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Accrington Observer - Horror of dead baby rabbits in backyard

In today's Observer there was a picture accompanying a story about a couple who had had some decapitated baby rabbits dumped in their back yard. The picture in the paper was the same one as the picture you can see in the link I have posted above, only the picture in the paper was clearer than that. You could easily make out the bodies,heads,feet and ears of the rabbits scattered about the yard. I don't object to the reporting of the story as I realise that such things sadly do happen these days but I do find the picture inappropriate. I found it very upsetting and do not think it was necessary. I don't think that this picture should have been printed at all. What do you think?

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I also thought the photo was a bit too much, though it wont affect some people at all, the article painted the picture well enough in my opinion.

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I agree we don't need pictures like these when they are accompanied with a vivid write up!!!:(

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In fact we don't need pictures like these full stop!!:(

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Aint seen it but can imagine what the whole thing looks like.

Just looked online at the story and that is to put it very mildly sick. Hope they catch the scum soon.

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pictures of such things also amuse the cretins on u-tube:( as one who has very little faith in the media its hardly surprising! sick pictures from sick media.:(

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You still bought the paper though didn't you Lilly?
If people still bought the paper then the editors won't be bothered in the slightest.

I'd agree that it's inappropriate for a front page, but with the state of general content in that rag it doesn't surprise me.

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this is one thing that really gets to me. I cant stand seeing things like this happen to animals with no way to defend themselves. Id love to work for the RSPCA but i know id end up beating the crap out of someone for what they did.

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i know what you mean aleks, i read this on the way to blackpool yesterday and i was disgusted

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the pictures not on the front page shaker.:rolleyes:

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I did. I get it delivered to my house every Friday morning so I don't see what's in it every week before buying it. I'm sure there are others in the same situation. We should not need to check the paper for distasteful images before we buy it. I take your point though, if nobody bought the paper they wouldn't be able to print these pictures or anything else for that matter because they'd have no customers. :)

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If you dont like the pic in the Observer why post a link to it on a family site like this one:confused:

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I only posted the link because I wanted to get other people's opinions on the picture and I thought that they wouldn't be able to give an opinion if they hadn't already seen the picture in the paper.
Apologies if I've offended anyone. Perhaps I shouldn't have posted the link, I take your point about this being a family site but I never intended to cause offence, only to have a discussion.
If anyone doesn't want this link to remain on here could they report it to you for you to remove it?:o

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no problem i can do that
nobody has reported it i was just asking a question

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No, the picture isn't necessary! However could this be yet another none story?

Could the killers of these young rabbits be in the back yard? Dogs are dogs, and if they are able to escape from the back yard then they might have come across these young rabbits killed them and taken them home making a feast of the meaty bits and leaving the ripped off remains for all to see?

I'm not saying this is, what happened but it seems just as likely to me as a person throwing rabbit remains into someone's yard.

:idunno:

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Fair enough :o

& fair enough again. :o

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very true there was no need for it although it did make the story much grose

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Agree with you kathleen, wouldn't have been the same without it.

I fully understand what Lilly is trying to say generally and all credit to her thread, there are lots of photos in the press which are only there for shock value. I think with this one .. no child is going to be particularly upset by it as they love gore and horror, and see this everyday in the butchers and fishmongers anyway. To me, just the astonishment that someone can dislike somebody so much they would wish to throw dead meat into their back yard.

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ya must have led a sheltered life kate.:rofl38::rofl38: that is nothing.;)

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I'm sure you are right Cashy, however, all a bit pathetic, isn't it ? I think best just to ignore the whole thing, after all, this publicity is only going to 'please' the offenders even more. :rolleyes:

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agree, i mean that bag Sharon Osbourne sends her turds by post to people that displease her.:eek:

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What !!!! How absolutely ******* disgusting. Yuk. My daughter did once get a used tampax posted through the letter box when in her young teens after she had displeased a member of a family in Clayton .. just posted it back to her mum .. that sorted her. They were youngsters though, not adults.

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That is disgusting as well!!:o

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Thing is Bernie, didn't make a big fuss in the press with photo evidence of the offensive 'item' ..same difference as they say.

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That was to Lyndsey de Paul though, so we'll have to forgive her.:D

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In the article it hinted that they knew who had done it, as there was a long running feud.

Me thinks this publicity will only fuel the situation between the two families.

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Ugh!:eek: That's vile! How does she get one of those in an envelope? I wouldn't like to be the one who has to lick it (the envelope that is:eek:)
Lol:D

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I saw that programme where Sharon Osbourne was interviewed about her life and her past. (psyco-analysis style).
She has had it very rough in her time which explains why she does 'warped' things. Millions in the bank will never make up for her life (past and present)

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Eeeeeeewwww!!!!!! I do hope she buys those envelopes that you don't have to lick.... I can feel an attack of E-Coli coming on (I wonder if you can DNA test a turd??:confused::D

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in a parcel Lilly.:rolleyes:

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sorry margaret nowt explains summat that sick. she aint the only one thats had it rough n shes got money.:p

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Probably borrowed a pair of Marigolds from 'the servants quarters'

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She had the most weird, abusive childhood I have ever heard related

PS and she is living with a nutter

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It must have been really bad to cause her to be so warped. Was it worse than The Boy Called It? I don't think I have ever read anything so sick as his childhood yet he managed to turn his life around.

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Or did he ? maybe he was filling jiffy bags too but just didn't publicise it !

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Many have poverty and abuse but get through it because they have genuine caring love from somewhere within the family -she didn't