The Art of Killing a Cat

Ref:
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,15974144-2902,00.html

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Although this is 'old' news now, going back to 2005, it is important to note what contribution Dr. Hugh Wirth (President of the RSPCA made on the subject of this unacceptable piece of art.

NIL!

ZIPPO!

NONE!

NOTHING!

A few words which come from his Little Book of Standard Responses, is all the artist, the Melbourne International Film Festival and the organises get for giving this hideous film the green light to screen as scheduled.

The total lack of back bone on the RSPCA behave is unequivocally unacceptable in the case of this film yet the RSPCA has time, money and resources to 'chase' such ridiculous issues as early age de-sexing, breed specific legislation, tail docking and other inflated and very much imaginary problems that only in the minds of Dr. Hugh Wirth and the whole Animal Rights movement.

The piece doesn't say a great deal for the Melbourne City Council either nor for the former Premier Steve Bracks (but thank the good Lord above, he is now gone from office).

More concerning is the fact that clearly one of two things stopped the RSPCA from taking a much stronger stand and ultimately shutting down this particular film;

• The legislation did not give the RSPCA the power it needed to stop the screening of the film
• The film in question was in the TOO HARD BASKET

In either case the RSPCA should NOT be getting its way with the Government when it comes to drafting new legislation or updating existing legislation. Clearly the RSPCA does NOT show it has the ability to address "TRUE" cruelty issues but rather 'invents' problems on those things it knows can win.

All too sad for the animals, when the very organisation set up to protect them has lost its way in the heat of the political moment to have totally forgotten its own Charter.