NOW that you've calmed down about the dead lion in Africa....

It's funny how the masses will FREAK OUT over an animal but when you have real babies dying daily people be like "meh...whatever"...

Not my words. A post, shared on Facebook. Similar comments could be found on Twitter.

I don't know about you but "meh" is EXACTLY my reaction when I read about babies dying from starvation and easily preventable diseases. Just like the who raise £1billion over Comic Relief over its 30 year history, I imagine.

The post ends with some punchy hashtags to remind those of us who felt real sadness and frustration over Cecil the lion that our priorities are skewed ?#?realissues? ?#?starvingchildren? ?#?realtalk? ?#?africa and a picture of a starving child in Africa.

And just to hammer the subtle point home, a final #priorities at the end of the post.

?Does it have to be one or the other, I wanted to reply to the woman who posted this, although we aren't friends (thankfully) so I just fumed silently and moved on. Does caring about the welfare of endangered species preclude us from feeling ? for human suffering? Those of us who care about animal welfare shouldn't have to qualify our concern. Most, just care about suffering in general.

Feeling compassion for both, in my opinion, would make you a well rounded individual. Most people are aware of the research about people who harm animals, in any case. Those of us with pets endure this kind of attitude regularrly.

Caring about animals can conjures up images of a child-hating mad aunt with a moustache and ten cats. I took a day off work (not this job boss) when my cat got run over on Clarence Drive and said I was unwell. My conscience is now salved. If something serious happened to any of my loved ones, I'd need a lot longer than a day. That's a given, I don't need to explain. I wonder if that would satisfy the author of that Facebook post? Do I care? Meh.