Squirrel disgrace

摘要

What an absolute disgrace Vicky Blick's article is (CB, March). She condones the shooting of squirrels with an air rifle and tries to justify it. She does not mention how to skin it, nor indeed how to get rid of the carcass, do we toss it into the canal or dump it into the nearest field? No mention of health and safety when it comes to the washing of hands and preparing such a food, especially when she freely admits that squirrel is compared to rats as vermin. I have read that squirrels have a life expectancy of three to four years - but not if Vicky has her way and is on site to kill all squirrels in sight with her air rifle!