Ramsay says son decapitated live rabbit

Published on Saturday 17 May 2008 19:38

GORDON Ramsay has been labelled repugnant after revealing that his eight-year-old son inadvertently pulled off a live rabbit's head during a hunting expedition.

The former Rangers trainee said he took eight-year-old Jack on a hunt for rabbits.

"Jack was out ferreting with me three weeks ago.

"We couldn't get this bloody ferret out so I dug this hole and I stuck Jack down there.

"He got his hand on the rabbit, and you know you have to pull it to break the neck? He pulled it and pulled the f***ing head off.

"I said: 'Jack, you're meant to break its neck, not rip its head off'.

"Then we took it home and ate it. Jack was dying to eat the kidneys."

Ramsay also spoke of his dismay after his wife Tana suggested giving their four children a vegetarian meal once a week and hoped they would remain meat-eaters in future.

"If one of my daughter's boyfriends turns out to be vegetarian I swear to God I'd never forgive them. If I ever have a son-in-law that's a vegetarian I'd rather run around Ibrox, stark bollock naked."

A spokeswoman for Advocates for Animals described his behaviour as "completely gross". She said: "This type of cruel behaviour sends out a very worrying message to young people.

"Although Gordon Ramsay has laughed this off, this must have been a very distressing and upsetting experience for an eight-year-old to go through.

"Encouraging a young child to kill an animal is no laughing matter."

Ramsay also said he may open a new restaurant in Scotland.His Glasgow restaurant, Amaryllis, closed in 2004 but he said he would not rule out opening something else here.