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Originally Posted by zek  And just in case someone's interested in trying badger, but concerned about possessing badger parts, I'll quote the relevant legislation;
"(3) A person is guilty of an offence if, except as permitted by or under this Act, he has in his possession or under his control any dead badger or any part of, or anything derived from, a dead badger.
(4) A person is not guilty of an offence under subsection (3) above if he shows that—
(a) the badger had not been killed, or had been killed otherwise than in contravention of the provisions of this Act or of the [1973 c. 57.] Badgers Act 1973"
There is however a slight risk of TB. I'm not sure how great the risk is, or if thoroughly cooking the meat kills the bacteria, but you've been warned!
Also, I might add, collecting roadkill can present its own hazzards from diseased animals through to traffic accidents, but as shooting, snaring and killing with dogs are not legal, RTA's are the only option left if you want roast badger.
Zek. |
the tb some badgers carry isnt the same strain as that which causes human tb - people can get Btb but its incredibly rare and not something to worry about.
a hiigher risk (and this goes to all roadkill) is toxins from exhaust fumes, oil , coolant etc - i'd only eat roadkill if it was relativly recent, certainly not if it had been there for more than 24 hrs
Ive nver eaten badger myself - i tend to retrieve the carcases for autopsy / examination so eating the evidence would probably be frowned upon - but i have eaten roadkill deer and rabbits in my time - at the end of the day its meat , and its already dead so why not ?
one aside - dont whatever you do be tempted to eat fox - a freind of mine did (hes a gamekeeper and was trying the if you shoot it, eat it, theory) and it was totally revolting - even deep fried fox fritter was not a culinary success.