Should you learn about where meat comes from at school?

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31st January 2018

PUPILS at a school in Hampshire were raising four pigs that were due to made into meat but, after a petition from a vegan parent, the pigs have been given away.

For ten years, Priestlands School in Lymington, Hampshire, has kept pigs on nearby grounds. These pigs are looked after by pupils until they’re ready to be sent to slaughter, where they’d turned into ham, bacon and sausages and sold at local butchers. The school would then work with the butchers to help give pupils a better understanding of where their meat comes from.

Upon hearing the fate of the pigs, Vincent Cook, a vegan parent of a pupil, set up a petition that said that the pigs should be returned to their owner.

The petition reached 20,000 signatures in 24 hours, and the pigs were returned. There’s no guarantee that the pigs will live longer however, as it’s thought that the original owner was a farmer.

Should you learn about where meat comes from at school?

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soggynando · 6 years ago

Yes we should because we eat meat at school so why not learn about what we r eating

Commet down below if u agree???

7diamond07 · 6 years ago

I think you should do you can make the appropriate decisions on whether you should eat it or not.

bigfatcat · 6 years ago

#First comment
I think that most people would already know that because it should be part of your general knowledge!
Peace out ✌️

joseph_kel · 6 years ago

No because it is already heart breaking to know because it is about killing animals

asdfiscool · 6 years ago

No because some kids may get uncomfortable about the details.

elise2006 · 6 years ago

We should because we some people would just take meat for granted and they would not know that an animal has been killed in order for us to eat the meat.

mcmonkey · 6 years ago

I think maybe. You should choose whether or not to learn about where meat comes from- I would but some squeamush people may not

G1raffe · 6 years ago

It depends really... I voted yes because children should know that they are eating what was once a living thing, but children could have this sort have conversation with a family member.
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fg-14 · 6 years ago

yes we should because we are eating it so why not learn where is comes nfrom.

hermione26 · 6 years ago

We should learn about where meat comes from at school, cos we should know what we are eating, and be aware that cows, pigs and many other animals are raised for slaughter, not happiness.

hermione26 · 6 years ago

It's really unfair!

Bobbox · 6 years ago

Yes because then you can make your choice of whether you eat meat or not

i_care · 6 years ago

Why would we not learn about something most of us do every day? They serve us meat at school and some parents will buy it from the supermarkets. We should know exactly what happens to our food: how it gets onto our plates

jic007 · 6 years ago

Not everyone eats meat at School but still should learn about it?

fox64 · 6 years ago

ONE WORD- YES.

agentblox · 6 years ago

No if your vegan it could be weird because you might not know what meat is , plus killing pigs at a school is really inapropiate

izzyddogg · 6 years ago

It's good to know about where and how your food is sourced. Teachers who avoid teaching this are probably unsure what the reaction that the children may have.

pokeball1 · 6 years ago

I don't think that you should learn about where meat comes from because it might put people off their school dinners.

banjoblaze · 6 years ago

I was talking to a twelve year old recently. She didn't know what a slaughterhouse is.

queenfirst · 6 years ago

i think yes because in school im always thinking where does our meat come from so i think maybe the children who want to learn about meat can and the other children can do something else

hoozles11 · 6 years ago

I don't think they should as it may put them of eating meat and stuff but on the other hand it is nice to know what you are eating.

popchip4 · 6 years ago

i think that u should know, as it is right 4 people to learn about what they have eaten. Even tho it seems rlly bad that animals are getting killed 4 for food we should know and if u didnt like the conspect
of eating animal than u can choose to be vegetarian. Eating animals keeps us alive, we usually can't help it.

emma2163 · 6 years ago

No I think that it would not be appropriate especially for vegans and people who love animals and we should chose if we want to learn about it.??

woof04 · 6 years ago

DEFINITELY! Learning about where your food comes from is actually very interesting, and I think all schools should keep pigs! I personally think it's a bit daft that they made the pigs be returned to their owners instead of being slaughtered, because that's what all the other farms do.

unicornzz · 6 years ago

No because some people are vegetarians/vegans and it might be disturbing for young people.

guppy2 · 6 years ago

I voted NO ,
because vegitrans will become upset.

shpee · 6 years ago

I think so. Personally, I think we should also Learn about some of the symbols on food (like the red tractor one) and what 'free range' means for things like eggs, not just where meat comes from. We should really learn where food comes from in general in my opinion. It might be helpful for people when they maybe want to make a diet that has a low environmental impact or something and would just be good information to have.

radishes10 · 6 years ago

We know it comes from a pig or a cow or a sheep etc that's all we rlly need to know isn't it?

lavender08 · 6 years ago

Why should children who are vegetarian learn about meat? They have made the choice not to eat meat. Maybe the people who do eat eat meat could learn though.

dork · 6 years ago

A BIT GROSS BUT YES

racheli · 6 years ago

I think we should definitely learn what we are eating. I am a vegetarian because I LOVE animals.Some people don't even know that meat comes from animals!

kestj003.3 · 6 years ago

yes most people eat it so why not seriously why not?

banjoblaze · 6 years ago

Radishes10 - we also need to know about the torture the innocent animals go through.

"If slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be vegetarian." Paul McCartney

popsicle10 · 6 years ago

U should be able to learn about pigs and meat because it is your right to learn and u should not let people stand in your way of learning. The school was very lucky to have pigs because not many schools have that opportunity

purplefrog · 6 years ago

I entirely agree what snoggynando said. Personally I am peskitarien (I can't spell) which is when you eat fish and not meat.

emperor · 6 years ago

I am in two minds about this, so here they are.
I do think that people should be able to know where their food comes from, and to know what they are eating.
However, many thoughts put people off foods, like black pudding or haggis. Also, I don’t think kids should watch the animals getting killed, but they can still learn where the meat comes from.

pheebz10 · 6 years ago

If we are eating it why should we not know were it comes from it is like the teachers not telling you were carrots come from

flash769 · 6 years ago

I said no because I think the majority of children should know that pork comes from a pig e.t.c. If they don’t then their parents need to go through it not the school as some people met be uncomfortable with doing so

rachel360 · 6 years ago

I agree soggynando

xoxemmadb · 6 years ago

we should learn where they ome from just not in that way

gamer07 · 6 years ago

How do we know what we are eating??????

satsuma09 · 6 years ago

Yes because it is bad and can be dangerous to not know where the food you eat is from

netbalover · 6 years ago

I should think that EVERYONE with even a HINT of common sense would know the simple facts about meat?
Seriously, who thinks that pork comes from chicken?????????????
Seriously, there are much better subjects than MEATY MATTERS: from pig to bacon like.....P.E and History and science

thelolman · 6 years ago

I am a vegetarian myself and know lots about meat and think everyone shoud have the right to know that what they eat has been killed Search up How gelitin is made and you will get a shock

rainbow11 · 6 years ago

Children should know where meat comes from

mollyboo8 · 6 years ago

I voted no because some people don't eat meat like me and might think it's a bit mean to learn to see where
everybody's meat comes from.

sonnyfirst · 6 years ago

We should learn about what were eating ?

unicorn3 · 6 years ago

Some children think that meat comes from a packet in the supermarket. It doesn't. Animals are killed cruelly sometimes and I think it is important we know about it.

allertons · 6 years ago

Everyone should have a right to learn about where there food comes from as we eat it. @soggynando I agree with you

zeushades8 · 6 years ago

I voted yes because you have to know which type of meat is the healthiest ,which an cause illness etc. etc.

aash1234 · 6 years ago

I think we should because we eat meat and we have the right to know what it is made from so that we know if we want to eat it ourselves.

hamster7 · 6 years ago

I think that it is important that you now we're your meat comes from so you can decide important things like do I want to be a vegetarian or vegan

amberspell · 6 years ago

I put yes because if you don't know where it's coming from, you can't decide whether or not to stop eating it. Vegetarians are only vegetarians because they KNOW where the meat is coming from. I mean to become a vegetarian as soon as possible once I live on my own as at the moment my mum cooks for me... I can't choose what she cooks.

izzy28 · 6 years ago

whatever things that happen we have the right to know !!!!

eh-78957 · 6 years ago

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sealover13 · 6 years ago

Yes so we know that it is not processed or that the animals are free range (some animals are kept in tiny rooms unable to move or go outside)

geffry · 6 years ago

everyone should know its from pigs and other animals

djbilbo18 · 6 years ago

yes because it teaches people where not to go where the meat has been cooped up and it makes people think about the choice of being vegetarian

theminion · 6 years ago

Yes we need to know what we are eating for what happens if we wouldn't want to eat it for a certain reason.

izzy_xxxxx · 6 years ago

The poor pigs will die anyway. I think its important for kids to learn where meat con.es from because it teaches them about the world. They need to learn that a bacon sandwich and the cute piglets they met at the farm are related.

ecrabbit · 6 years ago

YES! For one I love meat and I think we should be able to learn about it ??????????

ecrabbit · 6 years ago

Although it is very sad that adorable animals have to be killed for food.

ravens · 6 years ago

I think we should.

holholster · 6 years ago

You should learn about where meat comes from at school, because it will make you more aware of what you are doing when you eat meat. In addition, if your parent is a vegetarian, it will help you to understand why.

h@rry679 · 6 years ago

Yes, buuuuuuut it is quite a graphic and disturbing subject.

veganeagle · 5 years ago

yes you should because then more people will become vegan

lottielove · 5 years ago

Yes, but I don't think in Year 3 or under because then they might get sad and upset for the animals and starts crying! (or think it is discusting.)
:(

spagletti · 4 years ago

I agree with @bigfatcat

redrubyguy · 4 years ago

Yes. Why not?

katkid10 · 3 years ago

People should know where it comes from because they can then think of better ways and more environmental ways to eat meat.

panda89 · 3 years ago

I think the pigs should be killed because otherwise children will not know where there meat comes from. If they are in Ks1 they might not understand that meat comes from a living animal. I understand that showing animals being killed can cause disagreement but I think by showing the children how the meat gets put on their plate will teach them not to eat meat instead of that meat is fine to eat.