[Evening Echo-Ireland] A show on Hamas TV depicting a man in a bee suit abusing cats and lions at a Gaza Strip zoo drew protests from the animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. In the segment on the children's program Tomorrow's Pioneers, one of the show's characters, a human-sized bee named Nahoul, swings cats around by their tails and throws stones at lions through the bars in their cage at the zoo. "They say this is supposed to be educational on how not to treat animals, but it is common knowledge that children will mimic the behavior they see," U.S.-based Peta spokesman Martin Mersereau said. "This will not win Hamas any sympathy now the world sees how they teach their children cruelty."
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