mixed feelings about mink

[predator]

Are there still any mink farms in the uk these days any uses for mink meat etc . I still think i,am blessed to have had the chance to see 2 together etc as i,ve had to look them up on google just to id them

[arbmark]

I think there's a fair bit wrong with wearing the skin of a wild animal for fashion.

 

Daniel.

 

I can see your point but, what about what you are actually wearing right now Daniel - i bet it involved sweatshops, high transportation miles, persistent chemicals....or nice warm environmentally friendly fur!!!!

[Le Sanglier]

Are there still any mink farms in the uk these days any uses for mink meat etc . I still think i,am blessed to have had the chance to see 2 together etc as i,ve had to look them up on google just to id them

 

Yeah we have it every Sunday with taties and gravy:001_smile:

(I am joking BTW)

Wouldn't have thought there were any farms left.

[Bewarethemoon]

I can see your point but, what about what you are actually wearing right now Daniel - i bet it involved sweatshops, high transportation miles, persistent chemicals....or nice warm environmentally friendly fur!!!!

 

Unfortunately the world we live in doesn't favour sustainability and that's true of clothing also. If it was reasonable to source environmentally friendly clothing I'd be all for it but I'm only a trainee Arb at the end of the day.

 

I don't have any issues with man using animals to suit his needs as long as they're relative but I think that any wild animal losing it's life so a wealthy woman can wear it is a tad to to far.

 

Daniel.

[predator]

Yeah we have it every Sunday with taties and gravy:001_smile:

(I am joking BTW)

Wouldn't have thought there were any farms left.

 

COYPU N TATTIES

[Le Sanglier]

COYPU N TATTIES

 

Many a true word said in jest:001_smile:

[predator]

many a true word said in jest:001_smile:

 

is it also true that you can buy a rifle very easy as a resident in france compared to our gunlaws to get rid of said coypu etc and your asian hornet needs a larger caliber rifle too lol

 

PS I LOVE FRANCE VERY SLOWER PACE OF LIFE ETC

Edited September 24, 2013 by predator
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[Le Sanglier]

is it also true that you can buy a rifle very easy as a resident in france compared to our gunlaws to get rid of said coypu etc and your asian hornet needs a larger caliber rifle too lol

 

You don't get rid of coypu, they always come back, you can only clear 'em out for a bit. A bit like mink,squirrels etc. they're now part of the native fauna. Just gotta get on with it. All the stuff about wiping them out is just tub thumping.

[predator]

I ONLY BROUGHT COYPU INTO THE SUBJECT AS IT WAS AS I THOUGHT INTRODUCED FOR ITS FUR AND MEAT LIKE THE MINK ETC HERES A SNIP FROM WIKKI

 

Coypu meat is lean and low in cholesterol. While many attempts have been made to establish markets for coypu meat, all documented cases have generally been unsuccessful. Unscrupulous entrepreneurs have promoted coypu and coypu farms for their value as "meat", "fur",

[Joe Newton]

Wouldn't it be nice if all animals stayed in the countries they evolved/originated in? I wonder how much diversity we'd have then. Anyway, I'm off for a pint with my mate Nick Griffin...