Aide: Prince's squirrels die humanely [Prince Charles]

upi.com ^ | June 6, 2009 | unattributed

[smokingfrog]

All gray squirrels killed at Prince Charles's estate die humanely, a spokesman for the heir to the British throne said Friday.

The prince angered animal rights activists this week when he said gray squirrels, an import from North America, should be regularly culled in Britain to protect forest areas and the native red squirrel. The news that he practices what he preaches at Highgrove in Gloucestershire, his country home and organic farm, added gasoline to the flames, the UK Express reported.

Charles' office refused to release details on how the squirrels meet their fate.

"We don't poison them or anything like that," one spokesman said. "It's all done humanely."

But animal rights groups called for details.

"Squirrels, gray and red, feel pain," said Ross Minett of Advocates for Animals. "The prince has a duty to publish exactly what methods are used to cull gray squirrels on his estate."

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[Moonman62]

[the invisib1e hand]

All gray squirrels killed at Prince Charles's estate die humanely, a spokesman for the heir to the British throne said Friday.

Nero fiddles.

[Moonman62]

[Joiseydude]

All gray squirrels killed at Prince Charles's estate die humanely

So the gray squirrels get lethal injections?

[Krankor]

I don’t care what anyone says, I like gray squirrels! In a park near my home, you can be sitting on a bench reading a book, when all of a sudden you get that feeling someone is watching you. As you turn slowly to the right, you quickly spot a gray squirrel about ten inches from your head, furiously rubbing his little paws, waiting for a handout.

[cripplecreek]

I’m thinking that its high time to open up a swan hunting season here.

[Moonman62]

[marktwain]

Are the squirrels used in stew, or in pies? Squirrel has been a delicacy for centuries.

[cripplecreek]

furiously rubbing his little paws, waiting for a handout.

Actually he's waiting for the day when his population levels rise enough for them to launch an attack on mankind.

[RichInOC]

“ARMAGEDDON!!!”

[Krankor]

Ha! Ha! I’ve already purchased a peanut launcher to deter them when they do.

[Redleg Duke]

My personal favorite is a .22 short hollow point to the head.

[smokingfrog]

That looks like a real squirrel. Is it?

[Redleg Duke]

I like squirrel. Quartered, rolled in seasoned flour, browned in crisco in the bottom of a pressure cooker and then pressure cooked for about 25 min. Make a gravy with the drippings and serve with mashed potatoes and green beans! YUMMMM!

[Bratch]

I, for one, welcome our gray squirrel overlords.

[Pelagius of Asturias]

Hey, we have starlings and house sparrows in the US, brought here by some idiots. We will take grey squirrels back and the Brits can come and get the birds, otherwise Charlie can STFU.

[DCPatriot]

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