And in the process, teaching children the cruel realities of life (from the 18th Dec. 2009 edition of "The Now Show"):
It isn't, of course, remotely surprising that we are so sentimental about animals and that we project our own emotions into them. "Oh, I don't like sitting the rain, so seagulls probably don't either." It's not surprising that we think like this because we're conditioned to it right from childhood.
[Cue cutesy music]
Winnie the Pooh looked at Christopher Robin...then ran forward, jumped up, and tore out his throat, biting off great lumps of his flesh.
"Serves him right for not realizing what bears do," said Eeoyre. "Now, where's Owl?"
"Killing mice," said Rabbit. "That's what he does. He's not wise about anything. He's just an anthropomorphic fallacy."
Just then, they heard a terrible squeal, and Piglet was lead into the slaughterhouse to be turned into sausages. "Oh, I knew we shouldn't have sold Hundred Acre Wood to Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall," said Rabbit.
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