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 A classic example is the reaction of the seal pup hunt in Canada. While the hunt for the profitable white fur that seal pup was done for generations, the situation radically changed in the 1970s when the species received considerable mass media attention. For much of the general public, harp seal pups with their white fur and liquid black eyes looked so innocent and adorable that the footage of hunters killing them by bludgeoning to death to avoid damaging the fur was considered horrific.  Hunters were frustrated because of their belief that arguments in favor of the hunt lost out in the face of such an emotional response.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by   •    

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 Note that both Outdoor Life and Field and Stream have stated that anything Bambi is all Bullshit and they had a cartoon of nearly naked women stating ""Gimmie BS"", and they were all dressed AS Bambi, making fun of PETA and all other ""animal rights"" groups as being ""in it `for the money, fuck the animals` "" kind of mentality. Can that be stated ?   

  
 ==Suggest Article Outline: Bambi Effect in animal rights debates, use in entertainment industry== 
 I believe this article is important, and should be elaborated upon.  This topic spans several psychological subjects, as well as an important argument between the pro hunting/trapping/fishing/ranching body and the animal rights body.  The entertainment industry also exploits Bambi Effect principles, primarily in animated features.  I once saw a television program (I must research this to site it) where the appeal of Mickey Mouse and Bugs Bunny were explained.  Creating ""baby faces,"" with big eyes, big ears, a tiny button nose, all these factors touch something in the mammalian brain we humans possess, triggering a parental care response, and thus, affection.  This psychological manipulation is subliminal, and it doesn't have much detrimental effect (in cartoons) in society, as entertainment is just entertainment.  However, in the real world, the ""Bambi Effect"" can cause hesitation and anxiety among first-time hunters, livestock slaughterers, and trappers.  Fur-bearing mammals, deer, and some rodents like weasels often have a ""baby face"" as explained above, even into adulthood.  When a furbearer is perplexed, such as when it is confined to a trap that he can't understand, or when a doe stares at a hunter without running or recognizing danger, it can be difficult to overcome the parental/affection response the baby-face produces.  With coaching from adults or peers, the Bambi Effect can be overcome, and any guilt produced by the effect eliminated.  The pro-hunting body of people would argue that overcoming the Bambi Effect or Baby Face effect is a sign of gaining emotional maturity, while the opposing side would argue instead that this is a type of desensitization to an act that is unethical.  The pro-hunting body counters this argument by pointing out the fact that sympathy for animals is usually extended only to ""cute"" ones, primarily mammals with baby faces.  There is a distinct lack of ""save the sharks!"" T-shirts, and while protests of fur stores selling garments made from cute and cuddly mink, raccoon and river otter, one rarely sees a protest outside a fish market or deli serving turkey sandwiches.  
 I believe the article should be written with an outline like this in mind: 

 1. Definition of Bambi Effect or Baby Face Effect. 
 2. Picture of Bugs Bunny, Bambi, or the Chip N' Dale chipmunks. 
 3. Elaboration of definition, describing facial characteristics that appeal to the parental instincts of mammals, cite psychology experts. 
 4. Use of Bambi Effect in the entertainment industry, cite industry leaders and tv programs, short list of cartoon characters displaying Bambi Effect baby-faces. 
 5. Paragraph here, listing any prominent psychologists that do not believe in the Bambi Effect and their views. 
 6. Section here, on how the Bambi Effect is part of a wider argument between pro animal use bodies and pro animal rights bodies.  List the points of contention, such as ""cute"" animals depicted as suffering garner more public outcry than ""ugly"" animals like sharks and vultures. 
 7. Links to: 
 -other psychology articles, such as Anthropomorphism 
 -animal rights articles, such as Speciesism, Anthropocentrism 
 -conservation and wi