Ravenwood - 01/24/05 06:45 AM
An Ohio student is in hot water for skinning and cooking a Guinea pig in class.
A high school principal promises he's going to give the living skills curriculum an extreme makeover after a student skinned and cooked a Guinea pig and a rabbit during class.The local humane society and police are "investigating the incident". But if the kid killed them properly and prepared them for a meal, what is the big deal? While I personally would never eat a rodent, I don't think it's any worse than preparing and eating any other animal.The student, a 16-year-old boy, told the principal, Beto Gage, that he killed the animals at home before bringing them to Ledgemont High School. Gage said living skills teacher Diana Stevens lets students prepare a meal of their choice on Wednesdays. [...]
The student had asked Stevens if he could catch and cook a wild rabbit and she approved, provided he gut the carcass before class, Gage said. He said the student, whose name was not released, is an active hunter.
The animals, however, apparently were purchased at a pet store.
Gonna pull a Cliff Claven. The Guinea Pig was domesticated in South America for food use. I believe that it is the only domesticated animal indiginous to South America besides the llama.
Posted by: Brass at January 24, 2005 10:32 AMSo he was just celebrating the diversity of other cultures. I love it.
Posted by: Ravenwood at January 24, 2005 10:37 AMRabbits aren't rodents (like rats or mice) - they are lagomorphs. Rabbits are actually more closely related to horses than they are to mice.
That said, I used to have a few pet rabbits. When I got the second one, from a breeder of Rex show rabbits, she was about to be culled from their stock. I took home several culls from their freezer and I must say that rabbit meat is pretty good. I understand that it is very, very healthy too.
Oh...by the way, we named her 'Smokey" and she lived a long and happy life (even after we adopted two retired racing greyhounds)!
Posted by: Steve Scudder at January 24, 2005 7:16 PM(c) Ravenwood and Associates, 1990 - 2014
