Posted on 01/29/2008 8:29:36 PM PST by cateizgr8
Customs officers have seized hundreds of headless rats which were being smuggled to London So African diners could crunch into their bones and flesh.
Hundreds of rat corpses - which had been smoked to improve their flavour - were found at Tilbury Docks, in London.
The grisly discovery was made by customs officials as they made a routine inspection of a shipment of synthetic hair at the docks.
Closer investigation revealed boxes containing the carcases of 340 kilos of headless rats.
The giant cane rats, which had been smoked prior to shipping, arrived in a shipment from Ghana and are considered a delicacy in the country.
The illegal trade in the meat of wild animals has been devastating animal populations for decades and experts fear the unrefrigerated meat is capable of carrying diseases such as foot-and-mouth, anthrax, the Ebola virus, TB and cholera.
John Kaye, Assistant Director of Criminal Investigations at Ipswich, said: "This discovery of bushmeat has stopped an illegal and un-regulated product with health implications from reaching our streets."
A 42-year-old West African woman has been arrested at an address in London in connection with the illegal importation and later bailed pending further enquiries.
eeewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!
Something to beat “bangers and mash” perhaps?
Not bad if properly marinated or sauteed and stir fried.
Cheers!
that’s hilarious!
You go to the doctor because you got foot & mouth from eating a rat, how much sympathy do you think you’re going to get? Ghandi would kick your dumb rear end out into the street with one dainty foot.
. . . . .the other 'Bushmeat'!
not a ping
Took the words right out of my mouth.
Interesting that they were doing a routine inspection of synthetic hair.
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