0:00:06 > 0:00:08Hello and welcome to Loughborough University
0:00:08 > 0:00:10in Leicestershire where world champions come to train
0:00:10 > 0:00:13and where we have come to tell you about the stories that matter
0:00:13 > 0:00:16closer to home.
0:00:16 > 0:00:17Tonight, investigating the Craigslist criminals,
0:00:17 > 0:00:21Jonathan Gibson is in Derby.
0:00:21 > 0:00:24Thing is, mate, I work for the BBC.
0:00:24 > 0:00:27And we're trying to find out, mate, why you're peddling cocaine.
0:00:27 > 0:00:31Why is that?
0:00:35 > 0:00:36How breaststroke Olympic champion Adam Peaty
0:00:36 > 0:00:39is changing lives in Zambia.
0:00:39 > 0:00:42Creating a legacy for me is probably one of the most important things,
0:00:42 > 0:00:44it is how you inspire millions and millions of people
0:00:44 > 0:00:48around the world to do exactly what you've done.
0:00:48 > 0:00:51And any colour as long as it's not black.
0:00:51 > 0:00:53Mike Dilger wants to know why these dogs can't find homes.
0:00:53 > 0:00:55Look at that.
0:00:55 > 0:00:59Absolutely gorgeous.
0:00:59 > 0:01:03I'm Lukwesa Burak and this is Inside Out for the East Midlands.
0:01:14 > 0:01:16First, classified ads.
0:01:16 > 0:01:20Now, what would you be using them to hunt for?
0:01:20 > 0:01:23Furniture, a new car perhaps?
0:01:23 > 0:01:26Well, Jonathan Gibson has been sniffing around in Derby
0:01:26 > 0:01:29where he is investigating one online site where criminals have an eye
0:01:29 > 0:01:38for more than just a bargain.
0:01:38 > 0:01:40As an investigative journalist, it's sometimes easier to work
0:01:40 > 0:01:42when the office is nice and quiet.
0:01:42 > 0:01:43When people aren't watching what you're doing.
0:01:43 > 0:01:47Like investigating the dark web.
0:01:47 > 0:01:49If you're looking for something illegal, it is the go-to part
0:01:49 > 0:01:54of the Internet that's hidden from prying eyes.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57The place where criminals use encrypted websites and virtual
0:01:57 > 0:02:01currencies to trade.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03Trade.
0:02:03 > 0:02:05You don't need to bother with all that, mate.
0:02:05 > 0:02:06I'm sorry?
0:02:06 > 0:02:08You can get all of that on Craigslist.
0:02:08 > 0:02:09Craigslist?
0:02:09 > 0:02:12If you budge up, I'll show you.
0:02:12 > 0:02:13Shouldn't you be getting on with the...?
0:02:13 > 0:02:15No, it's fine, I've got ten minutes.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18Brilliant.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21OK.
0:02:21 > 0:02:23Log on and you can look it up.
0:02:23 > 0:02:27Craigslist.
0:02:27 > 0:02:29Yes, Craigslist.
0:02:29 > 0:02:35It was set up in America by a guy called Craig.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37It is a website where people buy and sell everything,
0:02:37 > 0:02:40and I mean everything.
0:02:40 > 0:02:44Just say where you live and get started.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47But lots of the stuff on Craigslist won't be in the buy and sell section
0:02:47 > 0:02:50of your local newspaper, including bootleg tobacco.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57The kind of cigs you'd probably buy from some dodgy
0:02:57 > 0:02:59geezer outside a pub or, in this case,
0:02:59 > 0:03:01a supermarket car park.
0:03:01 > 0:03:02I've literally just started.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04So are they knocked off then?
0:03:04 > 0:03:05Yeah.
0:03:05 > 0:03:06Oh, right.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09They can't really sell them in shops any more.
0:03:09 > 0:03:10So where do you get them from?
0:03:10 > 0:03:11I don't...
0:03:11 > 0:03:14Sorry.
0:03:14 > 0:03:15And they import the tobacco.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18Cool, OK.
0:03:18 > 0:03:20So he's just a middleman.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23He says his supplier's someone else on Craigslist.
0:03:23 > 0:03:27I've seen some crazy stuff on Craigslist.
0:03:27 > 0:03:29So have I.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31That's why I've come to another car park,
0:03:31 > 0:03:33ready for another dodgy deal.
0:03:33 > 0:03:34It's counterfeit, yeah?
0:03:34 > 0:03:38Yeah.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41And that's why his tobacco is just a third of the price
0:03:41 > 0:03:44of the real stuff.
0:03:44 > 0:03:45Do you smoke it yourself, mate?
0:03:45 > 0:03:46Yeah, I smoke it.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48Can you tell the difference?
0:03:48 > 0:03:50No, I can't tell the difference.
0:03:50 > 0:03:53But there is a difference.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56Because counterfeit goods are among the things Craigslist says you're
0:03:56 > 0:03:58not supposed to sell on its website.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00Stuff that's illegal.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03Yeah, but no one takes any notice of that!
0:04:03 > 0:04:07Do you mind?
0:04:07 > 0:04:08But he's got a point.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10Look at this.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13It is as easy to find marijuana on Craigslist
0:04:13 > 0:04:15as it is a second-hand sofa.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18And you might need a seat because what I'm buying next
0:04:18 > 0:04:22could knock you off your feet.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24I'm on a Derby estate to meet a dealer selling
0:04:24 > 0:04:25cocaine on Craigslist.
0:04:25 > 0:04:2780, mate, yeah?
0:04:27 > 0:04:28Yeah.
0:04:28 > 0:04:29All right, mate, ideal.
0:04:29 > 0:04:30Sound, yeah, see you later.
0:04:30 > 0:04:34Cheers.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38The deal done in seconds, but is it the real deal?
0:04:38 > 0:04:41Turns out, as street cocaine goes, it's pretty pure stuff,
0:04:41 > 0:04:44so what's it doing on Craigslist?
0:04:44 > 0:04:45Well, I'm shocked.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48I'm shocked at what's there because it's not difficult
0:04:48 > 0:04:51for the Internet companies to put elements onto their websites
0:04:51 > 0:04:53to police this sort of stuff and they should be policing it
0:04:53 > 0:04:57and taking it down.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00But if you have made money from crime, you won't want
0:05:00 > 0:05:01the police to find it.
0:05:01 > 0:05:06What you need is someone to hide it, perhaps in their bank account.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08It's called money-laundering, but where would I find
0:05:08 > 0:05:12someone to do that?
0:05:13 > 0:05:17On a street corner I'm meeting Stacey.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20She's offering her bank account on Craigslist to anyone
0:05:20 > 0:05:22who wants to use it.
0:05:30 > 0:05:34But we are walking into the bank to pay in what I've told her
0:05:34 > 0:05:35is money made from crime.
0:05:35 > 0:05:39She'll charge me a fee to get it back and there are plenty of people
0:05:39 > 0:05:41on Craigslist offering to do the same thing, sometimes
0:05:41 > 0:05:44through overseas bank accounts.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47But if you've sent your money overseas, how are you
0:05:47 > 0:05:49going to get it back?
0:05:49 > 0:05:52What you need is a new identity, or better still, somebody else's.
0:05:52 > 0:05:53You again?
0:05:53 > 0:05:54Yeah!
0:05:54 > 0:05:57And I know just the place you can get it.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59Don't say it!
0:05:59 > 0:06:01Craigslist.
0:06:01 > 0:06:09The place where I can find a stolen passport.
0:06:09 > 0:06:11And there are plenty more where that came from.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14I've known some stories where it's taken people ten years to get
0:06:21 > 0:06:24I've known some stories where it's taken people ten years to get
0:06:24 > 0:06:32there credit ratings back again after it being completely
0:06:32 > 0:06:34trashed by people who have stolen their identities.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37But it will allow you to get on and commit other crimes
0:06:37 > 0:06:38and that's why they're doing it.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40On Craigslist there's also disorganised crime.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43This guy wants someone to pass his driving theory test for him.
0:06:43 > 0:06:44So what's the deal, mate?
0:06:44 > 0:06:52I go in and take it.
0:06:52 > 0:06:58But for 50 quid it's not that black and white.
0:06:58 > 0:07:02For a start, he's black and I'm white and someone's going to notice.
0:07:02 > 0:07:03They check your photo against their database.
0:07:03 > 0:07:07There's no point, there's no way I'm going to get through.
0:07:07 > 0:07:13When I later revealed I'm a journalist, he didn't
0:07:13 > 0:07:18have anything to say.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20And neither did Craigslist.
0:07:20 > 0:07:22In fact, when we asked it for an interview,
0:07:22 > 0:07:29this is what it told us.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32And that came from the top, the chief executive's office.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35I think whilst they are making money, and whilst nobody is turning
0:07:35 > 0:07:41around and asking them, forcing them to try to change
0:07:41 > 0:07:44what is going on, you will find sites like this using the ostrich
0:07:44 > 0:07:49effect, sticking their head in the sand and ignoring it.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51No wonder criminals can carry on regardless.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53Well, unless they're really selling to a journalist.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56I work for the BBC, if you look out there at the camera.
0:07:56 > 0:07:57Oh no.
0:07:57 > 0:07:59I knew this was going to happen.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01I'd like to know why you're offering to sell...
0:08:01 > 0:08:03Because I'm trying to get out of debt.
0:08:03 > 0:08:04You're trying to get out of debt?
0:08:04 > 0:08:05Yeah.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08Oh my god, my mother's going to kill me.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10But he's not the only one thinking about his relatives.
0:08:10 > 0:08:11So why are you doing it?
0:08:11 > 0:08:14I don't know why I'm doing it to be honest.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16I'm trying to make money for my family.
0:08:16 > 0:08:17But at least they are talking.
0:08:17 > 0:08:21Take a good look at my cocaine dealer because he's
0:08:21 > 0:08:22not around for long.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24Thing is, mate, I work for the BBC.
0:08:24 > 0:08:26And we're...
0:08:26 > 0:08:29Trying to find out, mate, why you're peddling cocaine.
0:08:30 > 0:08:35Why is that?
0:08:35 > 0:08:38Well, he wasn't hanging about, was he?
0:08:38 > 0:08:42So how about Stacey?
0:08:42 > 0:08:49Will she want to talk?
0:08:49 > 0:08:52I'm trying to find out why you're willing to launder money for people,
0:08:52 > 0:08:55why you're actually doing that, Stacey.
0:08:55 > 0:09:00You knew it was risky.
0:09:00 > 0:09:01Would you like to explain...
0:09:01 > 0:09:03I've got nothing to say to you.
0:09:03 > 0:09:04Just like my passport thief.
0:09:04 > 0:09:08I'm not buying a passport off you, mate, because I work for the BBC
0:09:08 > 0:09:10and I want to know why you're selling stolen passports, mate.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12Why are you doing it?
0:09:12 > 0:09:15Why are you selling stolen passports?
0:09:15 > 0:09:18The amount of organised crime that there is sitting behind
0:09:18 > 0:09:22everything you have shown there is frightening and it's
0:09:22 > 0:09:27critical I think that the police force or the law-enforcement
0:09:27 > 0:09:34agencies force the likes of Craigslist to do something about it.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36So what is the government doing?
0:09:36 > 0:09:39When we asked to interview a minister, all we got was a Home
0:09:39 > 0:09:47Office statement saying it's...
0:09:47 > 0:09:49Well, we've kind of done that for them already.
0:09:49 > 0:09:50Well, told you.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53So maybe it's time the government forced websites like Craigslist
0:09:53 > 0:09:56to clean up their act.
0:09:58 > 0:10:03That was Jonathan Gibson reporting there.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06Now, he's a world and Olympic champion and he also trains right
0:10:06 > 0:10:13here at Loughborough University.
0:10:13 > 0:10:20Swimmer Adam Peaty is arguably one of the biggest stars in the sporting
0:10:20 > 0:10:24world right now but he says that what matters to him is his legacy,
0:10:24 > 0:10:26not here in the UK but some 5000 miles away.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28Natalie Jackson has the story.
0:10:28 > 0:10:37Adam Peaty, Olympic and world champion.
0:10:37 > 0:10:39No one's been faster than him in the history of mankind.
0:10:39 > 0:10:40He is unstoppable right now.
0:10:40 > 0:10:4225.95!
0:10:42 > 0:10:44I never thought I would live to see the day...
0:10:44 > 0:10:47You know, he's the Usain Bolt of swimming in terms
0:10:47 > 0:10:50of what he does, the fastest man on the planet in two events
0:10:50 > 0:10:52and by some considerable margin.
0:10:52 > 0:10:56Britain's waited 40 years for a predator
0:10:56 > 0:10:59in the pool like Peaty.
0:10:59 > 0:11:04They call him the British Lion.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06I'm very proud to be British and I'm not really intimidated
0:11:07 > 0:11:07by anyone or anything.
0:11:07 > 0:11:11I think that's why I got that nickname.
0:11:11 > 0:11:14But what goes on behind the eyes and in the mind
0:11:14 > 0:11:23of an athlete like Adam?
0:11:23 > 0:11:24He's the figurehead people look to.
0:11:24 > 0:11:26We know we can rely on him to deliver.
0:11:26 > 0:11:30The nation knows that if we need to go to hunt, he's at the front.
0:11:30 > 0:11:32And what the nation doesn't know is the surprising sacrifice made
0:11:32 > 0:11:35by Peaty and the extraordinary journey alongside his swimming that
0:11:35 > 0:11:41made him the all conquering champion he is today.
0:11:41 > 0:11:45Each day Adam and his coach Mel are up at 6am completing two
0:11:45 > 0:11:54three-hour sessions, six days a week.
0:11:54 > 0:12:01At peak training Adam will swim seven miles a day.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03So, on one of his few, rare weeks off a year,
0:12:03 > 0:12:05what on earth is he doing in Zambia?
0:12:05 > 0:12:09Who would want to eat that?!
0:12:09 > 0:12:11The food is basic, the accommodation is too.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14Adam and his coach, Mel Marshall, have got a team of 16 friends
0:12:14 > 0:12:18together for a sporting challenge.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21So it's 50 hours of sport in five days, five different
0:12:21 > 0:12:24sports to raise ?50,000.
0:12:24 > 0:12:28Mel's been out to Zambia seven times.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31Every time I've been out before it's to either raise
0:12:31 > 0:12:32funds or raise awareness.
0:12:32 > 0:12:41You know, it is progressing but the problems are still the same.
0:12:41 > 0:12:44It's the close bond between Mel and Adam that
0:12:44 > 0:12:46first brought him here.
0:12:46 > 0:12:51Five years ago Adam Peaty came out here to Zambia.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54He was just 17, taking part in a charity bike ride to raise
0:12:54 > 0:12:57funds for centres like this.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00Back then he was swimming in local pools, no one had ever heard of him.
0:13:00 > 0:13:08He has returned today as the Olympic champion and now making a difference
0:13:08 > 0:13:14to thousands of young Africans' lives.
0:13:14 > 0:13:16Today is a big day for them both.
0:13:16 > 0:13:23They are opening the sports centre they raised ?35,000 to build.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26The legacy for me is probably one of the most important things.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29Yes, it is about the medals, it's about the world record,
0:13:29 > 0:13:31but it's how you inspire millions and millions of people around
0:13:31 > 0:13:38the world to do what you have done.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41They don't have to be the next best breaststroker in the world
0:13:41 > 0:13:43or world record-holder, but they can be the best teachers,
0:13:43 > 0:13:45the best coaches and that's the beauty about sport.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48I did say to Mel the other day, I think she'll have a tear
0:13:48 > 0:13:51in her eye when she walks through the gates here this morning
0:13:51 > 0:13:54because we can show you pictures of what this place looked
0:13:54 > 0:13:56like a year ago and the transformation here...
0:13:56 > 0:14:05This kind of thing doesn't happen in Zambia.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08The facility we built from 2012, ?35,000, five years ago,
0:14:08 > 0:14:11it is amazing to see such a place develop like that and the kids
0:14:11 > 0:14:14using it and the whole families going in there and taking advantage
0:14:14 > 0:14:16of the situation which is so empowering, that
0:14:16 > 0:14:19what we can do here, maybe build another one
0:14:19 > 0:14:21of them and in a few years build another one.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24CHEERING.
0:14:24 > 0:14:31This playground is the only one of its kind in the country.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34This place used to be a dump a long time, people used
0:14:34 > 0:14:37to kill each other here, they used to take drugs here.
0:14:37 > 0:14:41But now it is a playpark and people can have fun.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44Basketball has really done something nice to my life,
0:14:44 > 0:14:48I have gone to places I have never thought I would go.
0:14:48 > 0:14:52Even today I never thought I would be here but basketball
0:14:52 > 0:14:53has brought me here.
0:14:53 > 0:14:57Poverty in Zambia is extreme.
0:14:57 > 0:15:0385% of the population is under 35.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06Rob Day is part of the Sporting Challenge team and lived
0:15:06 > 0:15:09out here for a year.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11It's extremely poor in this area.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14It's about one tap to every hundred households.
0:15:14 > 0:15:20Kids don't have shoes, they have maybe one set of clothes,
0:15:20 > 0:15:23but this is a community where you've got roughly about maybe 3000 or 4000
0:15:23 > 0:15:24people who are HIV-positive.
0:15:24 > 0:15:30So what Adam's doing out here is absolutely vital.
0:15:30 > 0:15:36At 12, Blessings Muleng's mother died and his father deserted him.
0:15:36 > 0:15:41On that night we were on the street and some others came and beat
0:15:41 > 0:15:42up my sister and me.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45And they got my sister.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47Since that I never spoken to my sister again.
0:15:47 > 0:15:49Blessings was left in a wheelchair.
0:15:49 > 0:15:54His story, though, is not uncommon.
0:15:54 > 0:15:58Steven Siame's parents both died when he was just 11.
0:15:58 > 0:16:04Sport and this centre saved his life.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07If I share my story with them, they can be motivated and say, yes,
0:16:07 > 0:16:10I think my life can change too.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13If Steven was in this situation, now he is changed, now
0:16:13 > 0:16:16he is a football coach.
0:16:16 > 0:16:18This programme, Adam Peaty and Mel Marshall and the group,
0:16:18 > 0:16:21it has changed my life.
0:16:21 > 0:16:30These sporting centres are for more than just sport.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32They are schools and orphanages, safe places.
0:16:32 > 0:16:35The coaches and volunteers here take on the role of the parents.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38We have a lot of the kids kind of ask you, not even about sports
0:16:38 > 0:16:40stuff but life skills stuff.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43You get older kids approaching you about personal issues to do
0:16:43 > 0:16:45with like stuff at home, and, as we know, some
0:16:45 > 0:16:50of the issues they go through like domestic violence.
0:16:50 > 0:16:54Many of the horrific stories come from the girls.
0:16:54 > 0:16:58Almost 50% of women between the ages of 15 and 49 have experienced
0:16:58 > 0:17:01gender-based violence.
0:17:01 > 0:17:04I think the youngest we had was raped, that was a case
0:17:04 > 0:17:10we had in Livingstone.
0:17:10 > 0:17:14She was about 13 years old and this was a girl coming from school,
0:17:14 > 0:17:16going home and she was raped along the way.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18Almost half of all the cases of sexual violence reported
0:17:18 > 0:17:22to the police are children under 16.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25So here no one can touch them.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28They all know that being touched on the body, if you don't want
0:17:28 > 0:17:30someone to touch you...
0:17:30 > 0:17:35The Sporting Challenge group were moved to tears on hearing
0:17:35 > 0:17:38about three girls left alone to sleep in a dormitory
0:17:38 > 0:17:41with a group of boys.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44Girls here have a really hard time, they are just not treated the same.
0:17:44 > 0:17:48Their childhood is filled with rape, with abuse, with hitting
0:17:48 > 0:17:49and it's just accepted.
0:17:49 > 0:17:54They've got no voice, no nothing.
0:17:54 > 0:17:56What they need is beds, to create a separate girls dormitory,
0:17:57 > 0:18:05so that's what they go out and do.
0:18:17 > 0:18:22These are the programmes which are bringing my dreams back.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25I'm smiling now from the child who was just nobody on the street,
0:18:25 > 0:18:26not knowing anything.
0:18:26 > 0:18:31Here I am today speaking on the camera!
0:18:39 > 0:18:41I've been very fortunate to have Mel and kind
0:18:41 > 0:18:45of realise from a young age, it's not all about the medals.
0:18:45 > 0:18:47It's how you translate those, especially the Olympic
0:18:47 > 0:18:49ones and the world ones, how you translate those
0:18:49 > 0:18:52to a global cause.
0:18:52 > 0:18:56You've got to help meet as many people as possible.
0:18:56 > 0:18:59If I don't teach them about life as well as sport, what am I?
0:18:59 > 0:19:02What am I to him in his life?
0:19:02 > 0:19:03That is the two parts of sport.
0:19:03 > 0:19:07There is the personal side and the performance side
0:19:07 > 0:19:09and you have to take care of both.
0:19:09 > 0:19:12It's just, make sure you're surrounded by the real world,
0:19:12 > 0:19:17I think that's really important.
0:19:17 > 0:19:22If we come together and help one another, we can change the world
0:19:22 > 0:19:23through sports for so many things.
0:19:23 > 0:19:24Yes.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26We are one.
0:19:26 > 0:19:30Zambia!
0:19:32 > 0:19:35That was Adam Peaty and his coach Mel, proving that sport can
0:19:35 > 0:19:40have an influence well beyond the medals podium.
0:19:40 > 0:19:45Now, is colour prejudice alive and well here in the East Midlands?
0:19:45 > 0:19:48No, I'm not talking about that colour prejudice.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51It seems that when it comes to choosing our pets,
0:19:51 > 0:19:55we are actually discriminating against black animals.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58In fact, this Friday has been designated National Black Cat Day
0:19:58 > 0:20:04to try to raise awareness of the issue.
0:20:04 > 0:20:06Mike Dilger has been investigating a new phenomenon known as BDS,
0:20:06 > 0:20:13or black dog syndrome.
0:20:13 > 0:20:19We are a nation of animal lovers, as I know only too well.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21I have made my living from filming all creatures great and small,
0:20:22 > 0:20:27mainly out in the wild.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30But we also adore our animal companions with around 8.5 million
0:20:30 > 0:20:32dogs or 7.5 million cats, the UK's pet population
0:20:32 > 0:20:35is definitely on the up!
0:20:35 > 0:20:45But it seems we are pretty picky when it comes to choosing a pet.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48Which do you love the most?
0:20:48 > 0:20:53Is it chocolate, yellow or black?
0:20:53 > 0:20:56There are three labradors there, which one do you like the most?
0:20:56 > 0:20:58The one in the middle.
0:20:58 > 0:20:59The chocolate one?
0:20:59 > 0:21:00The chocolate one.
0:21:00 > 0:21:01Thank you very much.
0:21:01 > 0:21:02Double chocolate?
0:21:02 > 0:21:03Yes.
0:21:03 > 0:21:04So one yellow and one chocolate?
0:21:04 > 0:21:07Yes.
0:21:07 > 0:21:09Which of those dogs do you like the most?
0:21:09 > 0:21:11I like the chocolate one in the middle.
0:21:11 > 0:21:12Possibly yellow or black.
0:21:12 > 0:21:13I like the yellow one.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16Can I not pick all of them?
0:21:16 > 0:21:17You can't pick all of them.
0:21:17 > 0:21:19Which one do you like the most?
0:21:19 > 0:21:20The middle one.
0:21:20 > 0:21:21The chocolate one?
0:21:21 > 0:21:22Yes.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24The results are in, the votes have been counted
0:21:24 > 0:21:26and the decision is final.
0:21:26 > 0:21:28Winning, with an astonishing 15 votes, is Beef,
0:21:28 > 0:21:34the chocolate labrador.
0:21:34 > 0:21:36In second place, Beth gets eight votes.
0:21:36 > 0:21:44And last is black labrador Lindy.
0:21:44 > 0:21:50These 30 random votes were just a bit of fun,
0:21:50 > 0:21:52however in a study published by Psychology Today,
0:21:52 > 0:21:55it seems people perceive black dogs as being more aggressive.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58With lighter shades being thought of as friendlier.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01So is there any truth in all this?
0:22:01 > 0:22:05Give me a paw.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08Roger Mugford is a leading animal psychologist and he has his
0:22:08 > 0:22:15own thoughts on BDS, black dog syndrome.
0:22:15 > 0:22:17Roger, it's hard to believe that Oscar was on doggie
0:22:18 > 0:22:21death row until recently.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23And apparently the statistics are that thousands and thousands
0:22:23 > 0:22:26of other dogs that are black or have, if you like,
0:22:26 > 0:22:28monochrome colouration are in the same boat,
0:22:28 > 0:22:30and cats too.
0:22:30 > 0:22:36So there's a deep prejudice about the colours of dogs and cats.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39If you look at dogs in fiction, Cerberus, the dog to the underworld,
0:22:39 > 0:22:41and hound of the Baskervilles, all big, black, aggressive,
0:22:41 > 0:22:42associated with death.
0:22:42 > 0:22:44And of course their white teeth do show up.
0:22:44 > 0:22:45So are they more aggressive?
0:22:45 > 0:22:49No, no, no.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52Maybe black dogs get avoided more by other dogs because other dogs
0:22:52 > 0:22:53also have difficulty reading their facial expressions,
0:22:53 > 0:22:58and by people, but it is entirely in the mind of the beholder.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03The Greyhound Trust re-homes around 4000 retired racing dogs every year
0:23:03 > 0:23:06and with a number of regional branches in the East Midlands,
0:23:06 > 0:23:13they currently have around 800 dogs looking for new homes.
0:23:13 > 0:23:17Many of these are black.
0:23:17 > 0:23:21The charity say that colour prejudice is currently a big
0:23:21 > 0:23:23problem, particularly with this breed, and they are overwhelmed
0:23:23 > 0:23:28with black retired greyhounds.
0:23:28 > 0:23:29Joe, what a lovely dog.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32Who is this?
0:23:32 > 0:23:35This is Captain, he is nine years old, he's actually been
0:23:35 > 0:23:37with the Greyhound Trust now for a whopping six years,
0:23:37 > 0:23:40he's one of our longest stay dogs in the country and I have
0:23:40 > 0:23:41no idea why.
0:23:41 > 0:23:42He's fabulous.
0:23:42 > 0:23:45Did you think the fact that black greyhounds may be overlooked
0:23:45 > 0:23:47is the same as it is with any breed of dog?
0:23:47 > 0:23:50I think absolutely, any homing organisation does report that black
0:23:50 > 0:23:53dogs tend to be the hardest to home, they tend to spend
0:23:53 > 0:23:54the most time with them.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57And it is a challenge for everybody but particularly for us
0:23:57 > 0:23:58with greyhounds because recent racing breeding practices
0:23:58 > 0:24:04have meant that so many greyhounds now are black.
0:24:04 > 0:24:08Recently, well over half of all racing greyhounds were born black.
0:24:08 > 0:24:13Many of these are related to a couple of successful racing
0:24:13 > 0:24:17dogs called Head Honcho and his offspring, Top Honcho.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20Both were prolifically bred from during the 1990s and carried
0:24:20 > 0:24:25a dominant gene giving them black fur.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28The Greyhound Trust say they now have difficulty re-homing hundreds
0:24:28 > 0:24:31of black retired racing dogs.
0:24:31 > 0:24:36It's all about personality, or it should be, really.
0:24:36 > 0:24:38Especially with such a placid personality like this.
0:24:38 > 0:24:39Look at that.
0:24:39 > 0:24:43Isn't he absolutely gorgeous?
0:24:43 > 0:24:45They are absolutely the best, they really are.
0:24:45 > 0:24:48And the most important thing is, it's all about getting the right
0:24:48 > 0:24:50character and the right match for your family because ultimately
0:24:50 > 0:24:53your dog is going to be a family member so it's vital they're
0:24:53 > 0:24:56going to fit in and enjoy life with you.
0:24:56 > 0:25:01So can campaign change public opinion?
0:25:01 > 0:25:04In Scotland members of the WI knitted coloured caps for black
0:25:04 > 0:25:06dogs looking for homes.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09In America, one chap started a photographic project
0:25:09 > 0:25:15to try to highlight the issues in his hometown.
0:25:15 > 0:25:21And his pictures, as a result, went viral.
0:25:21 > 0:25:24Fred, in the UK black dog syndrome seems to be an issue,
0:25:24 > 0:25:27particularly amongst animals being re-homed.
0:25:27 > 0:25:31What is the case in the United States?
0:25:31 > 0:25:33It's definitely an issue across the country and I think it's
0:25:33 > 0:25:36just a matter of people having a better understanding of,
0:25:36 > 0:25:39it's not always about matching furniture and making sure it looks
0:25:39 > 0:25:42nice, it's the best personality of the type of dogs and black dogs
0:25:42 > 0:25:46often get the short end of the stick.
0:25:46 > 0:25:48So you think you're managing, with your photographs, to kind
0:25:48 > 0:25:50of turn around this misperception?
0:25:50 > 0:25:51Absolutely.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54When I'm trying to create photos, a lot has to do with getting just
0:25:54 > 0:25:58the right light and then making sure the dog is comfortable in that space
0:25:58 > 0:26:01and being able to show the expression and the personality
0:26:01 > 0:26:08of that dog.
0:26:08 > 0:26:12It seems colour prejudice is not just confined to dogs.
0:26:12 > 0:26:13Black cats can be unpopular too.
0:26:13 > 0:26:16In a recent survey by Cats Protection, they found that
0:26:16 > 0:26:19black cats would have to wait, on average, 22% longer before
0:26:19 > 0:26:25finding a permanent home.
0:26:25 > 0:26:28It's a real tragedy, especially for ones as friendly,
0:26:28 > 0:26:33inquisitive and amiable as this little fella.
0:26:33 > 0:26:37We're not sure how many black cats there are in Britain
0:26:37 > 0:26:39or what percentage of the cat population they make up,
0:26:39 > 0:26:42but just like the black greyhounds, they are certainly overrepresented
0:26:42 > 0:26:47in animal shelters, like this one in Nuttall in Nottinghamshire.
0:26:47 > 0:26:50Kevin, having done just a quick tot up, it strikes me over
0:26:50 > 0:26:56half your cats are black or principally black.
0:26:56 > 0:26:57That's right.
0:26:57 > 0:26:59We don't understand it because at any one time
0:26:59 > 0:27:01within Cats Protection, which has 5000 cats, almost half
0:27:01 > 0:27:07will be black or black and white.
0:27:07 > 0:27:09It's obviously not all just about looks.
0:27:09 > 0:27:11I understand there is a national awareness campaign to try
0:27:11 > 0:27:13to persuade people that black cats are just as exciting.
0:27:13 > 0:27:14Absolutely.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17It is Friday October 27th, National Black Cat Day.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20We're trying to get across to people that colour does not come into it,
0:27:20 > 0:27:23it should be down to the personality traits and exactly what would fit in
0:27:23 > 0:27:25with your circumstances and family.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28And I have to say, I really like the sentiment of your poster.
0:27:28 > 0:27:32It's what's inside that counts.
0:27:32 > 0:27:38Absolutely.
0:27:38 > 0:27:41So we've been looking at black dogs and black cats throughout this
0:27:41 > 0:27:44programme and looking at why they are not being chosen.
0:27:44 > 0:27:47Is the problem with us?
0:27:47 > 0:27:50It is absolutely with society and our perception of these animals
0:27:50 > 0:27:51and we've got to change it.
0:27:51 > 0:27:56Anybody watching this programme will have met I'm sure
0:27:56 > 0:27:58lots of fantastic beautiful black cats and this beautiful black dog,
0:27:58 > 0:28:01and they will want to rush out to the local re-homing charity
0:28:01 > 0:28:04and see if there is one there for them.
0:28:04 > 0:28:07So the message is clear, look beyond the coat because black
0:28:07 > 0:28:10dogs like this and black cats have just as much personality and
0:28:10 > 0:28:11charisma as their colourful cousins.
0:28:11 > 0:28:15And surely a dog like Captain deserves a home after six years.
0:28:15 > 0:28:25Come on, you know you want to!
0:28:30 > 0:28:33Wasn't he gorgeous?
0:28:33 > 0:28:35Well, that's it from us here at Loughborough University.
0:28:35 > 0:28:40Here's a look at what's coming up next week.
0:28:41 > 0:28:43Mia Ayliffe-Chung from Derbyshire was killed whilst trying
0:28:43 > 0:28:46to extend her Australian visa.
0:28:46 > 0:28:49Now her mother is campaigning for change.
0:28:49 > 0:28:51Trying to bring kids like Mia home in one piece,
0:28:51 > 0:28:54having had the time of their life, which is what travelling
0:28:54 > 0:28:57is all about.
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