On Mon 20 Mar 2006 10:31:23a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it ~patches~?

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
>> On Mon 20 Mar 2006 07:50:34a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it
>> ~patches~?
>>
>>
>>>-L. wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>~patches~ wrote:
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>>>>>In your country, not mine
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>I don't know anyone who would argue that killing a healthy former-pet
>>>>is more humane than allowing it to live. That must be one ****ed up
>>>>country you live in.
>>>>
>>>>-L.
>>>>
>>>
>>>Yep, lets paint the whole country with the same paint brush I said
>>>it appeared to be a pet, no way of knowing for sure. I also have no
>>>idea whether it is healthy or not. Just because you don't eat meat,
>>>doesn't mean other don't. That rabbit will make a dandy stew! <evil
>>>grin>
>>> BTW, wild rabbits are caught and ate here all the time as are musk
>>> rats,
>>>deer, moose, ducks and squirrels. If you think no one in the US eats
>>>this kind of stuff, you are sadly in need of an education. I hear tell
>>>you even had one criminal who ate humans Oh yes, as well we have a
>>>bounty on foxes. Its shoot to kill and you get a reward for doing
>>>that. I'm pretty sure that is the same as some places in the US.
>>>
>>>I'm very pragmatic. My garden feeds us for most of the year. Rabbits
>>>and gardens cannot co-exist. Humans are more important than animals so
>>>the rabbit goes.
>>>
>>
>>
>> So why isn't it gone by now instead of discussing it ad infinitum?
>>
>
> Because Wayne, I am replying to another poster. Some think is inhumane
> to eat the rabbit and others agree with me. It is about cooking
> especially once I catch the little bugger. One thing I've noticed is
> rabbit is generally stewed or roasted. BBQ doesn't seem to be very
> popular. Besides right now we are just having a friendly converstation
> of differing opinions. It isn't gone because we have been trying other
> methods of scaring it off. OTOH, I'm a tad bored so am posting on this
> and the food snob thread.

I wouldn't have the heart to either kill it or eat it, but that's just me.
If the garden were that important to me, I would try to take other
measures as some have suggested.

I have eaten domestic rabbit and enjoyed it, but that was years ago. I'm
not sure I could even do that now.

Wild rabbit doesn't lend itself to BBQ because it's much to dry and tough,
but works well with braising or stewing. I'm not sure it would even be
good roasted. Domestic rabbit can be BBQ'd successfully.

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Wayne Boatwright տլ
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Okay, okay, I take it back! UnScrew you!