Eat badgers, says Clarissa Dickson Wright

[Jazzy]

Broadcaster and food writer Clarissa Dickson Wright looks set to make fur fly after suggesting that Britons should eat badgers.



Broadcaster and food writer Clarissa Dickson Wright looks set to make fur fly after suggesting that Britons should eat badgers.



The former star of TV's Two Fat Ladies said she enjoyed eating the creatures - now a protected species - when she was younger, and believes people should consume the bodies of animals which are killed as a result of culling.



Her comments have drawn condemnation from Queen star and badger campaigner Brian May who dismissed her views.



Badgers have recently come under scrutiny amid fears they may spread tuberculosis to cattle, which has led to the issue of a cull licence in Gloucestershire.



Dickson Wright, who has championed country sports, said we should eat the animals.



''It would solve the problem. There's going to be a cull, so rather than just throw them in the landfill site why not eat them?'' she said.



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[background=rgb(244, 244, 240)]Would you follow Clarissa Dickson Wright's example and eat badger?[/background]

 

[Evil Eye]

Eh, I guess if you're going to kill them, you might as well eat them. Less waste and all.

It doesn't sound especially appetising, but who knows.

 

[Jazzy]

IF I didn't know (and that's a big IF) what I was eating then I would try it.