On 26/4/05 17:11, in article , "Janet
Baraclough" wrote:

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Badgers do eat earthworms and insect larvae, probably most days,
(because those foods are virtually always available). But that's far
from the sum total of their diet. They also eat fruit, (but because
that's only available seasonally, it wouldn't be described as "most of
the time") roots, seeds, frogs, baby mice and rabbits, the eggs and
nestlings of ground nesting birds, roadkill, and bread and scraps thrown
out for birds. As do foxes, many cats and dogs, and pigs if they get
half a chance. Hens aren't innocent vegetarian pacifists btw. Freerange
ones hunt and eat frogs, mice, fallen nestlings and voles. That's part
of their natural diet, that makes their eggs taste wonderful.

There is no moral "step" between eating a worm and a chicken imho,
only a cultural one for some humans. It's sustenance. People like me
who eat chickens and eggs are feeding on that food chain ..just like
badgers.

Badgers eat hedgehogs, too....
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