To be disgusted at Danny Boyle for using live animals in the Olympic opening ceremony!

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According to reports on todays news live sheep will be used in the Olympic Opening ceremony. Its supposed to depict 'rural' England!

Poor sheep will be scared shitless. I am horrified that these poor sensitive creatures are being exploited for entertainment.

No animals should ever be used as entertainment.

Disgraceful.

I agree with you.
I can't help thinking that 'our' opening ceremony will be a bit of a let down.

I agree. What idiot arranges fireworks and sheep at the same event

I hope they do poo everywhere. That would be very funny and serve the organisers right for such a stupid idea.

The RSPCA will have been consulted. Vets will be present.

Doesn't bother me at all.

I"ll worry about the sheep when I've finished being incandescent with rage at Dow Chwmicals being a major Olympic sponsor......

Wow we know how to put on a show !Really sheep ?? Show sheep will be used to hustle and bustle wild sheep would just scarper !!

People get wound up about that?

Bigger problems ....... sheep will be just fine.

"No animals should ever be used as entertainment."

There's One Man and his Dog out then.
And Lassie.
And Pudsey the Dancing Dog.

As I said. A few sheep who are used to being at shows with the Red Arrows zooming overhead- Dow Chemicals being a major sponsor. Now which shall I be horrified about?

That depends whether the Red Arrows are spraying chemicals over the crowd I guess...

sorry do not know about dow chemicals ? Who are they ?

Are they going to make the sheep wear nipple tassles and do a pole dance? Now that I'd pay to see.

In the meanwhile OP you really need to get a grip.

I'm more horrified that it is costing £27 million for a two hour show/display/whatever. I think the sheep will probably survive, but I hate to think of the kind of awful opening ceremony 4 billion people are going to watch (all the while forming an opinion that the UK is not a place to invest money probably) that involves a flock of sheep. It is going to be the most awful, toe-curling embarrassment isn't it?

Lentilly made my morning and as I drive to school across the moors I am going to see the sheep in a different light !!

Seeker, how about both? There's nothing to say you can only be horrified about one thing....

I liken Boyle's show to a circus, and I am completely against animals being used in circuses.

Nothing like looking on the bright side eh Callisto?

I know, sorry. It's just that we have form, as a nation, of cocking up things like this. I really hope it is extraordinary and amazing and the sheep sing a rousing rendition of Jerusalem.

I think SoupDragon has let the cat out of the bag. Pudsey is the opening show (herding tap dancing sheep)

Think he was trying to avoid depicting people because he'd then come under fire for being too multicultural/not multicultural enough, so he's used the countryside theme instead. It's come under criticism for being too middle class and white though. I don't really get how a nature scene can be affected by class, but there you go.

Is Jerusalem not something to do with slavery? Why do people sing it?

I understand someone has applied for a Lamb Burger concession at the after show party...

"I liken Boyle's show to a circus, and I am completely against animals being used in circuses."

I think there is a world of difference between a performing lion and a herd of sheep being herded round an arena.

imnotmymum info here dow/bhopal tragedy

Pole dancing nipple tasseled sheep. Now that would be a marvellous ceremony.

Well, so long as you are equally opposed to every county show, petting zoo, dog agility class, horse race, pony club fancy dress competition, episode of Britain's Got Talent........

Dow Chemicals are the company who are still refusing to completely accept responsibility for the Bhopal disaster.