Save the Planet! Eat a kangaroo!
 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7551125.stm

Eat kangaroo to 'save the planet'
Kangaroos could be good for the environment


Switching from beef to kangaroo burgers could significantly help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, says an Australian scientist.

The methane gas produced by sheep and cows through belching and flatulence is more potent than carbon dioxide in the damage it can cause to the environment.

But kangaroos produce virtually no methane because their digestive systems are different.

Dr George Wilson, of the Australian Wildlife Services, urges farming them.

He says they have a different set of micro-organisms in their guts to cows and sheep.

Sheep and cattle account for 11% of Australia's carbon footprint and over the years, there have been various proposals to deal with the problem.

Now Dr Wilson believes kangaroos might hold the answer.

He said: "It tastes excellent, not unlike venison - only a different flavour."

The country already produces 30 million kangaroos farmed by landholders in the outback.

But Dr Wilson is keen to see that population dramatically increased to produce the same amount of kangaroo meat as that currently produced by conventional livestock.

The planet should stop eating red meat altogether.

Stick to chicken, fish and lean sources of protein. Use cows for dairy products.

Cows generally produce bloodier meats, though. Hence, red meat. And blood tastes pretty damn good to me.

I only eat pussy.

I knew it wasn't coming from cars! Damn it, cows! :cuss:

I'm saying we should stop eating cows. What's the point, besides the fact it tastes good? Maybe I'm a socialist at heart.

Maybe we should eat reeruned people, and old people.

I still want to know what kind of reerun thinks CO2 is bad for the planet.

You're right. It IS the only point, but it's a pretty big point. Ask any red meat lover why they like it and it won't be because they get B vitamins and iron out of the deal, I can tell you that much.

Red meat has great protein value. I weight train frequently, and foods like red meat help with the rebuilding process.

You can go ahead and **** yourself... altogether.

Beef... it's what's for dinner.

I'm not saying I wouldn't eat a kangaroo, though... I don't know how tasty they are just yet.

You're wasting your time eating red meat after a workout. A protein shake is going to do you a whole hell of a lot more good.

Damn, I'm hungry.

http://www.diningonthevine.com/wp-content/Steak.jpg

My goal isn't to lose weight. Besides, I have LEAN red meat. I take scoops of the protein mix, too.

Sad thing is everyone here is likely to end up with CJD.

Human form of mad cow.

Once you get it it's 100% fatal. The gubment has no clue how much tainted meat you need to eat to get it and the incubation period is up to 30 years until it kicks in. You get it today and up to 30 years from now you start acting like an alzheimer's patient.

Until 89 mad cows were killed and fed to pigs. Yeah, rich, but not smooth.
So any pork or beef from 84-89 is likely tainted. And we have no idea how much it takes to infect a person.

Soooooooo...As adults we can now avoid such things but who knows if it even matters.

"That poor KCMizzou, got the old-timers at 58. You believe that?

"Shame. Been happening a lot lately. Feel sorry for 'em."

Fun stuff to think about during the morning drive to work...

Damn, I never figured you for a tin-foil hat type.

It's not Aliens searching for the Ark in my arse, it's biology.

Factual statements, scarry disease. :shake:

Hey Brad, assuming you're right... the bright side for me, is that I won't know WTF you're talking about anyway.

I'll take my steak medium rare, please.

I got a freezer full of steaks, briskits,roast,hamburger and probably 50 lbs of sausage....I guess I will just throw it out!
Better yet I think I will continue to enjoy my beef and pork! Homegrown are the best!!

The great thing about alzheimer's is you get to meet someone new every day!

They better not cut back on breeding sheep! Lamb is some of the best meat in the world!

As for cows...hamburgers and shredded beef are pretty good. I think that's it unless I'm forgetting--oh wait! STEAKS! Big bloody steaks cut right off a walking cow and BBQ'ed to perfection! So yeah...may not be as good as lamb, but still pretty damn good. Plus, I wouldn't say anything against beef seeing as how my second meat of choice is pork...and those damn animals smell just as bad when ya drive by 'em.

Only way to go. I'd buy from you if'n I could.

Pisses me off the local guys are fading fast. 10 years ago I had 3 cousins farming pigs.

Now they still do, but pretty much only enough for them to eat and not as a business...

You could send some my way since I'm poor and only have $1.26 in my bank account now :( Damn losing my job screwd me over big time!

I'm sorry to say that I'm feeling pretty poor these days to. I think I might just have to keep what I have however if any of you are wanting a good butcher beef I can point you in the right direction. Of coruse you will need to come and pick it up...I'm starting to run low on pork so I will be looking for a pig to butcher in the next month or two....I butchered 2 for myself last Aug and am now running pretty low...to bad hog farmer lives so far away!

I had a buffalo burger for the first time a few months ago. It wasn't as "gamey" as everyone describes it as ... wasn't bad, wasn't spectacular either.

I just can't see McDonald's loading up on kangaroo burgers anytime soon. That'd be a lot of kangaroos to kill.

they jump like frogs
should taste like frog legs

Marsupials taste like chicken.

Well, if they'd put meat in their burgers it would be an improvement - even possum might make their burgers delicious.

I brought you a delicious possum.

If cattle weren't meant to be eaten, then they wouldn't be made out of steak....

I had a Buffalo Ribeye at Ted's Montana Grill, and it was some damn tasty stuff.

How about this instead?...I'll eat whatever I damn well please, and you just keep eating cock.

ROFL

I'd say it's more likely you'll die of a stroke because you were maintaining consistently high blood pressure from worrying about a whole bunch of shit you can't control.

STFU.

Gore made it look much easier to incite a panic...

ROFL