Showing posts with label meat. Show all posts
Showing posts with label meat. Show all posts

24 April 2009

More more more



One million heads were planned so it is obvious that the cattle season is not over. Imagine the quantity of cows being sent to the Middle East! One million heads! So when I went to the Port today I overtook dozens of cattle road trains. On this picture you can see a few specimen with their load waiting to be delivered. Poor cows. It is actually a sad image to see them stuck there inside those trucks, standing and looking at the sea.

11 March 2009

Good for You, Good for the Environment…



That’s what the label says. For some time now there have been many incentive to encourage people to eat kangaroo meat. I admit that I am not a big carnivore but over the past 4 months my red meat consumption is probably split as is: 60% Kangaroo, 30% Lamb and 20% beef (the latter mainly being the Boeuf Bourguignon I ate in France). For once I will cut/copy/paste word by word what is written on the sticker that accompanies kangaroo products here as it is self explanatory: Kangaroo’s need less food than sheep or cattle, are better adapted to drought and are far less damaging to the fragile topsoil than their sharply-hooved sheep & cattle counterparts. Australia’s sheep and cattle produce huge amounts of methane, an important greenhouse gas – but kangaroos do not. (…) Kangaroo meat is 98% fat free, high in protein, iron, zinc and also contains conjugated linoleic acid, which reduces blood pressure. So if after that you’re not convinced… The only thing is that it is valid only if you live in a country where kangaroos are grown (erm… I mean Australia). If not, if you have to airfreight the meat, there are no benefits for the environment, really!