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 It seems that those little fluffy cute squirrels that live in the park are perfectly poised to be the next hot thing on your dinner plate. According to the Guardian: Er, I don't know, you guys. I already have a tenuous grasp on my carnivorous side and already refuse to eat rabbit, duck or goose because I've owned them as pets and can't deal with venison because of the cuteness factor. As much as I hate squirrels (you would not BELIEVE what they do to my perennial beds in the garden), with the tail, they look way too cute and without it, the similarity to a rat is a little too eerie. I think I'd have to pass on Squirrel Casserole, but I have to admit, eating a squirrel is a lot better for the planet than eating a cow, and probably cheaper too. Until squirrels are domesticated, they are putting zero drain on the grain harvest. I imagine that squirrel farms would require the planting of trees, rather than deforestation for grazing land, like livestock. Maybe it's just an idea that I'd have to get used to? What do you think? Would you eat a squirrel? What if it tasted like bacon dipped in maple syrup? The comments are grabbing some seasoning salt and heading to the park. 7 CommentsLeave a comment |
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Not a chance.
I barely manage to eat the common every day meats like beef, chicken and pork. That'll be a pass on the squirrel...Pass the tofu please.
I'd have to be pretty hungry. But I won't rule it out. I eat rabbit when I get the chance.
We have a huge oak tree in our yard. And in the fall those squirrels do get nice and fat...
My dad used to hunt squirrels with a slingshot when he was a little boy in Iowa.
I had a roommate who went squirrel hunting once. He brought back the squirrels and BBQ'd them. It was disgusting. I would NEVER eat a squirrel.
Hell yeah! Duck and Rabbit are super, super yummy! I don't see the point of having a grey area in eating meat. At least morally speaking, you can stomach what you can personally stomach and you can't control what squicks you out. If you're going to eat animals you're saying that your tastes buds and metabolism are more important to you than the life of some animal. I don't see a point in modifying that for cuteness. But yeah, I'd be happy to modify my eating for enviornmental reasons so I'm all behind eating squirrels.
But yeah, if you told me it was humanely prepared, gave it a french name and charged me $50... most likely I'd eat baby.
I've eaten squirrel. It's a bit gamey, but good. I can't see modifying my diet for cuteness either. Tastiness, yes. Cuteness? Hell, many a cute filet mignon has graced my plate.
The fact that you can eat a hamburger with no problem but say no to the squirrel because of its "cuteness" is hypocritical bullshit. All animals are living things with feelings. Omnivores tend to forget this when they are craving a hamburger.
If you want to eat meat, go ahead. But don't rationalize that a squirrel or rabbit is worth any more than a cow. It doesn't make sense.
Absolutely, marygrace, it's totally hypocritical! I have no disillusions about that. My point wasn't to get into the moral implications of vegetarianism or veganism, though, just to broach the question and explain my personal reason for pausing on specific species of animals as food source.