I’ve just watched a spoof interview by Obama where he talks about using cat pictures to get followers on Twitter. And that George Galloway cat scene has been on TV a lot recently.
I was watching a drama this week and it came up with an interesting fact that I had to go off and check. the RSPCC gets 20% more money than the NSPCC. Yes, we give more to stop cruelty to animals than we give to prevent cruelty to children. And that is only a fraction of what we spend on pets.
Yes, we are a nation of pet lovers. It makes me feel a bit uneasy that, as a society, we seem to value animals over humans.