Danish TV has
been broadcasting entertainment
programmes in which
amateurs shoot
animals for fun
and then eat them.
In one programme,
we follow a Danish female TV host who is the hunter and a Danish actor who is a cook. The programme is
called "The wildest meal." The program takes
place in Africa.
Among other things, we see her shoot a zebra and then the cook prepares a meal from it.
There are three species of zebras. One of them is critical endangered. As a
non-expert, she has no prerequisites for knowing if she has in fact
shot an endangered species.
She is a
passionate hunter and is explicitly jubilant when she has shot an animal. Please watch the video here. It is in Danish but the
pictures speak for themselves.
She claims that she only shoots the animals that she eats.
Did she eat
an elephant?
She has an elephant's head displayed
as a trophy on
her wall.
In the living room hangs a giant
elephant’s head with its trunk raised on the wall along with trophies of large
antelopes, and the coffee table is equipped with real giraffe legs.
In another programme,
we follow two complete amateurs, showing
a total lack of respect for
animals. Once again, one of these shoots an animal
while the other prepares
a meal out of
the animal. The programme is called "Kill and Eat"
Both amateuars seem to be a little drunk and
several of the animals have
only been wounded as opposed
to shot.
At the start of the programme, they
select an animal that is to be shot
and if they do not manage to hit it, they instead shoot an animal pertaining to a category of animals that they refer to
as "loser" animals. For this purpose, a fox and a marten have suffered – both of which
were subsequently eaten
.
See more pictures here
In Denmark, there are few predators left and they should not be eradicated
in order to please
a few Danes.
It is deeply unethical to portray the killing of wildlife “for fun” as entertainment.
If you, like I, think that it is
reprehensible to broadcast
such programmes, please sign
petitions and send Danish letter.
Thank you very much.
Petitions:
Please send Danish letter to
Til rette vedkommende.
Med dette brev håber jeg på at kunne ændre Deres
holdning til valg af underholdningsprogrammer.
I to nyere programmer er tilsigtet drab på dyr
blevet skildret som underholdning. Det er dybt kritisabelt, at TV gør det
acceptabelt at gå rundt og skyde dyr for sjov.
I et program med den forfærdelige og barbariske
titel ”Nak og Æd” ser man to amatører udøve deres totale mangel på respekt for
vilde dyr. Flere dyr er blevet skamskudt. To rovdyr, en ræv og en mår er blevet
skudt og flået for åben skærm, hvorefter kokken har lavet et måltid ud af dem.
Det er dybt forkasteligt og uetisk, at disse
amatører kan få lov til at skyde to af Danmarks få rovdyr, og at TV ukritisk –
nærmest som en glorificering - skildrer det som underholdning.
I det andet program med titlen ”Det vildeste
måltid” ser vi igen to amatører som henholdsvis jæger og kok. Denne gang går
det ud over Afrikas dyreliv. Man ser blandt andet en zebra blive skudt og
spist.
Jeg vil gøre opmærksom på, at der findes tre arter
zebraer, hvoraf den ene er totalt fredet. De ligner hinanden meget, og kun
professionelle kan se forskel på disse zebraer.
Da jægeren er amatør, har hun derfor ingen
forudsætninger for at vide, om hun rent faktisk har skudt en truet dyreart.
Derudover sætter jeg også spørgsmålstegn ved
hendes jagthandlinger. I hendes hjem hænger et elefanthoved som trofæ. Har hun selv
skudt denne elefant, er det en kriminel handling, da elefanten er netop en truet
dyreart.
Hvis De gerne vil sende underholdningsudsendelser
om dyr og jagt, beder jeg Dem sende nogle naturudsendelser lavet af
professionelle. BBC har nogle gode og lærerige programmer, hvor der vises
respekt for dyrene, og hvor jagt foregår inden for naturens egne love.
I håb om forståelse og respekt for dyrene takker
jeg Dem for, at De ville bruge tid på dette brev.
Med venlig hilsen
Name, Country
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There once was a world that killed animals for sport
the people gathered around and in great glee did
so badly comport
then one by one all species became endangered and
disappeared
as manunkind decimated each other, soon noone was near:(
~Karen Lyons Kalmenson
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Reply from
DR (Danish TV) regarding their killing-animals-for-fun program "Kill and
Eat":
"Thank
you for your inquiry.
"Kill
& Eat" is a public service television program that fits the reality
which hunters and primitive people deals with daily. That there would be a
hunting program solely created for entertainment or for fun is in no ways the
case.
The two
participants in the "Kill & Eat" are experts in their field. One
is long-standing hunter with a valid hunting license and possess all the
necessary permits. The other is highly trained chef, also with many years
experience. That there would be amateurs are therefore also not the case.
We can also
assure you that all laws, rules and ethical guidelines are respected to the letter
in the programs. We could never dream of using animals in the programs, which
in some ways is protected or endangered in the Danish countryside. The two
predators you mention, the fox and marten, are allowed to be hunted in Denmark
during the period 1 September - 31 January.
We cannot comment on the considerations behind
the program "The Wildest Meal" because this is produced by another
company."
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