Reece Posted February 20, 2013 Report Share Posted February 20, 2013 Primary school pupils are going to rear some pigs, which will be sent to slaughter and then eaten. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-21427695?SThisFB And, unsurprisingly, antis have complained about it, as evidenced by their petition, making all the usual claims about meat. http://www.thepetitionsite.com/701/506/479/request-that-peasenhall-primary-school-reconsider-raising-and-killing-three-piglets/ Wasn't there another case like this years ago? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
955i Posted February 20, 2013 Report Share Posted February 20, 2013 I'm all for it, kids should know where their food comes from and how it gets on the shelves. Although I would not let him use knife at 6 years, my lad will come and watch me breasting pigeon and pheasant etc and has a genuine interest in the process and the resulting food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imperfection Posted February 21, 2013 Report Share Posted February 21, 2013 Nothing wrong with this.When i was at secondary school we too used to rear pigs along with lambs for slaughter then be eaten by pupils in the canteen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul T Posted February 21, 2013 Report Share Posted February 21, 2013 I think this is a good idea. My kids have always understood where meat comes from, because they have been brought up to accept that sheep, cattle, pigs etc are kept for food. Some think it grows in little polystyrene trays on the shelf of the supermarket. Understand where it comes from and you will respect and appreciate it more . Nothing wrong with teaching those values Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver pigeon 3 Posted February 21, 2013 Report Share Posted February 21, 2013 All for that, EVERYBODY not just kids should have an understanding of where food comes from. We raise our own pigs/lambs/chickens for the table and my 3 kids are all happy to get stuck in and help. All of them helped me to slaughter and dress the chickens, it gives a value to the food on the plate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bi9johnny Posted February 21, 2013 Report Share Posted February 21, 2013 Look who signed the petition hardly any are uk based......outrageous they would be screaming from the roof tops if we were trying to change stuff in USA Poland brazil Russia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimfire4969 Posted February 21, 2013 Report Share Posted February 21, 2013 All for that, EVERYBODY not just kids should have an understanding of where food comes from. We raise our own pigs/lambs/chickens for the table and my 3 kids are all happy to get stuck in and help. All of them helped me to slaughter and dress the chickens, it gives a value to the food on the plate Never a truer word spoken. I also have 3 kids 15 years down to 8 years and do the same, I believe my children have better understanding of animal welfare and care than just about any Veggy tree hugger out there. Everyone should try their hand at raising their own meat. I would love our local primary or secondary school to do it. It is one of the best things I have done in my life. We get our piglets at about 8 weeks old very little and cute, feed and care for them for about 6 months then take them to slaughter. The pork is the best you would ever taste. I get mine cut up by a local butcher as I don't have the room to do it myself. It is something anyone can do if you have the space and 2 pigs don't need that much. Just enough for them to run about and turn the soil over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchieboy Posted February 21, 2013 Report Share Posted February 21, 2013 Nothing wrong with this.When i was at secondary school we too used to rear pigs along with lambs for slaughter then be eaten by pupils in the canteen. I too was fortunate enough to have gone to a school back in the 60s where we had our own vegetable gardend and bred our own livestock. We were taught a great deal about animal husbandry and the breeding and slaughtering of small livestock. We even built our own incubator and were allowed to use it for hatching poultry for ourselves. I believe that I was quite priveledged to have had such an education. It is a shame that more schools do not do the same!. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e2000e2000e Posted February 21, 2013 Report Share Posted February 21, 2013 I also raise a few pigs for myself and a few friends, great meat, won't eat bacon or sausage from anywhere else, just dosn't taste right! I think its great for kids to know where there meat is coming from, to me honest the Veggies should be applauding this kind of think, because it really brings home that to eat meat an animal has to die, that is a hard thing and you need to be comfortable with that, and when the meat comes from the shop not a farm it is easy to forget that fact. So in a way it might make more kids veggie! Or hopefully it will make the kids want to eat meat they know has had a good life and not some Dannish pig that has been inside all its life! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeds chimp Posted February 21, 2013 Report Share Posted February 21, 2013 Great idea and shows kids where meat comes from Even my 3 year old lad understands most of it all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted February 21, 2013 Report Share Posted February 21, 2013 Read in the Daily Mail(not mine I hasten to add!)the other day that the teaching of where our food comes from is going to be made compulsory in schools by 2014. Pupils rearing any domestic stock for the purposes of eating is an excellent idea,it would encompass good animal husbandry,compassion,mortality,hygiene,health and safety and cooking.What could be better! Great stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbox Posted February 21, 2013 Report Share Posted February 21, 2013 I'm all for it, kids should know where their food comes from and how it gets on the shelves. Although I would not let him use knife at 6 years, my lad will come and watch me breasting pigeon and pheasant etc and has a genuine interest in the process and the resulting food. As above. My 5yr old is really interested in the whole process and loves taking a rabbit from field to plate for example.(though I have noticed she looks away when i'm gutting!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferguson_tom Posted February 21, 2013 Report Share Posted February 21, 2013 The stupid thing about the antis petition is they want the children to learn about animals feelings and emotions and how intelligent they are... I cant think of any better way to teach this to kids as actually having some and rearing them. If the child then decides afterwards that he does not want to eat meat because he feels its wrong at least they have a proper education and not just believe the bull **** that meat is bad. Next summer i will be getting some more chickens some for meat and some for eggs, this way my son (although a bit small atm) will know where food comes from on and how to care for it properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reece Posted February 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2013 Read in the Daily Mail(not mine I hasten to add!)the other day that the teaching of where our food comes from is going to be made compulsory in schools by 2014. Pupils rearing any domestic stock for the purposes of eating is an excellent idea,it would encompass good animal husbandry,compassion,mortality,hygiene,health and safety and cooking.What could be better! Great stuff. I heard that as well. Not the Daily Mail obviously, there was a short mention of it in Shooting Times. It's about time too. That way children can make an informed decision. If they are informed and choose to be vegetarian that's fine, but it's not fine when they pick up misconceptions and base opinions on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pole Star Posted February 21, 2013 Report Share Posted February 21, 2013 Should mostly be a positiive thing .at least they wil then know where the bacon rashers comes from when mum puts em on the plate next to the eggs ! . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foggy011983 Posted February 21, 2013 Report Share Posted February 21, 2013 Might help stop all this food going to waste. I like using all parts if an animal including the bones for stock. You get more for your money that way to lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reece Posted February 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2013 Wasn't there another case like this a few years back? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mk1 Man Posted February 21, 2013 Report Share Posted February 21, 2013 I wonder how the Muslim kids will cope with rearing Pigs for slaughter...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul taylor Posted February 21, 2013 Report Share Posted February 21, 2013 This has to be good on many levels both welfare and educational. As said b4 my kids watch me breast pigeon and help eat it, would be same wi rabbits if I ever manage to shoot another grrr! Teaches them the value of life and how nature and farming works Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJN Posted March 8, 2013 Report Share Posted March 8, 2013 should we be writing letters or emails of support http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-21629888 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reece Posted March 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2013 should we be writing letters or emails of support http://www.bbc.co.uk...uffolk-21629888 Why does it not surprise me that some of the antis emails were abusive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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