Thread:Comments:ITV fined A$3000 for cruelty to rat on "I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!"/Really?/reply (2)

Got to agree. This isn't any more cruel than setting a mouse trap, choosing a live lobster from the tank at a seafood restaurant, or accidentally driving over some insect with your car (Though I don't know for sure, I'm assuming you're allowed to do any of these in Australia). It doesn't even approach the actual animal cruelty that takes place in farms and slaughterhouses. Seems really hypocritical to press charges or fines just because someone does it on TV.

Then again, I've never seen any animal cruelty lawsuits this honky-tonk in America. A girl killed and ate a rat on Survivor this past season and was basically celebrated for it by the host, the other contestants, and the viewer base.