tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post9034085189506113263..comments2024-03-28T09:44:47.093+00:00Comments on Ambush Predator: That’ll Do, Pig…JuliaMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-41542497074762252782010-10-24T18:12:47.782+01:002010-10-24T18:12:47.782+01:00Slightly late, perhaps, but I read in the Sunday T...Slightly late, perhaps, but I read in the Sunday Times of how the RSSPCA have a new policy of harassing witnesses whose testimony they disapprove of. Free speech in Britain is now confined to retired people.Brian, follower of Deornothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11941277617617928470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-4515356394037306942010-10-24T06:19:35.426+01:002010-10-24T06:19:35.426+01:00No worries! :)No worries! :)JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-57395740333789414152010-10-23T21:39:03.246+01:002010-10-23T21:39:03.246+01:00Sorry, I was that annoyed I sent it 1 and a 1/2 t...Sorry, I was that annoyed I sent it 1 and a 1/2 timesrichardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-13924376146067111102010-10-23T17:43:33.360+01:002010-10-23T17:43:33.360+01:00Here's an Englishman's view of the Red Riv...Here's an Englishman's view of the Red River Hog, which is somewhat different to that of the EU.<br /><br />"...I had no wish to leave the small piglet in the bush, where it would have provided a small but tasty morsel for a passing lepoard so...I decided to make a pet of it. <br />This proved embarassingly easy. Within a few days the pig would not leave me, trotting at my heels wherever I went. It was a male, and I named him Abock, the Mendjim Mey word for a local small red rat, which he closely resembled.... Abock was a resounding success with Maton's children. They made a great fuss of him.... had no difficulty house-training him, and in this and many other things he behaved exactly like a dog, even sitting up in a clumsy, hoggish way to beg for tit-bits... gave the children rides on his broad back."richardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-26122058413420184332010-10-23T17:42:44.264+01:002010-10-23T17:42:44.264+01:00Here's an Englishman's view of the Red Riv...Here's an Englishman's view of the Red River Hog, which is somewhat different to that of the EU.<br /><br />"...I had no wish to leave the small piglet in the bush, where it would have provided a small but tasty morsel for a passing lepoard so...I decided to make a pet of it. <br />This proved embarassingly easy. Within a few days the pig would not leave me, trotting at my heels wherever I went. It was a male, and I named him Abock, the Mendjim Mey word for a local small red rat, which he closely resembled.... Abock was a resounding success with Maton's children. They made a great fuss of him.... had no difficulty house-training him, and in this and many other things he behaved exactly like a dog, even sitting up in a clumsy, hoggish way to beg for tit-bits... gave the children rides on his broad back."<br />(Late one evening there was a disturbance from his stable, which he shared with two domestic sows. The story continues thusly - richard)<br />"In the far corner of the stable, snarling and spitting, crouched a big male leopard. Holding him at bay was Abock, his sturdy bottocks quivering with rage, his red hair standing bolt upright, making him look enormous... the leopard hurled himself at the hog, and the two animals roly-polied across the floor, ending up with a crash against the door and breaking it open. The leopard had had enough and hared off into the darkness, holding his tail stiffly upright out of harm's way. Domestic animals of this calibre were clearly outside his experience of natural history. but Abock had not done with him yet, and when the leopard disappeared from our sight, the pig was clearly two feet behind him. There was nothing (we) could do to help the courageous pig, and he seemed perfectly capable of dealing with the situation hiself. And so it proved.... Half an hour later he came back, to be welcomed as a hero by his ladies with little snorts of admiration and loving muzzles.... Next morning we found the leopards body....The skin was too damaged to save but Maton gave me the skull, which is now in the Powell-Cotton Museum, Birchington, Kent.<br /><br />richard adds - Killing these fine little piglets was callous and unnecessary. But that's the EU all <br />over. NB: The above extract is taken from "Gorillas were my neighbours" by the great naturalist and big-game hunter, Fred G. Merfield.richardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-26310997599762517712010-10-23T13:26:15.274+01:002010-10-23T13:26:15.274+01:00@ Sue "one day perhaps "old people"...@ Sue "one day perhaps "old people" will surplus to requirement"....<br /><br />Not heard of the Liverpool Care Pathway?Bonesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-81307667902906581902010-10-23T09:53:02.982+01:002010-10-23T09:53:02.982+01:00If they can do it with pigs..... one day perhaps &...If they can do it with pigs..... one day perhaps "old people" will surplus to requirements.<br /><br />That's what happens when the dictators in charge live on their own planet, completely oblivious to the thoughts and wishes of the people.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07165615283953837706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-57585450069999267802010-10-23T05:47:57.405+01:002010-10-23T05:47:57.405+01:00"Even taking that into account, there is no r...<i>"Even taking that into account, there is no reason to perform a cull. Just neuter them or maybe even sell them to a different continent..."</i> <br /><br />Precisely! Left to their own devices, the zoo would have been able to make their own decision.<br /><br />They may still have had to euthanise them but at least it would have been <i>their own decision </i>.<br /><br /><i>"...then at least slaughter them properly and have suckling pig roast."</i> <br /><br />Good to hear I'm not the only person who, when Attenborough is introducing some new, little known beastie, is wondering what it tastes like! <br /><br />I draw the line at insects though..<br /><br /><i>"If the zoo didn't comply the staff would probably be guilty of illegally being in possession of an endangered species or some other invented offence."</i> <br /><br />I suspect they were more worried about their membership of the EEP. Though why that should worry them, god only knows...<br /><br /><i>"Why aren't the RSPCA trampling all over the zoo in their jackboots?"</i><br /><br />Same reason you never heard a peep out of them during Blair's Foot & Mouth massacre, when there was huge witness and anecdotal evidence of cruel practices in slaughter. <br /><br />They don't want to cut their <i>own</i> throats, do they?<br /><br /><i>"More to the point is the way that the staff just went ahead and killed them, "just obeying orders" I suppose."</i> <br /><br />Quite!JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-47004097415590990662010-10-23T03:03:19.970+01:002010-10-23T03:03:19.970+01:00Thanks for pointing that out SadButMaLad but it is...Thanks for pointing that out SadButMaLad but it is still ridiculous.<br />More to the point is the way that the staff just went ahead and killed them, "just obeying orders" I suppose.bannedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02406037760273820029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-86740044643401372682010-10-22T23:21:13.835+01:002010-10-22T23:21:13.835+01:00Why aren't the RSPCA trampling all over the zo...Why aren't the RSPCA trampling all over the zoo in their jackboots?Brian, follower of Deornothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11941277617617928470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-48400089868449510632010-10-22T21:40:13.483+01:002010-10-22T21:40:13.483+01:00If the zoo didn't comply the staff would proba...If the zoo didn't comply the staff would probably be guilty of illegally being in possession of an endangered species or some other invented offence.<br /><br />It's easier to obey than make a stand so sadly that is what most people will do when faced by Authority gone mad ...Jiksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-75278289245560261882010-10-22T18:38:07.051+01:002010-10-22T18:38:07.051+01:00Quite extraordinary that the zoo actually did it. ...Quite extraordinary that the zoo actually did it. European integration will never work unless we learn to ignore the rules.Intrudernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-23240253955098656132010-10-22T15:02:45.646+01:002010-10-22T15:02:45.646+01:00It's only going to be the hip pocket which fin...It's only going to be the hip pocket which finally gets people to see we need out of the EU now.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-56409307673797088462010-10-22T14:48:21.389+01:002010-10-22T14:48:21.389+01:00Terrible waste.
If you aren't going to keep ...Terrible waste.<br /><br />If you aren't going to keep them as neutered exihibits (as SBML suggests) then at least slaughter them properly and have suckling pig roast.Woman on a Rafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08897415591130901416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-52565159796151988922010-10-22T14:18:43.994+01:002010-10-22T14:18:43.994+01:00I am so shocked at this. The EU are literally play...I am so shocked at this. The EU are literally playing god.<br /><br />I hope this animal lovers start on the EU.My Thoughts My Countryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03602979196088570393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-57224912390782159262010-10-22T13:40:47.210+01:002010-10-22T13:40:47.210+01:00The reason for the cull is because they don't ...The reason for the cull is because they don't want too much inbreeding with such a small gene pool.<br /><br />Even taking that into account, there is no reason to perform a cull. Just neuter them or maybe even sell them to a different continent where the issue over a small gene pool (within Europe) is not such a problem.<br /><br />The EU attitude is similar to that over fishing about over fishing. The impose a limit to try and stop over fishing and depleting stock. This limit forces fishermen to throw back into the sea any fish that are over quota. EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE ALREADY DEAD. So the limit does nothing in stopping endangered fish from dying.<br /><br />As always, it's the usual thing about civil servents/politicians coming up with ideas but not thinking it through.SadButMadLadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17836368722377421009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-63390359773611458742010-10-22T13:17:54.461+01:002010-10-22T13:17:54.461+01:00yeah well - you wait till they define smokers as s...yeah well - you wait till they define smokers as surplus to requirements. It won't be long now.<br /><br />[Denormalisation is Hate Crime.]<br />[I'm putting 'smoker' as my religion in the 2011 census.]George Spellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06566990991084867385noreply@blogger.com