Grey squirrels are an invasive species (they belong
in North America) and carry a pox which kills red squirrels.
They also outcompete them for food.
Around the Millennium Northumbrian landowners took it upon themselves to
cull the greys and, to help raise funds, they sold the meat for eating in the same
way as they do with rabbits.
At one time
you could buy “Squabbit pie” on local game stalls.
I haven’t seen any squirrel meat or squabbit
pie for sale recently.
From Facebook archives
Discovered wild grey Northumbrian squirrel on the game stall on the Quayside market. We had it casseroled for tea and it was very tasty indeed - almost worth £4 for something half the size of a rabbit. Came from near Hexham so low food mileage as well as being organic and natural.
FifiD Got some of them in me garden. Not for consumption I know what they eat!!!!
Miss
Fiddle Well
if you have to eat meat......
Bentonbag
…it's far
better to eat an animal that's led a free, natural life eating what nature
intended, followed by a swift death, than some poor creature that's been
brought up in battery conditions, fed processed crap and slaughtered in abattoir
conditions
FifiD Sounds like a
veggie diet might be good for you!!!!
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