Fieldsports Britain, episode 74, 27th April 2011

Maneaters, rabbit burgers and a TV celebrity: Phil Spencer of Channel 4's 'Location Location Location' is on the programme this week in Kent to shoot pigeons, stalk fallow deer and talk about the work of the Countryside Alliance. Norma Precision ammunition expert Don Heath tells the tragic story of his hunting student who was killed by a lion in Zimbabwe. And Sporting Shooter magazine is on the programme in force, with chef Mark Gilchrist and editor Dom Holtam cooking up a fabulous game barbecue.

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Sports

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• hunting uk shooting uk
• ringnecked parakeet

[taidgh15]

how does he season and cook the rabbit cause he doesnt go into too much detail

[TheSuperfarmboy]

just think what would happen if no1 ate meat. wat wud we eat ? we wudnt be able to survive of just fruit and vegetables as if we do not control numbers of other species that would also be feeding of crops then there would be none for humans . If uv ever seen the damage that pigeons, deer, geese,crows and the many other animals that feed of crops do then you would understand why numbers need to be controled.

[Abominaeable]

@Abominaeable Never mind, I couldn't see the wood underneath at first.

[Abominaeable]

19:28 - Is he really attempting the hand drill straight into the tinder?

[MPZambrano1977]

@danebrewer10 Human analogues will never give you the right answers either. Furthermore, it is totally unethical to inflict suffering on any being for the alleged benefit of another one. To put this subject into context, even humans will react differently to the same drug because of age, ethical backgrounds, gender, etc. To add to that a difference of species makes it just totally irrelevant and useless for human welfare, although of great use to the drug industry to minimize awards for damages

[danebrewer10]

@MPZambrano1977 good point, but I still think it must be accepted that human analogues, i.e. genetically close species will still be required in the future, though I support the second part of your post

[MPZambrano1977]

@danebrewer10 We are drifting off course but i would like to point out that animal testing does not save human lives, we are a totally different species, and it is well known that out of 10 tests passed on animals, 9 fail on humans. There are scientists now (not animal rights activists), who are campaigning for reliable tests based on human biology.  I would only volunteer if the potential saving drug had been tested using human biology techniques. For more info visit safermedicines org

[danebrewer10]

@MPZambrano1977 true true, no I guess they don't, and there was something recently where several slaughterhouses were actually abusing the animals, but that is, like you sy, where consumer power comes in, all it needs is for more and more people to care more where their food comes from, but from small family run business where the quality and animal welfare is assured, and the major players will be forced to change. something I can't get behing or advocate enough!

[MPZambrano1977]

@danebrewer10 Animal welfare sites display what meat, dairy, egg industries keep a very guarded secret. Have you ever seen a party of school children taken to see the mother pigs in crates denied of all their maternal instincts? Have they ever been taken to a slaughterhouse so that they can see by themselves the fear of the animals that are brought into these horrific places, specially as they smell the blood and hear other animal cries? It is no wonder they want to keep it quiet.

[danebrewer10]

@MPZambrano1977 the thing is with animal testing, some, I agree is not right, but would you volunteer yourself to test out a potentially life saving drug, not knowing what the potential side effects were? I think not, again I fear we are drifting off course. people aren't promoting animal abuse, that is where education comes in, and thankfully people are starting to realise that and identify where their food comes from and buy products more carefully, something I wholelly support and practice