Danish radio station kills a bunny on air

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http://www.theguardian.com/world/201...ed-live-on-air

Danish radio station kills rabbit live on air

Radio24syv host kills nine-week old animal to highlight ‘hypocrisy in our relationship to animals’, leading to angry calls for a boycott

A radio station boss says a rabbit killed with a bicycle pump on air 'had a nice life and died in a decent way' http://t.co/TBYMVz63ls

— Sky News (@SkyNews) May 26, 2015

A Danish radio station has killed a nine-week old rabbit live on air, saying it intended to stimulate a debate around the “widespread hypocrisy in our relationship to animals”.

Presenters brought the rabbit, which they called Alan, into the studio on Sunday morning, where he was clubbed with a bicycle pump.

Asger Juhl, one of the presenters, later took the rabbit’s body home and skinned it, saying he planned a dinner of rabbit ragoût for his children.

Radio24syv said Denmark has some of the world’s most industrialised agriculture. Its stunt provoked a strong backlash and calls for a boycott.

I saw someone, probably someone who eats meat, on my Facebook absolutely OUTRAGED at this.

It's a ******* bunny. I am so sick of western grown babies crying over stuff like this. The hypocrisy of it all is the worst thing. I have said before that I think children in inner city primaries should be taken to see slaughter of animals when young so when they are in their late teens or young adults, we're not a nation of complete and utter pansies who break down when they see a farm animal being turned into a tasty burger. Get a grip.

Imagine this country fighting a war like World War I & II again. Half the country's men would breakdown at having their conditioned £25 Voodoo haircut shaved off.

Thoughts?

[Kyle]

wtf that sky news woman is such a cow news presenters like her are meant to be impartial. WHAT ABOUT TASTE AND DECENCY? sort yourself out woman. This is almost exactly how rabbits are killed when hunted and is completely painless. People are bloody hypocrites.

[lemons]

i understand the point they were trying to prove but killing it live on air o.O

loool kay burley is so funny

[AgnesIO]

I understand the point and all, but it seems a bit unnecessary, until they intended to eat it? Pointless death, otherwise.

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I understand the point and all, but it seems a bit unnecessary, until they intended to eat it? Pointless death, otherwise.

It was eaten.

[AgnesIO]

It was eaten.

Oh that's fine then.

EDIT: Still a fairly inhumane death compared to British standards. Clubbing an animal to death is harsh.

[TCGEmily]

I don't eat rabbits. I used to own one but i gave it away to my little cousin. Just a few words; Outrageous, sad, pissed. Why kill it on live radio? That is so unnecessary. What have the poor baby rabbit done to him to deserve such treatment?!

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Oh that's fine then.

EDIT: Still a fairly inhumane death compared to British standards. Clubbing an animal to death is harsh.

A knock on the head if accurate and hard enough is a killer blow.

It's what we do when we catch fish or want to kill rodents like rats (hit with a shovel or broom).

I don't eat rabbits. I used to own one but i gave it away to my little cousin. Just a few words; Outrageous, sad, pissed. Why kill it on live radio? That is so unnecessary. What have the poor baby rabbit done to him to deserve such treatment?!

It's a rabbit.

It had a good life and ended up as a tasty meal.

[FlyingJesus]

I don't eat rabbit but that's just because it's a bit tough and not that great a meat. There is literally no problem with this; it was killed not only for the purpose of this social experiment but also to provide for one of the staff - him buying it from the supermarket instead would be no different at all

[Kyle]

Oh that's fine then.

EDIT: Still a fairly inhumane death compared to British standards. Clubbing an animal to death is harsh.

Possibly most humane of all methods actually. Some hunters snap the necks which can cause extreme suffering because the brain is still active, a trauma to the head will shut the brain off entirely and kill the animal instantly.