It\u2019s British TV at its best. Every year we wait in anticipation to see D-list celebs venture into the jungle and get forced into completing horrible tasks.<\/p>\n
However the show has recently got a lot of stick for animal cruelty. In last nights trial \u201ccrit n mix\u201d Emmerdale\u2019s Adam Thomas and Homes Under the Hammer star Martin Roberts were made to hold live animals in their mouths for 60 seconds. This was uncomfortable viewing on all accounts but we can\u2019t help but to spare a thought for these living creatures who by no choice of their own are subjected to this torment.<\/p>\n
This is not the first time the show has been accused of animal cruelty. Last years show saw TOWIE’s Fearne McCann\u00a0eat a live spider\u00a0in a similar trial, which shocked and upset many viewers.<\/p>\n
The show is meant to entertain us but at what cost? In the earlier series of the show it may have been easier to get away with this kind of thing but in today\u2019s society where vegans are trendy and we have a lot more knowledge about how badly animals are treated, people are starting to see the show in a new light.<\/p>\n
In an interview with The Sun animal rights group PETA said, \u201cBeetles might not be seen as cute and cuddly, but just like other animals, they feel pain and fear.”<\/p>\n
\nwish they could make im a celeb without the animal cruelty<\/p>\n
\u2014 Pajina (@IamTheWalrus_xo) November 18, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nI’m sure that there’s a case for im a celeb being the most animal cruel show ever<\/p>\n
\u2014 Peri Peri Sauce (@shaunlovesit) November 25, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nPpl complaining about animal cruelty on im a celeb. It’s a fuckin bug, I’d make them all extinct if I could anyway all rank<\/p>\n
\u2014 Oscar Knebel (@oscarknebel) November 16, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nWhere does Im a celeb draw the line between entertainment and animal cruelty? (And I hate spiders)<\/p>\n