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LBC presenter clashes with caller who says pets should be prioritised in Afghan evacuation

"A life is a life and I do not put a human life above an animal's life," she said.

Jack Peat by Jack Peat
2021-08-26 15:07
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LBC presenter Tom Swarbrick clashed with a caller who said pets should be prioritised over people during the evacuation of Afghanistan.

An animal sanctuary run by Paul Farthing has become the subject of debate this week after he campaigned to havehis staff and their families as well as 140 dogs and 60 cats jetted out of the country in a plan he has dubbed Operation Ark.

Reports have suggested the prime minister’s wife Carrie has even stepped in to push for his rescue.

It has also been suggested defence secretary Ben Wallace complained that British military efforts to evacuate people from Kabul had been “diverted” because of the attempts to rescue the former marine.

Tackling the subject on his show, Swarbrick was confronted by an emotional caller who dubbed the presenter “dismissive” for saying “it’s just cats and dogs and donkeys.”

“A life is a life”.

I didn't think things could get worse than they were last week, but people honestly debating whether they'd save a dog over an Afghan has shown me that they can.

— Ian Dunt (@IanDunt) August 26, 2021

Asked whether she thinks a human life is more important than an animal life she said “I don’t, I absolutely do not”.

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The silence here says it all.

Unbelievable.

Wild show last night. ??pic.twitter.com/8DR1HrQcHz

— Tom Swarbrick (@TomSwarbrick1) August 26, 2021

Related: ‘Operation Ark’ tells us all we need to know about how this government is run

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