Please tell ITV and Ant & Dec to stop endangering animals and insects often trodden on, hurt, crushed or eaten whilst alive. This is so important because life is a precious gift no matter how big or small it is. Animals and insects are innocent and have no voice to defend themselves. Let's give them a voice . I am suprised that this show has been allowed to carry on treating animals and insects the way it does. This is abusive and cruel in the name of entertainment. It must end Chris Packham recently spoke out against the show: "Animals such as snakes, spiders, crocodiles, rats and many invertebrates are already misunderstood and thus unfortunately vilified, despite the incredibly important roles they play in the world's ecosystems and our lives. By orchestrating a fear of them among your contestants, I'm afraid you're reinforcing and exaggerating a terrible ignorance and intolerance of these remarkable animals. I can guarantee that animals are harmed during production, because they are fragile or easily stressed. Or simply killed, as they are in the bushtucker trials The show has been running for years now. Surely it's time for it to mature, for ITV to accept that, as pillars of the British broadcasting community, you should put an end to this inhumane, embarrassing and destructive aspect of an otherwise great show." DJ Tony Blackburn, who won the first series in 2002, said in 2012: "I wouldn't have done the show if I'd had to eat bugs. They supplied Tofu for me. I don't like the way they treat creatures. I think it's cruel." ITV was also fined £1,660 in 2010, after contestants Gino D'Acampo and Stuart Manning killed and cooked a rat as part of the show. The RSPCA in New South Wales, Australia - where the reality show is filmed - said it was "not acceptable" an animal had been killed as part of a performance. Please join me in urging ITV to do the right thing, thank you.