As long as the kids aren’t actually involved in the slaughter, that would be awful! All the points put forward as to why they think it’s a good idea, I think it will create a lot of vegetarians!

I hope they have received appropriate advice from experts but aside from this, it is educational people eat meat and it comes from animals.

Poor wee animals. That’s exactly why I don’t eat meat since I was around 11yrs old. And aw what a drama it was to get that accepted by my family back then. It was so not done at that time.

I think this would definitely turn my youngest child into a vegetarian. He loves animals and already is starting to be put off chicken, (he already hates red meat) and he’s only 9!

I think the school is behaving responsibly and showing the connection between animals and where the meat we all eat comes from. Farmers do this for you out of your sight, but it still happens.

There has certainly been a disconnect between the animal and eating the food from the supermarket. So I think it’s a good idea. This is the age where children are impressionable.

Might turn them into vegans once they know the truth.

I dun think its appropriate to do this at school. Yes we all eat meat but with the kids involved to look after them seeing them everyday its not right. Me myself wont eat my chickens even though i keep them for eggs.

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  • • cloverstorm replied
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  No we don’t all eat meat. Many of us are vegetarian or vegan

I don’t think it’s right when the children helped to rear these pigs. Will be too traumatising for the young ones.

I am really struggling with this myself at the moment. I do enjoy eating meat, but I find myself deeply saddened when I think of the suffering of animals so I can enjoy meat. Especially when you read that pigs are as intelligent as a 3 year old child. How awful if these animals are in slaughter yards…….KNOWING they’re going to die. Just terrifying. I am slowly eating less meat and hope to eventually be meat free

Definitely not, what a horrible idea. A pet is to be looked after and loved. Not teaching the kids anything by traumatizing them.

Completely messed up. They’re pets. I imagine a lot of children would be traumatised by this

No – it is never too early for children to know where there food comes from. All meats have to be slaughtered and milk doesn’t come from supermarket shelves.

Not the brightest idea considering it’s a pet and they are primary school children.
Leave agriculture for high school

Not sure I like this idea .. especially with kids so young

It was always hard to see the animals we raised being killed for the table. I do not think this should be taught at school though to young children.

…that’s one way to teach them.

Umm this is pretty darn messed up!

I think if it’s a pet they shouldn’t kill it.

This just makes me feel incredibly uncomfortable and I don’t even eat meat.