Shrek - gutted.

**Motu** · 9th June 2004, 13:11

My daughter came inside last night a bit upset - apparently that sheep Shrek who was famous for a day being a long hair was killed before cameras .He was dragged into a shed and a close up was shown of his throat being cut,then hung up and gutted.She didn't expect to see him being killed in such callous detail,I wasn't much better when I told her that's what happens to sheep - but later apologized.

In retrospect it seems a bit bizarre that this sheep who was famous internationally for a day should then be slaughtered in front of cameras a few weeks later - the lives of the rich and famous eh?

**Firefight** · 9th June 2004, 13:15

Originally Posted by Motu

My daughter came inside last night a bit upset - apparently that sheep Shrek who was famous for a day being a long hair was killed before cameras .He was dragged into a shed and a close up was shown of his throat being cut,then hung up and gutted.She didn't expect to see him being killed in such callous detail,I wasn't much better when I told her that's what happens to sheep - but later apologized.

In retrospect it seems a bit bizarre that this sheep who was famous internationally for a day should then be slaughtered in front of cameras a few weeks later - the lives of the rich and famous eh?

Seems a bit rough to put on telly, What programme was it on Motu ?

F/F

**dss3** · 9th June 2004, 13:17

LOL at title of this thread!! It was on 'eating media lunch' last night, must say when I watched it I thought that it would cause a bit of a stirr.

-daryl

**riffer** · 9th June 2004, 13:27

Obviously most people in this country don't appreciate Jeremy Wells ascerbic wit - especially judging by the amount of complaints to the TV station this programme received.

For the record, the sheep was a "body double" - Shrek is alive and kicking.

Can't say the same for the body double but

**merv** · 9th June 2004, 13:28

Yep and it was all fake.

**Dr Bob** · 9th June 2004, 13:29

Eating media lunch has a warning at the beginning
I think it said...

"This programme will offend most people"

**Wenier** · 9th June 2004, 14:21

yea and it wasnt shrek but they had 50 complaints in a short time after it was aired on tv

**Motu** · 9th June 2004, 14:36

Ha Ha,thanks for that - I tell her these shows are crap,but young people just gotta watch them,she was just flipping the channels when she saw it so never had any idea she was being duped.

**k14** · 9th June 2004, 14:50

Yip, i just heard on the rock the guy that owns shrek get interviewed. He is fine and making a guest appearance at some place this weekend.

Apparantly the sheep has already raised $75 grand for charity.

**Hitcher** · 9th June 2004, 14:52

MAF's animal welfare investigators are all over this like a rash. The biggest mobilisation of resources following a televised animal welfare abuse since the "City Girls" programme where a tractor was used to assist a cow giving birth...

**Hitcher** · 9th June 2004, 14:53

Originally Posted by k14

Yip, i just heard on the rock the guy that owns shrek get interviewed. He is fine and making a guest appearance at some place this weekend.

Apparantly the sheep has already raised $75 grand for charity.

Shrek will be starring at Trentham this weekend -- his undercard acts are the finalists from NZ Idol...

**Hitcher** · 9th June 2004, 14:54

Originally Posted by Motu

My daughter came inside last night a bit upset - apparently that sheep Shrek who was famous for a day being a long hair was killed before cameras .He was dragged into a shed and a close up was shown of his throat being cut,then hung up and gutted.She didn't expect to see him being killed in such callous detail,I wasn't much better when I told her that's what happens to sheep - but later apologized.

In retrospect it seems a bit bizarre that this sheep who was famous internationally for a day should then be slaughtered in front of cameras a few weeks later - the lives of the rich and famous eh?

10,000 more teenage girls become vegetarians (and therefore anaemic) in one foul slash...