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David in Normandy wrote:
Judith in France wrote:

they breed rabbits for the table here and neighbours
keep offering me one, they ask me to select it when still alive!!!!!
The first time my neighbour offered me one, I said "oh dear; you mean
you'll kill it?" she replied "well, you can't eat it alive"! I don't
like rabbit at all.

We've got a neighbour who keeps rabbits for the table. While we welcome
his occasional gift of plums or melons, a skinned rabbit was not the
nicest. The Mrs was not impressed as he had left its head on and its
dead eyes were staring at her as she prepared it. Put her off the meal.
Can't say as I'm too keen on the taste either. The meat is a bit strong,
though I suppose one could get used to it.

The mind boggles! If the rabbit tasted strong, it had either been
eating something unusual or had been left too long after being killed.
It is a very bland meat, except by comparison with supermarket 'white'
meats.

I am afraid that I find both of your responses rather sad. Sorry,
but the reality of butchery is an intrinsic part of meat eating.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

wrote:

I am afraid that I find both of your responses rather sad. Sorry,
but the reality of butchery is an intrinsic part of meat eating.


I agree. Like many people in this respect I'm a hypocrite. I enjoy meat
however, I find the butchery process somewhat repugnant. The actual
act of killing the animal I find even worse.

I was brought up on a farm and one of my earliest memories is having a
pet calf. I called him Henry and grew quite fond of him and used to
scratch behind his ears - cattle love that as do most animals. Anyway,
he got older and one day he disappeared. A few days later I was eating
Sunday lunch when my father proudly proclaimed that I was eating Henry! :-(

I've since heard it said, that if you are raising an animal for meat,
never give it a personal name!

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On Jun 13, 2:04*pm, wrote:
In article ,
David in Normandy wrote:

Judith in France wrote:

they breed rabbits for the table here and neighbours
keep offering me one, they ask me to select it when still alive!!!!!
The first time my neighbour offered me one, I said "oh dear; you mean
you'll kill it?" *she replied "well, you can't eat it alive"! *I don't
like rabbit at all.

We've got a neighbour who keeps rabbits for the table. While we welcome
his occasional gift of plums or melons, a skinned rabbit was not the
nicest. The Mrs was not impressed as he had left its head on and its
dead eyes were staring at her as she prepared it. Put her off the meal.
Can't say as I'm too keen on the taste either. The meat is a bit strong,
though I suppose one could get used to it.

The mind boggles! *If the rabbit tasted strong, it had either been
eating something unusual or had been left too long after being killed.
It is a very bland meat, except by comparison with supermarket 'white'
meats.

I am afraid that I find both of your responses rather sad. *Sorry,
but the reality of butchery is an intrinsic part of meat eating.

Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

I agree with you, call me a wuss if you like :-) I went trout fishing
and I couldn't take the hook out of it's mouth and, yes, I did eat it
after someone else took it out. I have 3 chickens, free range. Quite
deliberately, I have not named them; I see them as food and they will
be pot au chicken in the Winter. No, I won't kill them, as I said, I
am a wuss :-)

Judith