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I have to say I disagree.
When British news crews went and filmed the starvation in Ethiopia it shocked this country into response. I don't think that those of us who saw the reports will ever forget the camera panning out and the realisation that these were real people, like us, and they were dying where they lay, in their thousands, with no hope of rescue or salvation.
Now they were filmed by a well fed, western crew, who were paid for being there. The crew had no hope of saving all those people, and were not deliberately withholding food (unlike the man with the dog) but it publicising waste of life, in my mind, is not the same as creating it.
Some people work silently, behind the scenes, unlauded and unrecognised in order to resolve problems. Others make the biggest splash they can, in order to raise awareness and hope that problems can be dealt with at a higher level.
No, I haven't watched the video. There is nothing I can do about the situation. Although I don't like the way the artist went about it, at least he has got people talking. And I will always believe a human life is worth more than an animal, so I'll keep giving my time to Save the Children on the understanding that once starfving children are a thing of the past I can then look out for starving dogs.
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