Jamie Oliver Says One Thing, Does Another
While some chefs have a change of heart after they witness the cruelty of meat production, the “Naked Chef,” Jamie Oliver isn’t one of them.
According to his spokesperson, Oliver is supposedly “well-known for his championing of better welfare for animals and has had awards from many animal welfare groups.”
No wonder animal protectionists everywhere are seeing red after learning that he pinned down and helped castrate a bull for a segment for his upcoming series, Jamie’s American Road Trip. Castrating a bull without anesthetics is illegal in the U.K., but apparently Oliver signed on to the old “when in Rome …” theory.
If Jamie Oliver truly cares about animals, he should take a cue from PETA’s Ingrid E. Newkirk, who talks the talk and walks the walk. Whether she’s convincing officials in Taiwan to stop drowning stray dogs or being carted off to jail for protesting pigeon shoots in Pennsylvania, this true champion of animals never lowers her standards on how animals should be treated, no matter where she is.
Written by Karin Bennett
