Not the onion somehow.

‘Pet ferrets kept as therapy animals at the UK’s largest children’s prison have been co-opted by managers to kill rats, resulting in a bloody incident and concerns over child and animal welfare.’

'According to a union complaint seen by the Guardian, the decision resulted in a boy who looks after ferrets witnessing an “inappropriate and potentially distressing” savaging of a screaming rat.

Another complaint suggests the gored rodent was then “stomped to death” by a senior staff member in front of prison officers.

The incident once again highlights the vermin-ridden conditions in which children and adults are detained within the prison estate across England and Wales.’

  • woodenghost [comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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    3 days ago

    Prisons have been around for longer than both of those things.

    What? No. What gave you this idea? Slavery is way, way older than prisons. Also older than states.