For those who follow my Twitter feed @NeilDuggan80 you would have seen me supporting the great work done by Mark Avery and thousands of other to put an end to grouse shooting. I’d just finished the compelling read Inglorious by Mark Avery and I’d urge everyone to read it. It brings all the scientific data together and makes in clear why driven Grouse shooting is bad for wildlife and the environment.
Despite the public outcry Iceland will be selling Red Grouse, not quite the family shopping environment they potray on their TV advertisments. I thought this country had moved on from shooting wild birds for profit.
Here is the statement from Iceland concerning the sale of Red Grouse -
The frozen grouse we will be selling are a branded product supplied by Kezie Foods. Below is some further information on this product.
The grouse were shot on the grouse moors of southern Scotland and Northern England towards the end of the last shooting season.
It is generally accepted that frozen game including grouse will remain in great condition and safe to eat for two years. The grouse going on sale in Iceland were frozen no more than ten months ago. As freezing is Nature’s pause button they will be in excellent condition.
Game shot with lead ammunition has not been proven medically to have any adverse health effect.
The FSA’s advice is to avoid eating shot game frequently, which they define as once or more per week every week of the year. There is no documented medical advice that moderate consumption of shot game is in any way detrimental to health.
Game is good to eat, and is a great source of low fat tender meat.
All our grouse are processed through an EU approved game plant which has strict health controls and each batch of grouse is inspected by an FSA approved vet and can only enter the food chain once approved.
We do not condone illegal activities and would not source from any establishment which was involved in any illegal activity
Proper moorland management is fundamental to the rural environment. Any form of wildlife control is properly regulated. We do not source from moorlands with unethical or questionable practices.
A managed heather programme, involving limited and rotational heather burning, is an accepted part of good moorland management to protect the rural environment. If moorland were not managed, there would be no grouse.
Not sure who is advising this company however the advise is ill-advised espically the statement there would be no grouse on unmanaged uplands !
Will mums really want to take the risk of feeding their family lead
And please see Mark Avery's blog here....
http://markavery.info/blog/
Mark Avery has launched a campaign to ban driven grouse shooting - we whole heartedly support this. To find out why we need to ban out of date enviromentally damaging practice please read "Inglorios" Mark's book explaining the reasons, and there are many!
Game shot with lead ammunition has not been proven medically to have any adverse health effect.
The FSA’s advice is to avoid eating shot game frequently, which they define as once or more per week every week of the year. There is no documented medical advice that moderate consumption of shot game is in any way detrimental to health.
Game is good to eat, and is a great source of low fat tender meat.
All our grouse are processed through an EU approved game plant which has strict health controls and each batch of grouse is inspected by an FSA approved vet and can only enter the food chain once approved.
We do not condone illegal activities and would not source from any establishment which was involved in any illegal activity
Proper moorland management is fundamental to the rural environment. Any form of wildlife control is properly regulated. We do not source from moorlands with unethical or questionable practices.
A managed heather programme, involving limited and rotational heather burning, is an accepted part of good moorland management to protect the rural environment. If moorland were not managed, there would be no grouse.
Not sure who is advising this company however the advise is ill-advised espically the statement there would be no grouse on unmanaged uplands !
Will mums really want to take the risk of feeding their family lead
And please see Mark Avery's blog here....
http://markavery.info/blog/
Mark Avery has launched a campaign to ban driven grouse shooting - we whole heartedly support this. To find out why we need to ban out of date enviromentally damaging practice please read "Inglorios" Mark's book explaining the reasons, and there are many!
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