Posted on 09/17/2005 1:46:37 AM PDT by Einigkeit_Recht_Freiheit
BERLIN (Reuters) - A German inventor has angered animal rights activists with his answer to fighting the soaring cost of fuel -- dead cats. Christian Koch, 55, from the eastern county of Saxony, told Bild newspaper that his organic diesel fuel -- a home-made blend of garbage, run-over cats, and other ingredients -- is a proven alternative to normal consumer diesel.
"I drive my normal diesel-powered car with this mixture," Koch said. "I have gone 170,000 km (106,000 miles) without a problem."
The Web site of Koch's firm, "Alphakat GmbH," says his patented "KDV 500" machine can produce what he calls the "bio-diesel" fuel at about 23 euro cents (30 cents) a litre, which is about one-fifth the price at petrol stations now.
Koch said around 20 dead cats added into the mix could help produce enough fuel to fill up a 50-litre (11 gallon) tank.
But the president of the German Society for the Protection of Animals, Wolfgang Apel, said using dead cats for fuel was illegal.
"There's no danger for cats and dogs in Germany because this practice is outlawed in Germany," Apel told Bild on Wednesday in a story entitled "Can you really make fuel out of cats?"
"We're going to keep an eye on this case," Apel said.
"Lastly, I just don't see what upsets the animal rights activists. It is not as if he is actually killing the cats."
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You mean like when buffalo were sought after till they became nearly extinct. This story is a load of b.s.
Harness nine lives today and get 9x the mileage
What's the problem???...How far can I get on a gallon of Democrats?
Too bad that's not a true story. There are plenty of feral cats in Wisconsin that would make great kindling. Of course, the DNR considers them a "natural resource" so we're not allowed to touch 'em, even if they kill our chickens and house and barn cats. *Rolleyes*
You know, every town across America has a veterinarian office with a crematory in it. I've had a few pets turned to ash over the years. Wonder why someone hasn't tapped that energy source? I'll suggest that to my Earth First! socialist BIL and watch his head explode. Again. LOL! :)
NOT EVEN AN OCCASIONAL HAIRBALL!!
Once there was a Dutchman
His name was Johnny Verbeck
He made the finest sausages and sauerkraut and speck.
He made the finest sausages that'll evermore be seen,
Till one day he invented a sausage makin machine.
Chorus:
Oh, Mr. Johnny Verbeck how could you be so mean,
I told you, you'd be sorry for inventin' that machine
now all the neighbors cats and dogs will nevermore be seen
For they'll be ground to sausages in Johnny Verbeck's machine.
One day a boy came walkin' a walkin' thru the door.
He bought a pound of sausages and laid them on the floor.
The boy began to whistle, He whistled up a tune.
And all the little sausages went dancin' round the room.
Chorus:
One day the machine got busted the darn thing wouldn't go,
So Johnny Verbeck he climbed inside to see what made it so.
His wife she had a nightmare, went walkin' in her sleep
She gave it a yank a deuce of crank and Johnny Verbeck was meat!
Chorus:
Ich bin ein Purrliner.
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