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I’m Honestly Fed Up With All The Bad News, So I Illustrated 15 Of The Best Ones About The Coronavirus Situation
Positive news has the ability to strengthen our hope, and that's what I want to achieve with this collection; to offer help and support to everyone who is fighting the coronavirus in every sense of the word.
We are in this together and we will get through this together.
Some time ago, I created The Happy Broadcast as a counter to all the hate and fear that swirl around the world. Since then, I've been illustrating positive, anxiety-free news which I see as an antidote to the doom and gloom we see and hear in the media.
The Happy Broadcast is a form of celebration, showing that we can all make a positive impact. So, given the difficult circumstances we're all facing, here's a series, dedicated exclusively to the pandemic.
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Coronavirus has the world on edge as the outbreak is now a global pandemic. While some people may be more susceptible to becoming ill with the coronavirus than others, none of us are immune to the pervading sense of anxiety that has taken hold of the world.
So I decided to use my good news platform, The Happy Broadcast, to focus on stories about people uniting in friendship and solidarity or climate/animal-related news to keep things in perspective. It’s a stressful period but we can take a second, breathe deep and look at some of the positive things going on.
My mission of helping people's mental health through sharing happy and positive news is more important than ever so I’ve dedicated most of my time to this. I’m in my seventh week of quarantine in Los Angeles myself, keeping in touch with my family in Italy.
Hey keyboard warriors, unless you are a Chinese or an expert on Chinese culture please don't make bold statements like "it's too ingrained in the culture." That is offensive to the majority of Chinese, like myself, who have known no such a thing as dog eating culture. It is as generalizing and as ridiculously wrong as saying white people are all narcissistic white supremacists because it is "in their culture" - see how wrong that sounds? Thanks.
I lived the first 5 years of my life there. there is NOT many dog-cat factories, whatever you can call them. They are not common and many government facilities have tried to put a stop to them!!! Just the thought of eating cats and dogs can make someone vegan. It's NOT good. eat healthy. not eat adorable things.
Load More Replies...I certainly don't like the practice, but we eat rabbits, pigs etc. that some people keep as pets..goats, sheep..why do we impose a say on what another culture deems food,?J? What is the criterion? J ust because they are cute and can be domesticated. Hopefully they were never badly treated,. Cows are beautiful and can be "friendly" but most of us have enjoyed a burger.
I'm with Mya here. The problem to me is how they are treated in life and up to death. The real issue to me is how sad it is to have so many stray cats and dogs that suffer in kennels and outside. Honestly I know for sure that in the extreme that this country was short on meat... Most people would not complain to get some and not ask questions!
Load More Replies...The only difference between eating a dog and eating a pig is your perception. All animals want to live.
Eh nope, the human/dog partnership goes back more than 15 000 years, we as humans have bred dogs to help us with work be it herding, shepherding, rescuing etc in turn for our friendship and protection. Breaking this bond or partnership by seeing them as food is a literal betrayal to this this bond that is now so ingrained in every dog...not so much pigs, or cows, sorry.
Load More Replies...Disgusted that this is even a topic to discuss!! Humans truly are a plague!! :(
It's sad to see that only now and only one city in the entire China finally put a law to stop this nonsense.. Now, it will take 20 years to enforce it and another 20 years to get all cities in China to follow.
I remember going to school to hear my best friend (Mum from Korea, Dad from China) being told made fun of by a girl because "her family packed her dog for lunch". No one talked to her except me and her other real friends. (This girl was so dumb her mum packed her fish and kimchi! How does Kimchi and Fish look like a DOG?!)
Don't believe this f****d up country. While this is nice and all it will never happen. This president and it's cops are so f*****g corrupt it's not even funny. All they give a s**t about is money. There are NO animal rights laws in this country. If they want to do something make it a law and ban the consumption of companion animals and all wildlife! And enforce the f*****g thing! I feel for those animal activists who live in this country and are trying to help those with no voice. There are many good people who live in this country and I hope like hell they win over the abusive a******s. The cruelty in this country is worse than any other.
thhank god' its past time to save the helpless animals '' now we need all of china to leave thhe dogs an cats alone'' thank you all that gave it up;; love them dont eat them''
I am opposed to ANYONE eating predators(carnivores usually) whether wild or tame... there are plenty of herbivores/omnivores- like cows, pigs and chickens (e.g. wild fowl and deer) plus fish- to choose from if you want to eat meat. People also need to stop eating species that are threatened/endangered (and destroying the habits they live in).
There is nothing noble about eating herbivores or omnivores. It would be significantly less perverted to eat plants.
Load More Replies...The only difference between eating a dog and eating a pig is your perception. All animals are sentient beings who want to live.
Eh nope, the human/dog partnership goes back more than 15 000 years, we as humans have bred dogs to help us with work be it herding, shepherding, rescuing etc in turn for our friendship and protection. Breaking this bond or partnership by seeing them as food is a literal betrayal to this this bond that is now so ingrained in every dog...not so much pigs, or cows, sorry.
Load More Replies...What has this to do with the Corona virus? These are 2 completely different issues and have nothing to do with each other. Don't create rumors, prejudices and a feeding ground for conspiracy because nowadays it spreads like wild fire in no time. I hope that Bored Panda will delete this or cover it up with the comment it's false information. And FYI, bats are innocent to!
It says " Shenzhen becomes first Chinese city to ban the sale and consumption of dogs and cats with historic new law."
Let’s just hope they will cave (not because it’s dogs but because it’s an animal that are being handled according to an old tradition, that’s the part that scares me most, not ”the slaughter and consumption” of certain animals but the way they are trafficked and sold and prepared/slaughtered (not that I know anything about how the consumption of dogs works but I do know the TCM can be super cruel towards animals when they for example need a powder made from extracted galbladder juice from a beat just to name something. Even 1 person handling an animal in that way is one too many. Animals shouldn’t have to suffer for any human made up reason or neglect. It’s still a mess with the unnecessary stressful ritual slaughter of lams/sheep with some fanatic muslims (fanatics, not radical, please don’t take offense, it’s just a fact that Some people are too ingrained in their culture’s old ways, Some, never All, it happens in any religion or even non-religious communities like family traditions, I can only imagine how some families can top any religious “fanatic” so please don’t generalize any group, culture or tradition)
Animals that become food in the US are treated much worse than the so called wet markets in China. But it's cows, chickens, pigs and sheep not dogs, cats and bats so,,,,,,
Agreed that their should be reform to end animal cruelty in the US, but that has nothing to do with COVID-19. My dear fellow liberals, let's acknowledge some facts: this wasn't caused by US livestock, it was caused by a wet meat market in Wuhan. That's the analysis of NPR, Reuters and The Atlantic - none of which are fake news. Yes, US slaughterhouses also needlessly create public health risks (their unnecessary and dangerous use of antibiotics for one thing). But let's call out needs for reform everywhere. Don't blame the Chinese wet meat markets just b/c they're foreign, but don't refuse to blame them just b/c they're foreign. Like we say, to the 'young Earth creationists', there are certain facts which must be acknowledged.
Load More Replies...I again fail to see how eating dogs or cats is in any way different from eating pigs or chicken. Either it is right or wrong, but this certainly does not depend on the species by any rational means.
It is clearly wrong to keep a smart animal such as a cat, dog, human, pig or chicken, in tiny cages under circumstances that are meant to increase profit of whoever incarcerates them.
Load More Replies...It was wrong to start with I get that it's in their culture but seriously its 2020 were all going to die unless you guys get your act together elephant tusk is NOT medicine and will do nothing for your dogs and cats aren't either they may taste good but it's not fair on them and so much more .-.
Everything tastes like chicken anyway so why stick with that. I don't think we should eat anything with a face.
But you can't say that COVID-19 came from Chinese wet meat markets, just because it did. You can't say that if that might offend someone's culture!
Yu can absolutely say that, but, as everywhere, you gotta stick to the facts or someone will point out you didn't. It MAY BE it came from there. Ok, so ... it may also be from elsewhere.. Ok, so ... we actually don't know, but can guess a lot ... which is, in the end, close to pointless.
Load More Replies...guess what worries me? with the new law being set up, which is good, but we all know that when something is "hard' to get, the price will what? increase, that's right, basic economics, demand and supply. Now imagine this, the law says no consumption of the poor dog and cats, and we naively think the demand for such creature will be eliminated? NO, rather, the merchant will increase the price for the animal simply because its illegal and then drive more people into the "business" as its almost riskless when compared to other more dangerous animals.
guess what worries me? with the new law being set up, which is good, but we all know that when something is "hard' to get, the price will what? increase, that's right, basic economics, demand and supply. Now imagine this, the law says no consumption of the poor dog and cats, and we naively think the demand for such creature will be eliminated? NO, rather, the merchant will increase the price for the animal simply because its illegal and then drive more people into the "business
... is it normal to have the same name for two people around here...?
Load More Replies...That is the most stupid statement I have heard this year
Load More Replies...Fake news and misinformation are in vogue more than ever and misleading clues, ranging from unscientific health advice to inaccurate figures about the victims of the disease have made their way to the pages of newspapers and news websites and airwaves of TV and radio stations. Very seldom is positive news shared by major broadcasting companies but I’ve also seen the birth of many social outlets focused on highlighting the positive stories of the people in lockdown.
There’s a thin line between being aware and living in constant fear and anxiety. You don't have to be constantly seeking information. Get the facts, not the rumors and listen to public health experts who can help navigate the path ahead. For that reason, I just launched a newsletter full of optimism and unbiased fact-checked stories.
I'm a little worried about the nurses and doctors who are coming out of retirement. A lot of them will be elderly and at higher risk of death from coronavirus. Stay at home everyone!
People have to stay home from work to stop the spread of the virus, yet people are running out of money because they can’t work. Maybe we should re-examine our economic model and think of a better one that is not focus on profit and will help us when we need it.
Who is "us" in this? Many countries pay unemployment benefits to out-of-work workers and issue special corona-related payments too.
Load More Replies...So don't drink the Lysol yet. Or inject any bleach. Maybe that Asteroid heading our way will hit our own Dr. Mengele before he starts any more experimenting on us, his endless supply of lab rats.
Not the right time to joke at all for those who have fallen for that weak excuse.
Load More Replies...I wonder how many animals will be off the endangered species list after this
I am a superhero! Ha! It feels pretty good to say that. But the REAL superheroes are working in the hospitals, in almost every hospital on the planet. Let us make sure that the nursing professionals also get to get paid well enough for the important work they do. No amount of praise pays any bills whatsoever, money does.
Glad to see so many good stories coming out of this Pandemic, we need more.
For a story that was supposed to be upbeat and positive, there sure are a lot of negative comments. Can you not find anything positive to say you Debbie Downers?
@Peter Bear, I was ready to up-vote your comment - until I got to the last few words, that is. When you resort to name-calling that automatically voids all of the rest of your comment of any meaningfulness.
Load More Replies...This was great, well done, when I think, back in history, the serious health issues, without modern medicine, there were some horrific times, we will get through this !!!
I took a long walk through my neighborhood this morning and saw many drawings of rainbows in the windows of houses. I thought of the kids inside, but didn't realize the message until now. A wonderful message to deliver...
It's kind of a toss up which is worse. The bad news or the constant, forced happy, happy, joy, joy c**p.
People have to stay home from work to stop the spread of the virus, yet people are running out of money because they can’t work. Maybe we should re-examine our economic model and think of a better one that is not focus on profit and will help us when we need it.
Who is "us" in this? Many countries pay unemployment benefits to out-of-work workers and issue special corona-related payments too.
Load More Replies...So don't drink the Lysol yet. Or inject any bleach. Maybe that Asteroid heading our way will hit our own Dr. Mengele before he starts any more experimenting on us, his endless supply of lab rats.
Not the right time to joke at all for those who have fallen for that weak excuse.
Load More Replies...I wonder how many animals will be off the endangered species list after this
I am a superhero! Ha! It feels pretty good to say that. But the REAL superheroes are working in the hospitals, in almost every hospital on the planet. Let us make sure that the nursing professionals also get to get paid well enough for the important work they do. No amount of praise pays any bills whatsoever, money does.
Glad to see so many good stories coming out of this Pandemic, we need more.
For a story that was supposed to be upbeat and positive, there sure are a lot of negative comments. Can you not find anything positive to say you Debbie Downers?
@Peter Bear, I was ready to up-vote your comment - until I got to the last few words, that is. When you resort to name-calling that automatically voids all of the rest of your comment of any meaningfulness.
Load More Replies...This was great, well done, when I think, back in history, the serious health issues, without modern medicine, there were some horrific times, we will get through this !!!
I took a long walk through my neighborhood this morning and saw many drawings of rainbows in the windows of houses. I thought of the kids inside, but didn't realize the message until now. A wonderful message to deliver...
It's kind of a toss up which is worse. The bad news or the constant, forced happy, happy, joy, joy c**p.