Starving Actors

Have you seen these starving dog commercials? They’re on all the time. They used to be hosted by that fine actress Sally Struthers. They show these mangy, skinny dogs looking sadly at the camera, too weak to bark. And Sally would say, “For thirty-six cents a day you can support one of these dogs, keep it alive” or whatever.

I have a problem with this concept. I mean, this organization finds these starving dogs, right? And before they feed them, they video the dog looking depressed or licking a wooden pallet or something. And how many takes do they film before the dogs get it right? “No Fido. Lick the pallet when the camera is on! If you want to eat, do it right…” That doesn’t seem fair to me.   

And none of the dogs have jackets…