Overview
- PETA Deutschland awarded Romer its January 2026 'Speziesismus des Monats' after he was shown stomping insects and throwing one into the campfire on Dschungelcamp.
- PETA specialist Peter Höffke called the behavior 'primitive and shameful' and condemned Romer’s claim that 'useful' animals should live while 'vermin' should be killed.
- Host Sonja Zietlow told viewers the actions violated show rules and, in her view, breached Australian animal-welfare law.
- PETA criticized RTL and ITV Studios Germany for a lax on-air response and renewed calls to eliminate live animals from trials, noting it had previously offered money to support the change.
- Social-media users and some campmates expressed anger over the incident, while no legal proceedings have been reported.