad because all hes trying to do is tell you how good a product is. These guys are trying to tell you how bad of a human being you are for doing nothing. Manipulation like this pisses me off. If you want to convince people of something, just tell us the fucking facts and let us decide for ourselves. Stop playing the sad music, stop doing the slow motion doggy bambi eyes, and for the love of God stop pretending like you know what the animals are thinking. Even worse are those adopt-a-child commercials. "If this kid came up and asked you for help, would you just walk away...?" Nice...asshole.

They're not asking for money, it says the guy wants dog owners to be more responsible and take owning a pet seriously rather than abandoning them when they don't want them anymore.
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 drumsetjunky   United States. July 06 2012 17:31. Posts 132
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I don't even bother looking at these type of things.

I do my part. My house is a foster home for our local Humane Society. I have three family dogs, one of which is a rescue. All of my pets are vaccinated and spayed/neutered.
My wife brought a sickly stray pup home from work last week. If we had turned him over to the local pound/humane society he would've been put down because he was just too sick to be worth the effort. He's almost well enough to go out to be adopted.
He might not make it into a forever home. He might not find a home but we did our part in making sure this lil guy has a fighting chance.
We do our part. I understand that not everyone is an animal person like I am. But even knowing what happens to animals once they are "in the system" will help in changing the cycle puppies often face.

knowing is half the battle.
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 drumsetjunky   United States. July 06 2012 17:34. Posts 132
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On July 06 2012 17:24 Supamang wrote:

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I agree. All we need is some presumptuous captions about what the animals are "saying" and Sarah McLachlan singing some sad sounding song and we got a cable TV worthy commercial here.

Im not being an asshole for the sake of being an asshole. The worst part about articles like these and commercials like those adopt-a-child or animal cruelty commercials is how sensationalized they are. They try so hard to manipulate people into giving them money. Their whole point is to guilt trip the shit out of their audience so hopefully some people will throw money at them in an attempt to feel less bad about themselves.

Seriously, commercials like Vince with his ShamWow are not nearly as bad because all hes trying to do is tell you how good a product is. These guys are trying to tell you how bad of a human being you are for doing nothing. Manipulation like this pisses me off. If you want to convince people of something, just tell us the fucking facts and let us decide for ourselves. Stop playing the sad music, stop doing the slow motion doggy bambi eyes, and for the love of God stop pretending like you know what the animals are thinking. Even worse are those adopt-a-child commercials. "If this kid came up and asked you for help, would you just walk away...?" Nice...asshole.




Although I find commercials like that a bit over the top they are like that for a REASON.

Just like the overly verbose drama we see in TV and movies....it is there to EVOKE EMOTION.

maybe if you can't see that you are an asshole

EDIT:

I get that some people aren't animal people and don't think/care about them. But when you bring in kids, etc...I think maybe you just feel guilty for not actually stepping up and doing something about it.
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 Supamang   United States. July 06 2012 17:41. Posts 2084
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On July 06 2012 17:29 KwarK wrote:

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They're not asking for money, it says the guy wants dog owners to be more responsible and take owning a pet seriously rather than abandoning them when they don't want them anymore.

Thats not my point.

Yeah, they have a very reasonable message. My problem is their presentation of that message. People should be better pet owners because even if it isn't human the life and well being of a dog is very valuable, not because "we will kill this puppy if you don't."

If people have a reasonable message, they might add a little flavor but for the most part they let it speak for itself.
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 Supamang   United States. July 06 2012 17:50. Posts 2084
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On July 06 2012 17:34 drumsetjunky wrote:

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Although I find commercials like that a bit over the top they are like that for a REASON.

Just like the overly verbose drama we see in TV and movies....it is there to EVOKE EMOTION.

maybe if you can't see that you are an asshole

EDIT:

I get that some people aren't animal people and don't think/care about them. But when you bring in kids, etc...I think maybe you just feel guilty for not actually stepping up and doing something about it.

Don't presume that I don't love animals. I love animals, I hate cheap manipulation more.

And I don't feel guilty about not stepping up and doing something about it. I feel bad for the kids in those commercials yea, but I don't feel guilty. You know why? Because throwing a couple dollars at the kid on your TV screen is a short term pat on the back for a problem that is much more complex than what your spare change can fix. If you really want to make a difference, youd invest in yourself so you can get to a position of power where you can actually make a difference.

If it takes a couple still shots of puppies and a caption describing the "piercing trust of the brown puppy eyes" or whatever to realize that being a responsible person is something you should strive for, I believe that is the true heart of the issue. If you need sad music for you to feel emotion about the very serious problems facing orphans in Third World countries, I believe thats the real problem here. The best this article (and other emotionally manipulative advertisements) will do is have an effect like a New Years resolution. People will feel bad, then be motivated for maybe a week, then theyll forget about it.


Edit: Oh and don't call me an asshole, and dont pretend like you know me. Youre just like those commercials, but at least youre more direct about it.
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