Fair Or Fowl?

[EcclesCake]

A butcher in Suffolk has stopped hanging his wares in the window as there have been letters of complaint sent to the local paper and he has received anonymous letters.

To my mind if you're going to eat meat you have to accept it comes from dead animals, not plastic wrapped boxes from the supermarket.

What are your thoughts?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2566242/The-market-butcher-forced-stop-displaying-meat-game-townies-object.html

[EcclesCake]

That is the issue as far as I'm concerned Marval, the complete ignorance about where food comes from.

It isn't a joke that some kids don't realise that chips come from potatoes!

The whole field to fork transfer is missing in the education of children and adults. OK, so it may make the squeamish squeal but it is the real deal and has to be dealt with.

[Mamyalynne]

It beggars belief what some will complain about, youngsters in my family would be fascinated not upset at all - then they are outdoorsy kids and have a broad diet of fresh food.

[sherrardk]

My kids wouldn't be bothered (but then again thing 1 wants to go on a picnic in a graveyard and then dig up bodies).

[DTCwordfan]

Remember the giraffe in Copenhagen that was slaughtered and then fed to Mr. and Mrs. Leo - in front of kids whose parents had given their blessing to watch.

Okay, that's an extreme but one could argue that it's not that much different to the butcher's window. However, most townies have, indeed, lost the connection of what goes on between mother nature and the fork, as Eccles suggests. In this era of cooking and all that goes with it, it's really surprising and I am not sure why the knowledge chain has been broken.

[gollob]

Even Kentucky Fried Chicken has changed its name to KFC so people will not think it is Chicken
If it were not for hardy Animals in Northern Europe which the people used for food and clothing the population would have died out so everybody including vegans should be very grateful

[pastafreak]

Its interesting that the complaints quoted all come from people of a certain age.....under 40.

[ferlew]

The complainers should be made to live on bread and water for a month.
Bet they will be glad of the sight of a bit of meat then.

[humbersloop]

well that explains Quorn then

[seadogg]

Quorn is fine if it's mixed with prime minced steak. On second thoughts, why spoil perfectly good meat.

[belrec]

I think if there has been no actual legal request, ie the police popping round to "sort him out" then he should ignore protestors and carry on.

It does seem extreme that so many people are offended by the sight of dead animals.