Last but not least: I'm a rat - Get me out of here!
Eating insects, letting giant spiders crawl all over them, or taking on cockroaches—the fact that people on the reality TV show «I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!» do disgusting things and subject themselves to torment doesn’t cause an uproar anywhere. No one seems to care about the well-being of the insects. But when it comes to rats, the fun definitely stops. The British TV network ITV has now learned this the hard way.
According to the Guardian newspaper, the TV station had to pay around 3,000 francs because a few guests had killed and eaten a rat in the aforementioned format; another one of the funny tests of courage that are presumably intended to increase viewing figures. The scene was definitely a violation of animal welfare. Apparently it took 90 seconds for the poor animal to die. ITV has apologized for the action and promised that this will not happen again. That's a good thing. After all, the poor animal - unlike the B and C-list celebrities - couldn't choose to be part of the show.
