Anyone watch suvivorman on Discovery channel?
I watch this show...and I was just appalled and shocked at the most recent episode. Les, the suvivorman had a team of sled dogs.....first the dogs got into a fight, and he started kicking them to break the fight up! I was so shocked. He said his rubber boot was like a slap on the wrist and wouldn't hrut them. I doubt that. I've broken up many dog fights in my day, and never, ever needed to kick or harm them. And thoes were fights between chow chows.
Then towards the end of the show, he just set the dogs free. He said they could find their own way back to town. Maybe so, but.....the next day, the conditions got to unsafe for him and a helicopter was sent in to rescue him. The ocean ice was melting and no longer safe to be on...well, if that's the case, isn't it possible the dogs could have fallen through? He set them free still attached to the harnesses and sled. How easy would it be for the chain or sled to get caught on something? Or for the dogs to start fighting again and kill each other? Or just get lost and starve to death?
I was just appalled that he was kicking the dogs. There was no disclaiomer at the end of the show stating " no animals were harmed during the making of this film" there was nothing saying the dogs were found and were safe.
I've checked all over discovery.com and there is no mention of the animals safety. I am justshocked.


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