Fresh Road Kill

[BoidKeeper]

What if the animal had ingested(sp) poison just prior to being hit?
Trevor

[CyberGhost]

I personaly like the dodo bird, I highly recomend it!!!

[Zoe]

Sure, I'll bring the compost salad! lol

[ThEmAdHaTtEr]

I agree with boid, you dont know wat diseases and where that animal has been. I wouldnt recomend feeding roadkill....blah gross.

[stretch]

If you were going to feed roadkill freeze then thaw it out. That should kill all internal parasites and other nasty things like that.

[JKS]

Anyone consuming any kind of roadkill needs to get their head checked. If you live in Ottawa maybe the Royal Ottawa has a padded room available. I'm a meat cutter at a grocery store I could recommend if you'd like a nice fresh cut of meat though. (Sorry we don't sell squirrel or groundhog.)

Why would anyone risk the possible consequences? Do you not value your pets lives, or your own?

[Solid Snake]

asphyxia you're sick... eating Squirrels... are u low on budget? when your friends come over, do u ask them, "aye i got Squirrel stew, want some?"

even people on jack *** tried to eat road kill (cooked) they barfed up like crazy. LOL those people who cooked it for the jack *** crew were red necks. you arent one of those are you?

[unknownclown]

haha oh lord! Well I guess if ya froze it first it would kill the parasites... But what if the animals had some disease like rabies or something else like parvo passed on by animals? Would that also be killed due to the freeze?Or what if they sat there dead alongside the road durring the rain and soaked up some oil left behind by the cars passing by? Personally I wouldnt do it just because I have enough feeders here and well.. Im just not that broke to have to look at road kill that way or maybe its because none of my animals are large enough. Heck I dont know it just sounds too risky and I love my babies too much to risk them.

[asphyxia]

To yoeun905
If your in a rush...

Ingredients
1 medium(3-5 lb) piece of road kill
1 quart of swish or cheap port/sherry
1 packet of Taco Bell taco sauce
1 pack of junior mints

Directions
Choose a roadkill that's fresh to medium fresh and mostly intact. (Unidentifiable fur & pulp tends to be more risky but again so is blowfish sushi)

Wrap carcass in tinfoil and douse with swish. Sprinkle on taco sauce and close foil wrapping. Set on engine block and drive for 200-300 km at a 1200 rpm minimum. When the aroma begins to waft through the vehicle's ventilation, the meal is ready. Serve immediately with junior mint garnish.

Remember dogs eat their own vomit so don't hesitate to dine on this fare a second time if necessary.

Bon Appetite

Brian
Chef Royale

P.S. When I was a kid, I ate squirrel. It was like chewing leather. Remember, the little squirrel sees the car coming and he gets all pumped up. All that adrenaline makes for tough meat."

[asphyxia]

nevermind the Mad Cows

Summer’s Nearly Here! Toss Some Roadkill on the Grill!
PETA is urging die-hard meat lovers to help save animals by scouring the streets and turning vehicular victims into vittles. If you’re wondering why the world’s largest animal rights organization would encourage consumption of roadkill kebabs, read on!

Factory Farming—It’s Wheely Awful!
Millions of animals are killed on highways every year, and if just left there to rot, these carcasses go to waste. At PETA, we realize that squirrels are squished by Subarus and ’possums get plowed over by Pathfinders. We don’t like it, but it happens. At least, with these animals, there’s a good chance that Thumper was scampering about, happy and free, until that final moment when the Rabbit came around the corner. Odds are, he never knew what hit him.

Such is not the case for all the cows, pigs, chickens, fish, and other commonly farmed animals who are unlucky enough to be born wearing the label “USDA meat.” They have personalities and are quite capable of forming communities and relationships if given the chance. Instead, factory farms deny animals everything that is natural or enjoyable to them, condemning them to frustrating lives in filthy, cramped cages, stalls, and sheds, where only a steady diet of pharmaceuticals keeps them alive through the miserable and unnatural conditions. These animals, whose capacity for pain and suffering is similar to our own, undergo excruciating debeaking, tail-docking, and castration—all without painkillers. They never feel a ray of sunshine on their backs or breathe fresh air—until their hellish, harrowing ride to the slaughterhouse where, if they’re lucky, slaughterhouse workers stun them before hoisting them upside-down and slitting their throats.
“Tired” of Vegetarians’ Driving You Nuts With Guilt Trips About Factory Farming? Then, Drive by and Dig in!
Make no mistake—PETA has and will always urge people to kick their unhealthy meat addictions. Medical experts agree—it’s better for human health not to consume artery-clogging animal flesh. Still, the fact remains that many meat addicts cling to their chicken wings as tightly as 2-year-olds cling to their “blankies.” But rather than condemn billions of thinking, feeling animals to factory-farm miseries, die-hard meat-eaters can help clear their consciences—and the streets—by eating roadkill. Remember, no pesticides, no growth stimulants or hormones, and no antibiotics went into their food. Roadkill is natural, organic, and pesticide-free!

It looks just like Hamburger!

[TardGirl]

Hey is that petsorfood thing for real? If it is then that is just sick!

[beth wallbank]

oh my god, i'm gonna go and puke now........argh......Brian...are you being serious? I sure hope not. When I was a kid in Ontario, my brothers and I were walking the highway and came across a racoon road kill victim. My brother thought it would be cool to give it a kick to football it into the forest, and when he did that his foot went straight through the carcass and his show was covered in maggots.......I will NEVER forget that day.....ewww.
But I do know for fact, that people that breed cig cats, wolves, exotics for movies and films, do have contracts through road crews that care for the highways and pick up fresh killed. They get all the animals that have been hit, deer, elk, moose, bear, etc,. donated to their businesses to feed the animals. BLAHH

[Linds]

asphyxia,
Many parasites infestations begin with animals ingesting the larva or oocysts... they don't all necessarily make it all the way to the stomach. They can go into the soft tissues in the mouth, etc., or go into the lungs where they may remain or be coughed up to travel to their destination. This is very different from people eating roadkill, the food is cooked to kill the parasites, etc, as well as we don't eat the outside of the animal, which could contain various toxic or otherwise undesirable substances. Zoe brings up great points such as poisoning as well. And what about bacterial infections as well? You enver know what those animals carry... wild animals are always very dirty. As for your question about snakes and parasites... though many parasites are host specific, not all are, and your snake could develop and infection due to one or more of these parasites being ingested and NO parasites are healthy or safe for a captive snake to have. And people can get parasites from -ingesting- meat that is improperly cooked... eating raw or undercooked beef can result in infections such as tapeworm. I wouldn't be so certain in saying that because you are eating it and your stomach is full of acid that you are safe against these things. In short, I would strongly discourage anyone from feeding any wild prey to their animals.

[asphyxia]

Do you think a tapeworm could help me loose some weight?
I am trying to get my boyish figure back now the speedo months are upon us.

Brian

[BoidKeeper]

Brian in a speedo:medpuke:
Stop eating roadkill and glue!
Trevor