The fate of Marcus, Death is a meaty subject Options

[lordtup]

I have read some crass reports in my time but the case of the pet lamb which has become the prize in a school raffle in order to " educate children about food from animals " must top the lot .

What sort of head teacher does this education authority employ for God's sake ? We place our offspring in their capable hands to teach them not only the curriculum but also to instill certain moral values , not to traumatise them by slaughtering their pet .

If there is a need to know about the food chain I will tell you .

Firstly Marcus and his ilk will be transported along way off because of local abattoir closures , there he will have electric tongues clamped on his head in the hope that he is stunned , a chain is attached to his hind leg and he is hoisted up so his throat can be cut so his still pumping heart can expel the blood from his body ,at the same time his belly is slit open so his gut can fall out before his skin is quickly removed . By this time he will definitely be dead but he will certainly have felt some of the process .
This happens thousands of times a day across the country , unless the slaughterhouse is run by our Jewish or Muslim brothers in which case the stunning bit is omitted ( apparently offends their God or some such excuse )

This is not some vegetarian rant , nor is it an animal rights campaign just telling it like it is . I eat meat and enjoy it , but I also respect that life that has been ended somewhat prematurely in order for me to feed my family .
We have soldiers who go to war , I wouldn't think any teacher in their right mind would show the body of a returning casualty of conflict in order to explain the act of engagement with the enemy , so why do they have to see a leg of lamb that once said baa .