Posted on 06/09/2005 9:54:41 AM PDT by andyk
A restaurant selling squirrel terrine has been forced to withdraw it after death threats from animal rights activists.
Protesters threatened to firebomb the Hadley Bowling Green Inn in Droitwich, Worcs, and to smash up the staff's cars over the £7.95 paté starter.
A female housekeeper was told: "I'm glad I don't work here because I wouldn't want to die in the fire."
After the dish was featured on local television the restaurant received about 25 threatening telephone calls and a string of malicious e-mails.
Its spokesman, Barney Reynolds, said: "The last thing we would want to do is to pander to this sort of intimidation.
"But the fact is that some of the staff were coming into work fearing for their lives."
He added: "We've never had to take something off the menu before because of threats from protesters. I don't know why squirrel meat is so controversial.
"In the past we've sold meat from fluffy little lambs and it's not been a problem."
Squirrel is quite frequently hunted and eaten here. I'm not fond of the meat, but don't understand why it's different than any other wild game.
Paté of sqvirrel? How about zum paté of moose?
Isn't there a risk of a mad cow variant from squirrel? I think I read that somewhere. Anyway if eat meat, which I do, it's pretty pointless to worry whether this species or that is added to the larder.
And the worst part is that in Great Britain if you DARED to try to prevent the terrorists from burning down your house or resturaunt, you would be prosecuted and spend more time in jail than the terrorists.
Squirrels are vermin! I can't believe anyone would object to eating them!
There's usually some squirrel pate' along the street in front of my house. I'd not thought trotting out there with some crackers and a nice red wine.
Ditto. I never cared for it, reminds me of a cooked rat.
Is there a squirrel shortage?
The Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife warned hunters a couple years ago to refrain from eating squirrel brains (a popular side dish with scrambled eggs) because of some sort of disease similar to mad cow.
Again?!
Never had it, but I know plenty of people who have. It's supposed to be a yellow greasy meat.
Naw! Breaded and fried just like chicken... Man! That's good eatin'! That, some mashed taters and cream gravy, corn on the cob, drop biscuits, and some sweet tea, nuthin' like it!
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