Controversial cases involving the RSPCA
2013: The RSPCA took Richard and Samantha Byrnes cat away from their home in Tring, Hertfordshire.
The measure came after a neighbour claimed Claude, 16, was thin and had matted fur.
The Turkish Van was put down. The couple were charged with animal cruelty offences.
But this was later dropped after it came to light that Claude did not like being brushed.
2014: The charity got a tip off that a pig was being mistreated and had an abscess on its face.
It launched legal action against Robert Skinner, 63, from Dorset.
The RSPCA said he was not caring properly for Mr Pig, a 20-year-old kunekune.
Seven short films aimed at combating COVID-19 misinformation have been produced by the 2020 cohort of the MultiChoice Talent Factory Academy, putting the talent of young African filmmakers to work on one of the world’s current biggest challenges.
The films are part of the United Nations’ Pause campaign, a wider behaviour change campaign that aims to create a new social media norm to help combat the rising impact of viral misinformation. The short films will air on MultiChoice channels between 9 and 31 December 2020. The MultiChoice Group is providing the airtime as part of its ongoing support of the campaign.
The filmmakers, who are from Nigeria, Mozambique, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe, tackled the subject through a variety of approaches, often using humour and slang to deliver vital and punchy lifesaving messages that appeal to local viewers.