Did Cesar Millan Commit Animal Cruelty?

The Internet has a new target of scorn, and this time it’s animal trainer and “dog whisperer” Cesar Millan. A recent episode of Millan’s show “Cesar 911” featured a French bulldog/terrier mix nipping a potbellied pig in the ear. Cue the outrage mafia, which is demanding that the show be canceled and he face criminal charges. A petition to get the show off-air has reportedly gathered 11,000 signatures.

The dog in question was aggressive towards pigs*and was being trained to become non-aggressive. Millan responded*to the controversy by saying people are blowing this way out of proportion, and the dog’s owner has come to his defense. The dog, meanwhile, appears to have benefitted from the training, as seen in a subsequent clip of it with the pig in which the latter*doesn’t appear distressed at all.

Outrage mobs are notoriously self-righteous, and this is no exception. But, as an animal control officer notes, context is vital in any investigation of animal abuse. A short video clip may be misleading.

Sound familiar? That’s exactly what happens when groups like the Humane Society of the United States try to mislead the public about farming practices. They might show a video—horror movie soundtrack optional—that makes something look bad.

Maternity pens for pregnant pigs are a good example. A video can be manipulated to make it seem like the pigs are distressed—for example, by shooting film during feeding time, when the pigs are simply more excited. We’ve actually been to farms that use them. The pigs are quite content.

What’s the lesson? Don’t rush to judgment. But in the age of 24/7 news and instant “hot takes” on social media, that’s easier said than done.



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I bet 90% of all the people that were offended by Cesars show of the dog biting the pig all ate some kind of PORK/pork product within that month. LMAOROTF.

That is so cruel a dog biting the pigs ears, honey can you pass me the hickory smoked bacon and give Fifi her pig ear treats that we bought from the pet store yesterday. LMAOROTF

 

LOOOOOOOOOOL
You said exactly what I said on the Villalobos facebook post. She is such an asshole. She attacked on public Millan for that shit! And of course she had a barbeque fest afterwards to raise some money for the dogs, because the money from the channel is only for her bank account...

PS: They both are at the same channel, so I assume is a budgety conflict.... :p

 

How does she have time to post on Facebook, there's peoples dogs out there she could be stealing.

 

Imagine if they only seen a real catchdog at work.

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DAMN swine on the line!! LOL My god some people are just so anal!!!

 

She must convice people that she must get donations and that she is the good dog person in TV.
It's called marketing...

And a lol for stealing dogs!

 

Lol,lol,love me some thick sliced bacon

 

Her ratings must not be as good as Cesars.