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Are animal charity ads/appeals counterproductive?

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Katek Fri 05-May-17 15:47:58

Some of the footage shown in these appeals is very distressing, so much so in some cases that I can't watch them. I end up turning over or off.
Is this not defeating the purpose of educating and informing viewers and, hopefully, raising some money? The donkeys were on a short while ago and resulted in a switch off. I think the graphic nature of some of the film can cause many of us to tune out.

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Riverwalk Sat 06-May-17 17:56:28

Anya I think many people do give in response to those adverts, even if they do sometimes switch off - no doubt they're expensive to broadcast so must more than pay their way.

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stillaliveandkicking Sat 06-May-17 18:21:38

Large charities are all "hard sell" businesses and spend fortunes on these types of ads. This is not what I perceive a charity to be, I therefore no longer give to any of them. I choose small independent causes these days.

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