In China, apparently....

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.... there's a row brewing, because in amongst their Donkey meat which is presumably processed, they've discovered Fox meat, and with Fox at only $1 a kilo, they're understandably uphauled!

Alec.
 
Presumably, when they discover that their supply of Fox meat has been contaminated with Rat, which let's face it is probably around the 10c per kilo rate, then there really will be uproar. :wink3:

It's starting to occur to me, when we look at how other nationalities source their meat protein, if we aren't being just a wee bit precious. :)

Alec.
 
Of course its totally unreasonable to ask for Donkey meat and expect to get donkey.:)

Lets cut the ^^^^ and just ask for a meat product or a vegetable product instead.
That way, no one's disappointed.
 
Genuine question - surely the time taken to butcher a fox (or rat) is more time invasive per kilo than a donkey. So why would it be cheaper? Or is there such a hug fox population that they are 10 to a penny so are not needing to be farmed? Or do they go in for the mass produced 'meat' method and throw the whole lot in?
 
Nugget La Poneh said:
But then we'll get fake meat a la Quorn :D

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There's a thought! Quorn Beef, from Fray Bentos, except that it's horse!

"And in amongst our array of Pytchley Pickles, or forget Fortnums, how about a Heythrop Hamper, this week we have ...............". I'm sure that it would be a success!

As someone else has said, donkeys in China? I thought that their preferred beast of burden was the humble buffalo. It was actually on the BBC News thingamy, so I'd have thought that it was sort of right.

Alec.
 
I bet if they catch a rat it will be battered and served up.


One reason I wouldn't go to China seeing dogs etc served gross"Just the thought of it makes me cringe."
 
CaveCanem said:
China isn't some massive hub of evil solely populated by barbaric animal abusers. It's not like the UK is squeaky clean on all human and animal rights issues.
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No were so good on human rights issues our pensioners sit freezing and staving to death, being left for days unattnded by carers that can only give them 33 mins..... whilst our prisoners languish in heated hotels, with all mod cons, 3 meals a day, tv's, people to talk to, checked at all hours of the day and night ! ????
 
Gingerwitch said:
No were so good on human rights issues our pensioners sit freezing and staving to death, being left for days unattnded by carers that can only give them 33 mins..... whilst our prisoners languish in heated hotels, with all mod cons, 3 meals a day, tv's, people to talk to, checked at all hours of the day and night ! ????
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that is so true and so wrong too
 
CaveCanem said:
China isn't some massive hub of evil solely populated by barbaric animal abusers. It's not like the UK is squeaky clean on all human and animal rights issues.
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Comparing the UK's animal welfare standards to China's is like comparing a wildlife sanctuary to a vivisection lab.

China may not be *solely* populated by barbaric animal abusers, but they've got a FAR higher ratio than most.

Any country whose population accepts without question live lizards being encased in water bubbles in plastic key rings so they do a 'cool wriggle' until they suffocate/starve, has got a serious screw loose somewhere.
 
SnowOnSnow said:
Comparing the UK's animal welfare standards to China's is like comparing a wildlife sanctuary to a vivisection lab.

China may not be *solely* populated by barbaric animal abusers, but they've got a FAR higher ratio than most.

Any country whose population accepts without question live lizards being encased in water bubbles in plastic key rings so they do a 'cool wriggle' until they suffocate/starve, has got a serious screw loose somewhere.
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I wont sleep tonight now i have read this
 
SnowOnSnow said:
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Any country whose population accepts without question live lizards being encased in water bubbles in plastic key rings so they do a 'cool wriggle' until they suffocate/starve, has got a serious screw loose somewhere.
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I suppose that it could be true that those who we'd berate for such a thing would say exactly the same thing about us, and the fact that we actually care enough about the well being of a lizard would cause wonderment amongst them. I agree with you that it would be a bizarre and care-less thing to do, but our differing and opposing moral psyche may not actually make us right.

I wonder, for instance, if for all the fish that we, in our caring culture, eat, do we ever consider that when hauled out of the sea in nets, they are drowned in oxygen? Whether fish suffer, as we would by drowning in their environment, I can't say, but we give precious little thought to the well being of fish, whilst we criticise others, and their treatment of another living creature.

I'm only posing questions, to which I don't actually have any answers!

Alec.
 
Only a higher ratio because they've got a bigger population.
And I suppose you will eat anything if you're subjected to grinding poverty.

Do we as a population accept without question, lobsters and crabs being plunged into boiling water alive? Do we as a population accept halal and kosher slaughter?
What about human slavery and people trafficking, that happens too, often in our leafy suburbs.
All of these things take place on our shores but to judge a whole nation on the actions of some would be unfair, in my opinion anyway.
 
Meh, I'd not be bothered eating fox. It's all carbon based protein, at the end of the day. I draw the line at silicon based protein though. Gives me indigestion.
 
I have this argument with people who think our meat industry is good. So when you eating in a cafe where is the meat from. Do you know how it's killed how its been produced? Feel ok about eating red tractor meat that's good again how are these animals killed? Send your horse to the auction? How does the meat man kill them? Don't think people have any idea what happens at these places.
 
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