--- description: A radio station in Denmark was heavily criticized Tuesday after one of its hosts killed a rabbit live on air in a debate about animal rights title: Danish Radio Host Criticized for Killing Rabbit on Air During Animal Rights Debate image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Denmark](/tag/denmark/) ## Denmark Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Danish Radio Host Criticized for Killing Rabbit on Air During Animal Rights Debate by [NBC News](/author/nbc-news/) ## NBC News Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 26, 2015 5:10 PM CUT by [NBC News](/author/nbc-news/) ## NBC News Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 26, 2015 5:10 PM CUT A radio station in Denmark was heavily criticized Tuesday after one of its hosts killed a rabbit live on air in a debate about animal rights before later cooking it. Radio24syv presenter Asger Juhl said he killed 9-month-old Allan by hitting him over the head with a bicycle pump. The incident, which took place in a studio, was broadcast live on air. The station explained [on its Facebook page ](https://www.facebook.com/Radio24syv "undefined")that Juhl intended to “stir a debate about the hypocrisy when it comes to perceptions of cruelty towards animals.” It posted a video that it said showed the rabbit being cooked… [Read the rest of the story from our partners at NBC News](http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/danish-radio-station-radio24syv-beats-rabbit-death-live-air-n364616?cid=par-time-article%5F20141002 "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3896524/denmark-radio-rabbit-killing/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3896524/denmark-radio-rabbit-killing/"},"headline":"Danish Radio Host Criticized for Killing Rabbit on Air During Animal Rights Debate","datePublished":"2015-05-26T17:10:51.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T07:37:52.065Z","description":"The host said he hit the rabbit over the head with a bicycle pump","url":"https://time.com/3896524/denmark-radio-rabbit-killing/","keywords":["Denmark","animals","Animal Rights"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"NBC News","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/nbc-news/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/denmark/","name":"Denmark"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3896524/denmark-radio-rabbit-killing/","name":"Danish Radio Host Criticized for Killing Rabbit on Air During Animal Rights Debate"}}]}] ```