Pheasant

[McMouse]

Is there any ethical distinction between getting pheasant from a butcher and road-kill?

[barry1010]

No.

[AuntPG]

Yes. The pheasant in the butchers will have been bred specifically to be chased in front of a line of hooray henrys with shot guns, and killed in cold blood for sport.

The roadkill has had an unfortunate accident.

[Redhelen72]

Lol APG don’t forget 3rd option getting it from some fella in the pub

[AuntPG]

:o)

[lady-janine]

Ours arrive in a black bin bag with a mutter. Translated as 'thought you might like these'.

Fresh mackerel arrive the same way.

[Prudie]

Ethical difference not sure but having once plucked and cooked a fresh roadkill the smell put me off for life.

[bhg481]

I think I would be worried that the roadkill had died because it was too slow to get out of the way due to illness or pld age.

[McMouse]

APG. Road-kill is more ethical because the pheasant was happy. It had avoided being shop having been chased and harassed by beaters.

[AuntPG]

^^^^^^^^^ yes that was my conclusion. It unfortunately died, but it was probably quick and had not been chased by humans into a line of gun fire.

[barry1010]

I take it those of you who are against the shooting of pheasant are also against the slaughter of chickens and turkeys after being transported in a lorry.

[douglas9401]

Only if the road kill happens in Ethex.

[McMouse]

I wouldn’t dream of eating road-kill out of season though.

[douglas9401]

Apparently 2021 has been a Goodyear for it.

[McMouse]

Douglas I never tyre of such comments.

[Spicerack]

Himalayan?

[AuntPG]

barry // I take it those of you who are against the shooting of pheasant are also against the slaughter of chickens and turkeys after being transported in a lorry.//

No Barry, Pheasants are shot for 'pleasure' and 'Sport'. Many are later thrown away. The beaters go onto the moor in a line and chase the birds into the line of guns.
I have no problem eating a pheasant shot at random on a moor and will gladly eat it. Its the 'sport' element I find hard to stomach.