World Rat snacks can solve world food price crisis

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Eating rats is the best way for rich and poor people to solve the global crisis of rising food prices, an Indian official said Wednesday as he unveiled his plan to put rodents on menus.

Regular rat snacks would translate into fewer rodents eating precious grain stocks -- 50 percent of which are lost in the northeastern state of Bihar every year to the animals, said Vijay Prakash, secretary of the state's welfare department.

"This will help in mitigating the global food crisis. We are sure that it will work wonders," Prakash told AFP. "It will save half our grain, and will also reduce villagers' dependence on food stock."

Prakash's plan promotes consumption of rat meat in homes, street stalls, restaurants and even international five-star hotels.

 
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esb

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If it tastes good, and I eventually get over the fact that I'm eating a rat (or don't know), sure. Oh, also if it's healthy.
 

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fuck i am not eating disease infested rats that most likely ran up and down my shit 10 times. i wouldnt even touch a rat those things r fucken nasty
id rather die. but then again i will if i eat them
 

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To be honest I could eat anything as long as A) it tastes nice and B) it has a good texture*. And I'm something of a carnivore so it would just be another kind of meat to try :)


*And that is obviously SAFE to eat :p
 

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If people don't eat pigs because they are 'dirty' and eat the leftovers of other animals, I really don't think they'll be eating rats anytime soon. Especially if they 'figure out' that their religion told them not to.
 

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I thought people in china already ate rats.
(not trying to be racist, cause it sounds nasty and insulting, but that's what I thought)
 

esb

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A lot of countries eat rats, cats, dogs, and many other animals.
 

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If people don't eat pigs because they are 'dirty' and eat the leftovers of other animals, I really don't think they'll be eating rats anytime soon. Especially if they 'figure out' that their religion told them not to.

There are lots of people who eat 'dirty' animals, and lots who do not. Just because a religion says they can't doesn't mean that no one will.

I don't know how I'd be if this actually became something controversial. I'd probably ignore it. :p
 

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There are lots of people who eat 'dirty' animals, and lots who do not. Just because a religion says they can't doesn't mean that no one will.

Well ~20% of the world is Muslim, and they aren't allowed to eat pork. And I'd think at least 90% of that 20% adhere to that rule, based on what I've seen.

I wouldn't eat rats to help starving people because they are out of my monkeysphere. >:]
 

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Catholics aren't allowed to eat meat on Fridays. It was for a specific reasons and duration, which I forgot.
 

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Catholics aren't allowed to eat meat on Fridays. It was for a specific reasons and duration, which I forgot.

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If i wasn't American the situation would probably be different, but because i've grown up with such a spoiled diet the concept of eating a rodent would be objectionable at the very least. :eek:
 

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Well ~20% of the world is Muslim, and they aren't allowed to eat pork. And I'd think at least 90% of that 20% adhere to that rule, based on what I've seen.

I wouldn't eat rats to help starving people because they are out of my monkeysphere. >:]

Which leaves ~80% of the world?

I think it would work better if starving people ate rats. :p
 
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