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The RSPCA's disturbing 1987 "Shoot a Dog" video

2021-09-17 00:00:00

RSPCA Shoot a Dog is a 1987 video from the UK's largest animal welfare charity, the RSPCA.

In this short video, an adorable dog sits there while an eerie version of "How Much Is That Doggy in the Window?" plays in the background. A narrator says "please give us a pound, or we'll have to pull the trigger."

This video was likely influenced by this National Lampoon cover which says "If you don't buy this magazine, we'll kill this dog."

I think it's safe to say that neither the video or magazine cover would get greenlighted today.

From YouTube:
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