A conservationist dilemma!
What would you do if the only way to save an endangered animal was to eat more of it? Was readin the Age when I came across this story Make Mine Rare
It was an article about Large Black Pigs, which are an endangered breed today, and have organizations dedicated to preserving them! The pigs were bred for flavour centuries ago for people who apparantly had the time to sit and relish a 5-course meal. With the increase in the grab-a-hotdog-and-eat-it-while-you-drive population, these trotters have had no takers, and with less than 400 sows in the world today, the Rare Breeds Trust of Australia has classfied the animals as "critically endangered".
It was an article about Large Black Pigs, which are an endangered breed today, and have organizations dedicated to preserving them! The pigs were bred for flavour centuries ago for people who apparantly had the time to sit and relish a 5-course meal. With the increase in the grab-a-hotdog-and-eat-it-while-you-drive population, these trotters have had no takers, and with less than 400 sows in the world today, the Rare Breeds Trust of Australia has classfied the animals as "critically endangered".
"It's ironic that if we're going to save these rare breeds, we're going to have to eat them," says breeder and grower Christine Ross.And hence the conservationist's dilemma!
