Eating guinea pigs, humane labelling and our moral confusion towards other animals.
Guinea Pig Gate: Philip Schofield Sparks Public Outrage After Eating Guinea Pig British TV presenter Philip Schofield has been in the news this week after he ate a guinea pig while on holiday in Peru. Guinea Pigs are farmed and eaten in Peru, but are kept as companion animals or "pets" in the UK. Schofield was overwhelmed with comments on Twitter reflecting the horror and disgust many felt about his actions: " @Schofe How could you ?? They are little pets not dinner." " @Schofe always liked you, but eating a guinea pig is disgusting! I have guinea pigs and what you did is downright offensive." " @schofe still absolutely disgraceful, scumbag in my opinion!" (source (warning contains image of cooked guinea pig that some may find distressing:: http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/11/05/phillip-schofield-guinea-pig_n_2075354.html) When discussing the matter on This Morning (the daytime tv show he co-hosts), Schofield exclaimed that the guinea pig...