Tell, don’t show, PETA says
An animal rights group criticized a children’s program on a Hamas television station in which a man swings cats by their tails and throws stones at zoo lions to teach children not to abuse animals.
The segment on “Tomorrow’s Pioneers” carries a warning that children should not imitate the behavior. “But it is common knowledge that children will mimic the behavior they see,” said Martin Mersereau, spokesman for Norfolk, Va.-based People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
Until June, the show featured a character resembling Mickey Mouse that preached against Israel and the U.S. until an episode portrayed an Israeli agent beating him to death.
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