Back on the antenna of TF1 for a new season unseen since March 12, 2021, Koh Lanta must already face a controversy. Following the broadcast of a sequence showing one of the adventurers attempting to kill a ray with a machete, before trampling on a moray eel, the association for the defense of animals PETA France sent a letter to TF1 to denounce animal abuse within the adventure game. Emblematic host of Koh Lanta since 2002, Denis Brogniart has been keen to defend the program and its candidates during his visit to the South Radio March 18, 2021.
"At some point, you have to stop it. We're on a show where they don't have anything. And we tell them, 'you use the natural environment to live'. What amuses me is that animals are often much stronger than humans," said Denis Brogniart. The one who recently revealed to be a hypochondriac since a drama in his youth obviously does not understand the arguments of PETA France against Koh Lanta. "When we eat a chicken, when we eat a steak, it means that somewhere, at one point, we killed an animal. Koh-Lanta is to show what's going on. And, at one point, foraging was part of it, " added the host, who revealed if he had ever been hit on the set of Koh Lanta in the show The HQ.
Denis Brogniart: "I am the first to defend the animal cause, but we must be right"
In addition, Denis Brogniart made it clear that the adventurers could not hunt any beast during the filming of the adventure game. A"list of protected animals" that the candidates have "obviously" order not to touch is established by production. "I am the first to defend the animal cause, but we must be right, in this case we are outside the nails and what animal protection is!" concluded the host of TF1. It remains to be seen whether this media release will be sufficient to calm the controversy initiated by PETA France against Koh Lanta or not.
(#SouthRadio) @DenisBrogniart @ KohLantaTF1 @ TF1 ?️ reacts to the controversy #PETA "When we eat a chicken or a steak, we have killed an animal previously. We do not do the show, the search for food is part of #Koh Lanta ! "
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– Sud Radio (@SudRadio) March 18, 2021
(#SouthRadio) @DenisBrogniart @ KohLantaTF1 @ TF1 ?️ reacts to the controversy #PETA "I am the first to defend the animal cause, but we must be right, in this case we are outside the nails and what animal protection is!" #Koh Lanta
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– Sud Radio (@SudRadio) March 18, 2021
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