And if you've never tried it,
You'll soon have your chance to partake
Discount supermarket Lidl has come under fire for selling reindeer steaks in the run-up to Christmas.
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Animal rights campaigners have criticised Lidl for selling reindeer that are, according to Uppsala University in Sweden, often herded using non-traditional techniques such as snowmobiles and motorbikes which causes the animals distress and muscle wastage.
"The idea of ‘Rudolph’ being slaughtered and sliced into steaks for a novelty Christmas dinner is revolting," said a spokesperson for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. "Christmas is supposed to remind us of peace and goodwill - and the rest of the animal kingdom could do with a taste of it, rather than being tasted."
[SKY News]
how else can you herd them? have you ever tried? they are fast.
ReplyDeleteIndeed, they are pretty swift. Rumor has it that more than a few of them can even fly.
ReplyDeleteThis really brought me down, and not by a small margin.
ReplyDeleteAll of the other reindeer,
ReplyDeleteMake for some good eatin' too
Onions and carrots and Blitzen
Makes a very toothsome stew
Then one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
"Rudolf with your flesh so sweet
It's you I'm going to slay for meat!"
Then how the reindeer loved him
As they shouted out with glee
"Rudolf the read meat reindeer,
Santa's eating you, not me!"