NOT NATURAL ITV’S Trevor embroiled in ‘camel cruelty’ show
These animals are bred specifically for this Mint condition car not driven in 50 years up for grabs
SIR Trevor Mcdonald and ITV have been plunged into a new animal cruelty row – over “camel wrestling”.
Campaigners have accused the broadcaster of “legitimising” cruelty by showing Sir Trevor visiting the event in Turkey.
The Secret Mediterranean With Trevor Mcdonald on Tuesday night showed tens of thousands of people gathered to watch the spectacle where camels were seen physically tethered with ropes.
Camel wrestling is a sport in which two male camels wrestle in response to a female camel in heat. It is most common in the Aegean region of the country.
Sir Trevor, 80, says in the show: “This sport is nothing if not bizarre but after a while you could almost begin to see its attraction.” He asks his guide whether it was
A CLASSIC car that has not been driven since 1973 has been found with the keys in the ignition during a “time warp” home clearance.
The pristine 1958 Austin A35, which had been kept in a garage under boxes of toys and games, is
“cruel” to have the camels wrestle to which he replies: “It’s not... they do it naturally. In the mating season they wrestle each other.”
But campaigners argue that there was nothing “natural” about the “humanorchestrated event”.
Audrey Gaffney, of Ethical Bucket List, said: “Trevor Mcdonald did at least question the nature of the event. These animals are bred specifically for this event, so what their lives are like the rest going under the hammer this weekend. Around 280,000 A35s were made between 1956 and 1968.
The two-door saloon, with a top speed of 72mph, has no seatbelts as it was built before they became compulsory. The motor also has a of the time is unclear. Legitimising this on prime-time television is irresponsible and may lead to people becoming immune to tell-tale signs of cruelty.”
Viewer Catherine Joy said: “Utterly horrified to see camel wrestling. This ‘sport’ should not be on our screens.”
An ITV spokesman said: “The sequence was presented in a balanced way within which Trevor Mcdonald clearly raised the issue of animal cruelty and questioned the ethics.”
Last July the veteran broadcaster was caught up in a row over welfare concerns at an “ethical” elephant sanctuary featured in his Indian Train Adventure show on ITV. rare live number plate BEX 585 and is set to go for up to €5,000.
It was unearthed by Carl Vince, of Prestige Auctions, in Grimsby, Lincs. Carl, 49, said: “We were doing a clearance for a lovely lady who said her dad put the car in the garage in
Trevor visits the wrestling event
AUDREY GAFFNEY OF ETHICAL BUCKET LIST
Shot in Secret Mediterranean 1973, bought another car the next day and never touched it again.”
Other items found include boxed Adidas originals from the 1970s and hundreds of vintage toys from classic brands such as Dinky, Corgi and Meccano.