There was a story in the paper about a new law which would make it illegal to kill ants, snails etc. Upon conviction, offenders can be gaoled. I kid you not !
( It's still OK for bogus asylum seekers with no licence to kill white girls in unfit motor vehicles )
I missed the story myself but have found a link relating to the law in Germany. They have appointed *% ant protection officers.
One can guess this is more EU madness but if not, it soon will be.
What will the frogs do with no escargos...
But if you think this is strange, there are still people out there who think Europe is good for us. I guess for somew, the lights just never got switched on.
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There was a story in the paper about a new law which would make it illegal to kill ants, snails etc. Upon conviction, offenders can be gaoled. I kid you not !
( It's still OK for bogus asylum seekers with no licence to kill white girls in unfit motor vehicles )
I missed the story myself but have found a link relating to the law in Germany. They have appointed 85 ant protection officers.
One can guess this is more EU madness but if not, it soon will be.
What will the frogs do with no escargos...
But if you think this is strange, there are still people out there who think Europe is good for us. I guess for some, the lights just never got switched on.
In article <ccruoo$rvd$1$830fa...@news.demon.co.uk>, arealman <Macho@Pla yboyInternational.Int> writes
>There was a story in the paper about a new law which would make it illegal >to kill ants, snails etc. >Upon conviction, offenders can be gaoled. I kid you not !
You will find both the stories relating to this on the 1st site in my sig.
>( It's still OK for bogus asylum seekers with no licence to kill white >girls in unfit motor vehicles )
>I missed the story myself but have found a link relating to the law in >Germany. They have appointed *% ant protection officers.
>One can guess this is more EU madness but if not, it soon will be.
>What will the frogs do with no escargos...
>But if you think this is strange, there are still people out there who think >Europe is good for us. I guess for somew, the lights just never got switched >on.
Since the RSPCA is a member of the Eurogroup for animal welfare, whose home page is here: http://www.eurogroupanimalwelfare.org/ it is possible that this is a concerted push to impose EU-wide laws.
I would happily welcome a law which made it illegal to kill any insect whatsoever, however annoying if one was able to quite legally get rid of other little annoying things which bred like flies I tell you.
MrMoor wrote: > I would happily welcome a law which made it illegal to kill any insect > whatsoever, however annoying if one was able to quite legally get rid > of other little annoying things which bred like flies I tell you.
Is that an oblique reference to the birth-rate in Gaza - EU/UN sponsored and the highest in the world?
arealman wrote: > There was a story in the paper about a new law which would make > it illegal > to kill ants, snails etc. > Upon conviction, offenders can be gaoled. I kid you not !
> ( It's still OK for bogus asylum seekers with no licence to > kill white > girls in unfit motor vehicles )
> I missed the story myself but have found a link relating to > the law in > Germany. They have appointed *% ant protection officers.
> One can guess this is more EU madness but if not, it soon will be.
> What will the frogs do with no escargos...
> But if you think this is strange, there are still people out > there who think > Europe is good for us. I guess for somew, the lights just never > got switched > on.
I think slugs and snails should be allowed to live. Wasps are beneficial insects, so likewise. I wouldn't eat snails, frogs or any kind of insect.
A lot of chemicals we use to kill insects are very harmful to us so not using them is a very good idea.
A problem would arise when an essential food crop was affected by some harmful insect, I imagine.
Rabbits do a lot of damage too.
None of them should be given a lingering death but that goes too for the poor animals that are half-killed by poor shots and have to be put out of their misery by gamekeepers after the Glorious Twelfth. If that still happens.
> > I would happily welcome a law which made it illegal to kill any > insect > > whatsoever, however annoying if one was able to quite legally get rid > > of other little annoying things which bred like flies I tell you.
> Is that an oblique reference to the birth-rate in Gaza - EU/UN > sponsored and the highest in the world?
maybe someone should put a rumour about that bromide is halal!
On Sun, 11 Jul 2004 19:11:53 +0100, Fenris Wolf wrote: > In article <ccruoo$rvd$1$830fa...@news.demon.co.uk>, arealman <Macho@Pla > yboyInternational.Int> writes >>There was a story in the paper about a new law which would make it >>illegal to kill ants, snails etc. >>Upon conviction, offenders can be gaoled. I kid you not !
> You will find both the stories relating to this on the 1st site in my sig.
>>( It's still OK for bogus asylum seekers with no licence to kill white >>girls in unfit motor vehicles )
>>I missed the story myself but have found a link relating to the law in >>Germany. They have appointed *% ant protection officers.
>>One can guess this is more EU madness but if not, it soon will be.
>>What will the frogs do with no escargos...
>>But if you think this is strange, there are still people out there who >>think Europe is good for us. I guess for somew, the lights just never got >>switched on.
> Since the RSPCA is a member of the Eurogroup for animal welfare, whose > home page is here: http://www.eurogroupanimalwelfare.org/ it is possible > that this is a concerted push to impose EU-wide laws.
**************************************************** I was sure you would have seen this! They're going to be very busy on the continent. They're in Greece atr the moment we hear collecting up all the dogs. We don;t know what they're doing with them, we hear its in response to the Gtreek authorities deciding they don;t want loads of stray dogs around for the games.... Now then what is the RSPCA doing with them? Are there any soap factories like the Port Sunlight (Wirral) or dog food factories or compost factories over there? Never been to Greece! I should like to ask them if they propose to do with the dogs what they did at Blackberry Farm two Xmas ago? Blackberry Farm being the place that appears on TV non stop I hear. Our local paper siad that they are already in some sort of trouble with their new set up near Telford. I meant to clip it and forgot being soooo busy, probably on the Star archives though. Another piece I meant to keep the RSPCA went inot someone's home and left it in rather a mess! You can imagine how much they could make from the publicity films re cruelty to slugs and snails can't you. Perhaps people had better look at their own record! Watchdog cutting and video cutting in REAL or ASF if you prefer http://www.walk-wales.org.uk/freedomf.htm
On Sun, 11 Jul 2004 13:14:08 -0700, aria...@mac.hush.com wrote:
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> None of them should be given a lingering death but that goes too for the > poor animals that are half-killed by poor shots and have to be put out > of their misery by gamekeepers after the Glorious Twelfth. If that > still happens.
************************************************ No one wants any animal or sentient being to have a long lingering death. There;s always a question of where you draw the line. We have bull fighting in Spain and as mentioned the eating of frogs legs. Govt for strict ban on export of frog legs ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ TIMES NEWS NETWORK[ SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 2003 01:15:45 PM ]
PANAJI: The state government will vigorously implement the ban on catching, killing and export of frog legs. The government has said that "catching, killing and exporting of frogs for meat contravenes the provisions of Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 and attracts stringent punishment under the said Act." Chief conservator of forests, D Pandey said the forest rangers chased away some people catching frogs in Valpoi area in North Goa. With the onset of monsoon, the frogs come out of hibernation for breeding and mating when the people catch them, said Mr Pandey who is also the chief wildlife warden. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I don;t know why frogs are to be a protected species if so are we all to become vegetarians/ OR is it the barbaric way they had of killing the frogs. They used to cut the front legs off the frogs and throw the remaining frog into a pile to die slowly from suffocation or trauma. Its a funny thing if the RSPCA think they're going to get their sticky fingers on Eu money as the Eu offers money to the regions to set up dog farms! The country people are being bribed with their own money from Europe and they seem unable to see it. This and previous years the animal welfare people are having and offering trips to Prince Edward island to MPs et al to show them the clubbing of baby seals. What sort of people could go to watch that to get a trip out. They'll be lining up trips all over the place in Europe to inspect the French worm farms too that should be a good one ...to the wine regions. Our local rep used to go to the Smithfield on Wednesday, market day and be wheeled home in a wheel barrow:-) ****************************************************************
He said the ban is always there but during the monsoon, due to the practice of catching the frogs for consumption, the department has alerted the people.
"Frog legs are considered a delicacy and popular as jumping chicken. Some restaurants, despite the ban serve the dish which is also known as white meat," said Norma Alvares, president of People for Animals-Goa.
Ms Alvares, who was awarded Padamshree in 2002 for animal welfare activities, said frog catchers shine torches in the night when frogs come out and stun the animals using a stick. The frogs make themselves known by their croaks.
Select clients visit certain restaurants, which serve to orders placed in confidence. The restaurants are said to be along the coastline, near the beaches. For its high price and the confidentiality, the frog legs are made available very selectively. The demand for the frog legs in coastal Goa is also because of the presence of foreign tourists.
Ms Alvares said "the cruelty is shocking as the animals are left to die after the legs are chopped off." The frog legs, reportedly, were exported some two decades ago.
The information department that circulated a press note has educated the people of the importance of frogs because of their specialised feeding habits, insects and vectors responsible for various diseases like encephalitis, malaria, filaria. etc.
The government has stated further that frogs play a vital role in the food chain of an eco system and thus contribute greatly to the ecological balance of nature.
It has requested the general public "not to indulge in catching, killing and selling frogs or serving frog meat in eating places."
"arealman" <Ma...@PlayboyInternational.Int> wrote in message <news:ccruoo$rvd$1$830fa79d@news.demon.co.uk>... > There was a story in the paper about a new law which would make it illegal > to kill ants, snails etc. > Upon conviction, offenders can be gaoled. I kid you not !
> ( It's still OK for bogus asylum seekers with no licence to kill white > girls in unfit motor vehicles )
> I missed the story myself but have found a link relating to the law in > Germany. They have appointed *% ant protection officers.
> One can guess this is more EU madness but if not, it soon will be.
> What will the frogs do with no escargos...
> But if you think this is strange, there are still people out there who think > Europe is good for us. I guess for somew, the lights just never got switched > on.
> Any resemblance to persons living or dead or events past and present is > entirely coincidental.
> Should this post bear similarities to actual topical events, it in fact > remains fiction > and its entire purpose is to allow the intelligent reader to consider the > wider possibilities > attaching to the hypothetical events herein portrayed.
If you criminalise an entire population by making more and more ordinary things criminal you have got control of the population. They are too afraid to retaliate, especially when they have been deprived of any physical means of protest, ie weapons.
"arealman" <Ma...@PlayboyInternational.Int> wrote in message <news:ccruoo$rvd$1$830fa79d@news.demon.co.uk>... > There was a story in the paper about a new law which would make it illegal > to kill ants, snails etc. > Upon conviction, offenders can be gaoled. I kid you not !
> ( It's still OK for bogus asylum seekers with no licence to kill white > girls in unfit motor vehicles )
> I missed the story myself but have found a link relating to the law in > Germany. They have appointed *% ant protection officers.
> One can guess this is more EU madness but if not, it soon will be.
> What will the frogs do with no escargos...
> But if you think this is strange, there are still people out there who think > Europe is good for us. I guess for somew, the lights just never got switched > on.
Would this come from the same long line of bogus anti-EU stories like the straightness of bananas test?
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Ian Bailey <ianbai...@orange.net> wrote in message
> > There was a story in the paper about a new law which would make it illegal > > to kill ants, snails etc. > > Upon conviction, offenders can be gaoled. I kid you not !
> > ( It's still OK for bogus asylum seekers with no licence to kill white > > girls in unfit motor vehicles )
> > I missed the story myself but have found a link relating to the law in > > Germany. They have appointed *% ant protection officers.
> > One can guess this is more EU madness but if not, it soon will be.
> > What will the frogs do with no escargos...
> > But if you think this is strange, there are still people out there who think > > Europe is good for us. I guess for somew, the lights just never got switched > > on.
> Would this come from the same long line of bogus anti-EU stories like > the straightness of bananas test?
> If you criminalise an entire population by making more and more > ordinary things criminal you have got control of the population. They > are too afraid to retaliate, especially when they have been deprived > of any physical means of protest, ie weapons.
You could also make it that the fear of becoming a criminal is not as much the stigma as it once was, there may be less holding people back and there is the saying better to be hung as the sheep than the lamb. the outcome of this? maybe insect murder may be illegal but politicians are more reptiles and could be seen as fair game.
arealman wrote: > Not if you look at the given links.
> And the Banana story was linked to the appropriate EU law in this very > newsgroup not more than 3 months ago. Go fetch ! ( google )
There are a load of attention diverting bollocks stories like the "straight banana" myth, or the "re-name the sausage" myth or "re-name chocolate" myth. The "sausage one was actually a traceable piece of fiction from the sit-com 'Yes Minister' but it still became an urban myth like all the others.
The real question is why you idiots have to invent silly myths in the first place.
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> > And the Banana story was linked to the appropriate EU law in this very > > newsgroup not more than 3 months ago. Go fetch ! ( google )
> There are a load of attention diverting bollocks stories like the "straight > banana" myth, or the "re-name the sausage" myth or "re-name chocolate" > myth. The "sausage one was actually a traceable piece of fiction from the > sit-com 'Yes Minister' but it still became an urban myth like all the > others.
> The real question is why you idiots have to invent silly myths in the first > place.
> Any resemblance to persons living or dead or events past and present is > entirely coincidental.
> Should this post bear similarities to actual topical events, it in fact > remains fiction > and its entire purpose is to allow the intelligent reader to consider the > wider possibilities > attaching to the hypothetical events herein portrayed.
>> > And the Banana story was linked to the appropriate EU law in this very >> > newsgroup not more than 3 months ago. Go fetch ! ( google )
>> There are a load of attention diverting bollocks stories like the > "straight >> banana" myth, or the "re-name the sausage" myth or "re-name chocolate" >> myth. The "sausage one was actually a traceable piece of fiction from the >> sit-com 'Yes Minister' but it still became an urban myth like all the >> others.
>> The real question is why you idiots have to invent silly myths in the > first >> place.
In uk.politics.misc on Sun, 11 Jul 2004 at 18:59:27, arealman wrote :
>There was a story in the paper about a new law which would make it illegal >to kill ants, snails etc. >Upon conviction, offenders can be gaoled. I kid you not !
I have a funny feeling there's some misinterpreting going on, though.
I wonder if house-flies are included?
In any case, it's hard to kill the little bastards - they're too fast to swat, and they seem to be getting immune to fly-sprays... -- Paul Hyett, Cheltenham
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> > Any resemblance to persons living or dead or events past and present is > > entirely coincidental.
> > Should this post bear similarities to actual topical events, it in fact > > remains fiction > > and its entire purpose is to allow the intelligent reader to consider the > > wider possibilities > > attaching to the hypothetical events herein portrayed.
> >> > And the Banana story was linked to the appropriate EU law in this very > >> > newsgroup not more than 3 months ago. Go fetch ! ( google )
> >> There are a load of attention diverting bollocks stories like the > > "straight > >> banana" myth, or the "re-name the sausage" myth or "re-name chocolate" > >> myth. The "sausage one was actually a traceable piece of fiction from the > >> sit-com 'Yes Minister' but it still became an urban myth like all the > >> others.
> >> The real question is why you idiots have to invent silly myths in the > > first > >> place.
>> Since the RSPCA is a member of the Eurogroup for animal welfare, whose >> home page is here: http://www.eurogroupanimalwelfare.org/ it is possible >> that this is a concerted push to impose EU-wide laws. >**************************************************** >I was sure you would have seen this!
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Paul Hyett <p...@nojunkmailplease.co.uk> wrote in message
> In uk.politics.misc on Sun, 11 Jul 2004 at 18:59:27, arealman wrote : > >There was a story in the paper about a new law which would make it illegal > >to kill ants, snails etc. > >Upon conviction, offenders can be gaoled. I kid you not !
> I have a funny feeling there's some misinterpreting going on, though.
> I wonder if house-flies are included?
> In any case, it's hard to kill the little bastards - they're too fast to > swat, and they seem to be getting immune to fly-sprays... > -- > Paul Hyett, Cheltenham
Try hair spray. It does'nt kill them but after 5 minutes , their wings set and that annoying buzz disappears.
