ZOO OWNER'S SUSPECT BBQS

SkyNews ^ | 07/08/03 | Staff Writer

[bedolido]

A zoo owner is being investigated over allegations he ate his own wild animals.

It is suspected Joerg Schlechte may have used the zoo as his personal larder.

He has already been fined for roasting pot-bellied pigs during a drunken barbeque.

But now police in Germany are looking into the fate of a host of missing animals.

They include a small buffalo, rabbits, donkeys, goats, racoons, parrots, a wild boar and even three Shetland ponies.

The animals were found missing when the zoo in Meissen, eastern Germany, was taken over by new owners.

Schlechte claims he gave the animals to female helpers who had looked after them.

But witnesses have told police they ate hunks of suspicious meat at Schlechte's BBQs, according to the German newspaper Das Bild.

"The suspicion is monstrous. Was the zoo also his personal larder?" the newspaper asked.

Schlechte has already been fined £1,500 after admitting eating the pigs.

He could be jailed for up to two years if the other animals cannot be traced.

Last Updated: 11:31 UK, Tuesday July 08, 2003

[bedolido]

Zoo owner already fined for roasting pot-bellied pigs

[ghost of nixon]

I'm guessing this guy isn't a member of PETA.

[RussianConservative]

What special or exotic about bacon on hoof? This rediculous...not as if he ate animals that exotic or some such or endangered, he ate common daily animals...for Christ sake, he owns them he gets eat them.

[Support Free Republic]

Lighten Up, Francis!

Fundraising posts only happen quarterly, and are gone as soon as we meet the goal. Help make it happen.

[RussianConservative]

goats---best not ever go to a Serb or Greek BBQ. Rabbits? Eastern Slavs love them. Boar? Ate one in German castle...tough meat but tasty.

[camle]

(burp!) what animals? I don't see any (burp!) animals...


hamburger anyone?

[stainlessbanner]

BBQ Bump!

[jriemer]

What's the problem? It all tastes like chicken anyways...

[Constitution Day]

BBQ ping.
The potbellied pigs were probably tasty, as well as the wild boar, but... parrots?

[Constitution Day]

heh heh... you beat me to it!

[stainlessbanner]

parrots?

I'm partial to bbq pony. < doh! >

[DannyTN]

I think he only ate the larger animals. I think he took the small ones and went fishing for those giant catfish.

[bedolido]

Parrots would cause me to "repeat"

[ctlpdad]

I bet some of the recipes from friday would work "real good" on thenm critters. I'd love to try parrot.
Not too fond of rabbit, though.

[Tunehead54]

I'm partial to bbq pony. < doh! >

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So ... what's Shetland pony taste like?

Whenever I read stories like this I always think of the bumper sticker that says "If G-d didn't want us to eat animals he wouldn't have made them out of meat!"

[Protagoras]

I love ham sandwichs and pork roast. What's the problem? Weren't they his animals?

[Constitution Day]

I must admit that I've eaten 'coon. (that's "raccoon" to you Yankees reading)

There's a good friend of mine who has a "Coon Cook" and bluegrass pickin' every winter.
BBQ chicken is also served for the squeamish.

In case you're wondering, the coon tastes kind of like rabbit.

[bedolido]

So ... what's Shetland pony taste like?

I would say it tastes like shet (sorry couldn't resist)

[bmwcyle]

Who is killing at our national zoo?

[stainlessbanner]

I've never had pony. I just imagined the party invitation: "Free pony rides, BBQ to follow."

[DannyTN]

PETA - Plump Exotics Tender & Appetizing

[Focault's Pendulum]

The potbellied pigs were probably tasty, as well as the wild boar, but... parrots?

When I was in the wilds of Borneo....I had the ocassion to eat parrot. It tastes.....well...like parrot.

Right now I'm planning safari for the AFLAC duck.

[irish guard]

There's always plenty of room for all God's creatures........right next to the mashed potatoes.

[LouD]

A zoo owner is being investigated over allegations he ate his own wild animals.

If he owned them, why shouldn't he eat them?

It is suspected Joerg Schlechte may have used the zoo as his personal larder.

zoo + personal larder = farm

What's the big deal? None of the animals mentioned would appear to be endangered.

[4mycountry]

Yes he is!

Don't you know PETA stands for People Eating Tastey Animals?

[Richard Kimball]

You have to understand, he had an unhappy childhood.

[stainlessbanner]

Never tried coon. We found a recipe for Possum Pie or Bandicoot a few years back. My buddies who ate it, but it sounds more like a Fear Factor event to me.

Don't like rabbit either - tried it in a fancy Italian restraunt (so fancy they didn't serve spaghetti or pizza! go figure) - and didn't care for it.

[4mycountry]

[4mycountry]

Hold muh beer and watch this ping!

[stainlessbanner]

On a related note, I just remembered the B.H. episode where a con-man tries to sell the Clampetts some California landmarks including the city zoo. He promises Jed a fertile hunting ground stocked with many exotic animals. 'Ol Jed just can't want to go hunting! Very funny episode.

God Bless Buddy Ebson.....

[MalcolmS]

"The potbellied pigs were probably tasty, as well as the wild boar, but... parrots? "

OK, Someone has to do it.

Zookeeper: This was an ex-parrot, so I et 'im.
Police: He wasn't dead, he was just resting. Probably pining for the Fjiords.

[Constitution Day]

Right now I'm planning safari for the AFLAC duck.

[Constitution Day]

The only way I've ever had rabbit where it's halfway decent is to parboil it first and cook it in gravy.
Even then, it's still kinda tough.

I don't think you could get me to eat possum, though.

[bedolido]

This was an ex-parrot, so I et 'im. Police: He wasn't dead, he was just resting. Probably pining for the Fjiords.

I have that Monty Python as a wav that starts when my puter starts. When I shutdown it plays "The Knights who say Nih!"

[adam_az]

Buffalo is some good eatin'!

[Constitution Day]

Remarkable bird, the Norwegian Blue! Tastes just like chicken!

[Focault's Pendulum]

I have that Monty Python as a wav that starts when my puter starts. When I shutdown it plays "The Knights who say Nih!"

Your life really sucks...doesn't it.

[bedolido]

Your life really sucks...doesn't it.

I also have a blow-up doll that has a slow leak.

[George Smiley]

This may be a troll.

Schlect is German for "bad".

[rlwinston]

Colorful parrot feathers are worth a few dollars to salmon fly tiers

[boris]

Sounds like the Tazmanian Devil: "Stoats, goats, cats, rats, pigs, gophers...and WABBITS!"

[Focault's Pendulum]

I also have a blow-up doll that has a slow leak.

As long as it has the Kung Fu grip...I guess you're life's not a total loss.

[bedolido]

I also have a blow-up doll that has a slow leak. As long as it has the Kung Fu grip...I guess you're life's not a total loss.

In every nook and little craney must fall.

[Indrid Cold]

Bald eagle is stringier than parrot, but what a treat!

[dfwgator]

I'm guessing this guy isn't a member of PETA.

Unless of course, it's "People Eating Tasty Animals."

[TaxRelief]

[Yehuda]

Parrot ala Ritz...

[Revelation 911]

So ... what's Shetland pony taste like?

not unlike spotted owl

[Pro-Bush]

He could be jailed for up to two years if the other animals cannot be traced.