Yes Yes I know what the point of the "Chain the children to the fence" stunt was supposed to prove. Problem is -- It's not a REAL problem. It's a red herring and a vicious one at that. There are so many REAL problems with children who are neglected, starved, abused, unloved, homeless. Worldwide there are children who are kidnapped to serve as boy soldiers or prostitutes, factory workers, kids without the basics like clean water. We must not waste our outrage, or our tears on a silly and very obviously contrived stunt. On top of that it seems to have been designed to set people up. So that anyone from a country other than the one in which it was conducted can say, in shocked outrage, -- "Oh how terrible. I always knew the ....... (fill in Brits/Americans/Australians) thought more of their pets than their children!!"
Eric Berne called this unhelpful game "Ain't it Awful" If you play it well enough you can forget all about the REAL issues.
I hate red herrings I just hate them with a vengeance. I dread the day we have a Be kind to Red Herrings Week because I'll be sure to run amok.