Homeland creator urges British army to stop shooting pigs

The award-winning creator of hit TV show Homeland has written to the British defence secretary protesting against the British army’s participation in medical training involving live pigs shot by marksmen.

Gideon Raff — the former Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) paratrooper behind the espionage thriller, which counts President Barack Obama among its fans — urged Philip Hammond to switch to more “humane and effective” practices.

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) last month said it stood by sending British army surgeons to take part in the drills, claiming they helped save lives on the battlefield.