In the aftermath of the Paris terrorist attacks, Kay Burley became the subject of much mockery online after she tweeted a photo of a dog in the French city, with the caption ‘sadness in his eyes’. Readers were quick to question whether it was an appropriate message in the wake of 129 deaths.
Sadness in his eyes #parisattacks pic.twitter.com/zzPxLHm1EP
— Kay Burley (@KayBurley) November 15, 2015
Since then, Burley has done her bit to try and justify the tweet. Last month she presented a section on dogs being able to read human emotions, concluding that the dog on set had ‘happiness’ in its eyes — as Guido noted:
https://vine.co/v/iMPPFJMrJqP
However rather than draw the whole episode to a close, the segment appears to have simply spurred a frenzy of new canine tales. These days, barely a day goes by on Sky News without mention of a dog.
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