Kill it Cook it Eat it

[noby]

I like the bit where you see the process. The studio audience bit is, like you said, poor. They're desperate for someone to break down, and 'convert' to vegetarianism.

[Block G Raptor]

I like the bit where you see the process. .

Are you from a rural/farm background? serious question, just wondering if Country folk have a differing opinion on this to us townies

[noby]

Not a farmer, didn't grow up in the country side. Although Dungarvan isn't exactly Dublin, so the nearest farm would only be a mile away.
I've never seen an animal slaughtered, so was interested to see the process. I am a meat eater; I try to get that meat from reputable local butchers, and I feel it's only right to be at least aware of where that meat has come from.

The only time I've 'killed it cooked it, eaten it' was with fish, but they're not cute and furry, so that's easier to accept as a child, I guess. From a young age I've helped out on my uncle's farm, and pluck turkeys that magically appear hanging from the rafters in December, so I guess there is an awareness of where food comes from that might not have been there if I grew up in the middle of a city.

I have a few hens out the back, who supply us with eggs through the warmer months of the year. I would like to think that I would be able to slaughter one for the table (but I would have to learn how), but thinking about it and doing it are two different things. My wife has said already that if I did she wouldn't be able to eat it.

[Block G Raptor]

This Guy wouldn't have any problem doing it

[Block G Raptor]

Response from BBC

Dear

Thank you for your e-mail regarding 'Kill It, Cook It, Eat It'.

I understand you have concerns about the programme. 'Kill It, Cook It, Eat It' examines our relationship with the meat we eat and our emotional response to how it gets from the farm to our forks. In this second series, each programme will focus on the methods used to rear, slaughter, butcher and finally cook young animals. The programmes will undoubtedly stimulate intense debate as we tackle some highly sensitive issues. The aim is to explore the self-imposed boundaries we put in place when we eat meat and where we draw the line, and why.

BBC Three makes a range of bold factual programmes with a tone and approach that is appropriate for its audience. The last series of Kill It Cook It Eat It was successful in terms of bringing major questions about the meat industry in a thought-provoking manner to a young audience. This series aims to build on that success by exploring the more contentious and divisive issue surrounding the killing and consumption of young animals.

While the first series focused on meat eaten widely throughout the UK; beef, lamb, pork and chicken, this second series will examine meat from younger animals; calves, kid goat, suckling pig and suckling lamb, which, while still reared, slaughtered and eaten in the UK, are part of a smaller, niche market.

The first series examined attitudes to meat eating in general. This series will attempt to look more closely at where UK consumers draw the line about the meat they will or won't eat and the reasons for these decisions. It will also explore different meat eating habits and attitudes in other countries where meat from younger animals is much more commonplace.

I would like to assure you that we have registered your comments on our audience log. This is the internal report of audience feedback which we compile daily for all programme makers and commissioning executives within the BBC, and also their senior management. It ensures that your points, and all other comments we receive, are circulated and considered across the BBC.

Thank you again for taking the time to contact the BBC.

Regards

Adam Sims
BBC Complaints

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