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http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-wiltshire-41012135

A litter of piglets whose bacon was saved from a barn fire has been served up as dinner to the firefighters who rescued them.

The 18 piglets and two sows survived the fire in Wiltshire in February, which saw 60 tonnes of hay catch fire.

In a controversial move, farm manager Rachel Rivers thanked the Pewsey fire team by giving them sausages.

She said: "I'm sure vegetarians will hate this." The firefighters however said the bangers were "fantastic".

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta) said the piglets were "no better off" for escaping the fire.

"We'll be sending Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service packs of vegan sausages so that they can see how easy it is to truly be heroes for pigs - by sparing them all suffering," said spokesman Mimi Bekhechi.

The animals were given a six-month stay of execution when they were rescued from the farm at Milton Lilbourne.

But, having been reared for meat, they were then slaughtered and delivered as sausages to the fire station team, which barbecued them.

Ms Rivers defended the gift, saying farming is her livelihood and way of life.

"I gave those animals the best quality of life I could ever give until the time they go to slaughter and they go into the food chain," she said.

"You do feel sad at the end of it... but to bring them down for [the firefighters] was a good way of saying 'thank you'."

The farm's owner, Canon Gerald Osbourne, added: "An inevitable part of farming is the death of an animal which gives us the food to eat."

The delighted firefighters said the sausages were "highly recommended" and thanked the farmer "for her generosity".

"We can tell no porkies, the sausages were fantastic," a spokesman said on Tuesday.

However, the fire service has since removed the pictures of the impromptu barbecue from its Facebook page and a spokesman said it would not comment further.

 

[jetjevons]

Ladies and gentlemen, human beings.

 

[TheLostBigBoss]

Sounds delicious

 

[sixteen-bit]

Circle of life

 

[ApharmdX]

That's a fun little thing to do for the firefighters. It's a cute idea.

 

[Zukkoyaki]

I'm all about eating meat but this is... Unnerving to me.

 

[Ordinaryundone]

Not gonna lie, that's a pretty sweet deal.

 

[Spiritual_Chaos]

That's some sick SALO esque perversion.

 

[Sami+]

Nice, I love bacon.

 

[Vincent Grayson]

Lol at PETA thinking vegan sausages even come close to the real thing.

 

[Bronx-Man]

I'm not even vegan but dude what the fuck

 

[Aselith]

#lifemissionfulfilled #squadgoals

 

[Principate]

I'm sorry but I'm cackling right now. This is peak dark humour.

 

[Savitar]

I laughed.

 

[Neptonic]

Out of the fire into the frying pan

 

[Tagyhag]

The animals were given a six-month stay of execution when they were rescued from the farm at Milton Lilbourne.

But, having been reared for meat, they were then slaughtered and delivered as sausages to the fire station team, which barbecued them.

As sad as it sounds, ultimately it was going to be their fate. At least they didn't go to waste like they would have been if they died in the fire.

I'm not going to be a hypocrite and say this is outrageous when I'll eat pork with my next meal.

 

[Takamura-San]

Fun to pet, easier to chew.

 

[Flavius]

I get why this is an article in this day and age, but...no, wait...no I don't.

They're fucking raised to be slaughtered and eaten.

 

[Wallach]

look the choice was sudden bacon or bacon as planned, not charlotte's web

 

[Interframe]

Doesn't bacon cause cancer? Well if it does, that would be a pretty fitting case of karma.

 

[Kill Your Masters]

I'm all about eating meat but this is... Unnerving to me.

I mean they existed for slaughter.

They got saved so someone can eat them and it would have been a shame to lose the meat. And not because "all life is precious".

 

[TheBaldEmperor]

Out of the fire into the frying pan

There it is.

 

[Jag]

Fuck PETA for stealing and killing a little girl's dog.

 

[Misha]

"Rescued"

 

[TheLostBigBoss]

Doesn't bacon cause cancer? Well if it does, that would be a pretty fitting case of karma.

eating animals that were bred to be killed and eaten is now justifiable for getting cancer?

Literally pointless article because PETA is having a hissy fit. They were bred to be sold off as food, the only difference is they were gifted by the owner.

 

[Baraka in the White House]

I guess I get it but, like, damn.

 

[Chmpocalypse]

: |

I'm so not a vegetarian, but this is just dark.

 

[HellforLeather]

pretty darkly humorous, but I dont see the problem if they were going to slaughter anyway.

 

[Guevara]

Out of the fire...

Out of the fire into the frying pan

 

[ahoyhoy]

Out of the fire into the frying pan

👏👏👏

 

[CarlisleDavid1979]

Yeah that's kind of messed up.

 

[Sub_Level]

Being slowly burnt to death vs being killed quickly and eaten

I'll take the latter everytime.

 

[Interframe]

eating animals that were bred to be killed and eaten is now justifiable for getting cancer?

Every living thing on this planet dies eventually anyways, circle of life, like someone said earlier.

 

[Ernest]

Even as a meat eater I find this disturbing.

 

[Flavius]

eating animals that were bred to be killed and eaten is now justifiable for getting cancer?

All life is precious, my child.

If he could trade his life for one of those pigs, no doubt he would...zero hesitation.

 

[Westonian]

I mean, they weren't pets. They were farm pigs raised to be food. Escaping the fire allowed them to grow and become the food they were meant to be.

 

[TheLostBigBoss]

Every living thing on this planet dies eventually anyways, circle of life, like someone said earlier.

You didn't answer my question, don't sidestep what you actually said

 

[jufonuk]

As sad as it sounds, ultimately it was going to be their fate. At least they didn't go to waste like they would have been if they died in the fire.

I'm not going to be a hypocrite and say this is outrageous when I'll eat pork with my next meal.

I agree .. also fuck peta.

 

[hydrophilic attack]

not making sausage out of them just because they were once in a fire would have been an unforgivable waste of resources and co2 emissions

 

[Espada]

pretty darkly humorous, but I dont see the problem if they were going to slaughter anyway.

Exactly, the "saving them from the fire" is the only thing that made them any different from other animals bred for slaughter. They were going to be killed for their meat and eaten eventually, it just so happens they were eaten by the ones who saved them.

 

[Rookhelm]

i'm kinda disturbed by this

 

[aBarreras]

so instead of dying on the fire and be wasted, they fullified their purpose.

seems alright? kinda eerie tho

 

[Poppy]

theres a metaphor in this

 

[Hazmat]

Being slowly burnt to death vs being killed quickly and eaten

I'll take the latter everytime.

Plus they served their purpose, which was to be raised and then slaughtered for food. If they burned to death in a fire they wouldn't have been able to be eaten. It's a little dark, but I don't have a problem with it.

 

[Massicot]

I think it's kinda a weird/corny offering but I have no problem with it.

 

[orava]

Haha! This went better than expected.

 

[Rocketz]

I mean, they weren't pets. They were farm pigs raised to be food. Escaping the fire allowed them to grow and become the food they were meant to be.

This basically sums it up.

 

[Ragnorok64]

I mean, the pigs we're being farmed for meat production originally, right? Why should they not be used for meat just because they were saved from a fire?

Also the title says piglets, but that was 6 months ago. Would they still be considered piglets at this point or is this the normal point where they would be slaughtered?

 

[Nappuccino]

Oh.

Well I'm glad the firefighters risked their lives for a meal.

 

[Lambtron]

Thinking about Okja now.