Like a lamb to the slaughter....

I loved the story in the Courier today about the Primary School in Folkstone who had the bright idea about teaching their pupils a harsh lesson in reality. They reared a lamb at the school and told them that, when the fluffy animal was old enough, (and presumably fat enough) it would be sent to the slaughter house. Not only that but children and parents would then benefit by being able to buy the choicest cuts of Marcus (yes they even gave him a name) when they were returned from the abbatoir. Whatever you may think about this it apparently resulted in the Head Teacher having to resign, such was the public out cry over the poor lamb. It wasn't just confined to a local campaign either; Paul O'Grady, who used to be known as Lily Savage, proved that he (of is it she) was a big old softy and led a radio campaign to stop Marcus from going under the chopper. By all accounts this was a little severe as The Head appears to have given the children the choice of keeping the lamb as a pet, the children, presumably, opting to vote with their bellies rather than their hearts! I always find lamb a bit too fatty I don't know what you think....