Comments on: LETTER- Menu: Anyone Care For A Tortured Duck ?

By: I M M

I M M — Fri, 22 Nov 2013 22:23:45 +0000

Yes indeed Mr P. Things a lot more elusive to catch than leaping felines and airborne sparrows can at times pass unnoticed over our heads, as I mentioned earlier to my purring cat.

By: Mr Placid!

Mr Placid! — Fri, 22 Nov 2013 09:22:16 +0000

I don’t think he thought you were actually being serious IMM. The best thing about blogs and other ‘pewter’ based things, is that the tone of a post, as well as any sarcasm or innuendo used in them, is often lost, don’t you think?

By: I M M

I M M — Thu, 21 Nov 2013 20:26:25 +0000

Though the cat won’t be harmed in any way for pursuing her natural hunting instinct,I’m really surprised that anyone thought I was serious

By: Iain Mackenzie

Iain Mackenzie — Thu, 21 Nov 2013 06:09:43 +0000

Was a man recently jailed for strangling a cat. He said he was “teaching it a lesson”

By: I M M

I M M — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 22:55:23 +0000

Given our need to eat, most reasonable people would surely agree that rearing and killing animals for human consumption ,though unavoidable, can be done in as humane a way as possible. So rather than lash out at those who share her concerns about animal welfare, Fiona D should direct her fire at the arrogant human dregs who believe it’s their fundamental right to have animals systematically tortured for their gastronomic pleasure,fashion tastes,or financial gain.

Although similarly lashed, I wouldn’t categorize those involved in the traditional annual cull of Solan Geese on Sulasgeir as animal torturers for following in the footsteps of their hunter/gatherer forebears. I would strongly recommend Fiona read ‘ The Guga Hunters’ by Donald S Murray, from she may form a more balanced perspective on what she mistakenly and melodramatically refers to as “ horrible,cruel bloody murder”

Which reminds me of my unpleasant task of how best to punish my normally well-behaved cat for her recent unprovoked and brutal murder of an innocent sparrow.

By: Alex Macdonald

Alex Macdonald — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 19:30:21 +0000

So, Fiona D reckons people on Lewis are unable to think things through..(what she really means is you have not agreed with her). How often do we hear this stereotyping of a whole people just because they have a different viewpoint from such as her? If people in London, for example, disagree with her, does she label every Londoner as being unable to think things through? Learn to accept that others are just as entitled to their views as you are. Reasoned debate and argument can be carried out without the need to insult.

By: Guga

Guga — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 04:07:03 +0000

Flyingporkers: Totally agree.

By: flyingporkers

flyingporkers — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 18:20:50 +0000

Fiona D–not all sausage and eggs are produced from cages and pens,outdoor production for instance.Not all indoor production is from cages and pens.Large deep littered straw yards afford social interaction,stimulation,healthy happy content animals,with little stress or health issues,far from being the exception,this is the norm..Having spent a career achieving results in the industry top 5% constantly for over 30 years l can comment with knowledge,not twisted heresay or narrow focused ideaology of some welfare lobby groups,to whom this sort of occurance does not fit with their indignant outraged campaigning style and membership figures.Oh,and foie gras production is barbaric and cruel.Unsurprisingly the vast majority of livestock farmers would agree,as they diligently go about their constant daily duties of ensuring the animals in their charge receive the best care they can provide,often at the expense of their own wellbeing.Those that do,or those that are content to say they do–pretty sure which option serves animals best

By: Fiona D

Fiona D — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 09:26:46 +0000

Actualy I completely disagree with IMM this time as well as every other time. He seems unable to think things through like many people on Lewis. I don’t disagree foie gras is cruel and horrible. Of course it is. But so are sauasages and eggs bought from any supermarket. These are all from animals who have led awful lives in cages and pens. People from the north of your island go to Sulisker to murder solan geese every year, not because they need to for food for themselves and their families, but because they are seen as a delicacy. Horrible cruel bloody needless death on a rock – for fun basically.Why doesn’t Ian Macdonald use his valuabe time complaining about that. maybe it is because he is just another hebriodean hypocrite – theres a lot of them about.

By: Edward

Edward — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 01:16:01 +0000

I frequently disagree with IMM of Miavig but, on this occasion, I totally agree with him about Foie Gras.