Can It Be Right That Pigs Are Shot In Order To Sharpen The Skills Of Military Surgeons?

[sandyRoe]

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/02/18/mod-pigs-military_n_4806465.html

[Mamyalynne]

Not sure what I think yet, will give it some thought.


You are posting a lot in the crosswords section lately Sandy, mistake or intention?

[sandyRoe]

A mistake, Mamya. This should have been in Chatterbank

[bookbinder]

The pigs will be killed, anyway. They might prefer a quick death from a bullet to being taken to the slaughterhouse, knowing what awaits them there.

[Mamyalynne]

Easily done now the topics are adjacent.

[wolf63]

.... or, mamy, he is trying to stir up cross words. I think that happens in the News section.

[sandyRoe]

I suppose if they were given a last hearty breakfast, allowed a last cigarette if they wanted one, and were deeply anaesthetised, it would be a better way to go than in a slaughterhouse, as pointed out by Bookbinder.

[sandyRoe]

I'm surprised, I thought this topic might have attracted more interest.

[joggerjayne]

" the military training courses are nicknamed Operation Danish Bacon "

Maybe that's a little insensitive ?

[joggerjayne]

//I thought this topic might have attracted more interest//

Sandy, you should've reposted it somewhere that we could find it.

[Ratty2E]

When I read that JJ, I had to check it wasn't April the 1st. I do feel sorry that the pigs might suffer but if you put human life first then these things have to happen sometimes.

[sandyRoe]

It Chatterbank being next to Crosswords alphabetically that's the problem. You aim for one and the slightest slip of the mouse sees you in t'other

[Baldric]

///All animals used in medical training are anaesthetised before they are treated///

In that case could they still be used for bacon sarnies?

[joggerjayne]

On the plus side, ratty, at least they are not shooting rats.

[Ratty2E]

True JJ, and for that us rodents are very grateful.

[joggerjayne]

Baldric ... I wonder if you feel sleepy after eating the bacon?

[Baldric]

The occasional duvet day wouldn't go amiss JJ.

[Peter Pedant]

Rather than on life-prisoners or rats

come one of course it is - who wants a surgeon who says I havent done this before but with luck....

[whiskeryron]

// I do feel sorry that the pigs might suffer but if you put human life first then these things have to happen sometimes.//

Who actually decides that human life comes first ? Ahh of course humans make that decision.

WR.

[sandyRoe]

"...who wants a surgeon who says I havent done this before but with luck...."
Though I'm world renowned for treating pigs with gunshot wounds and, incidentally, my skills at carving a gammon joint have to be seen to be believed.