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Thread ID: 26497	2002-10-29 02:58:00	Very OT - Possums	nz_liam (845)	Press F1

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94055	2002-10-29 21:41:00	I couldn't believe it when I was visiting my sister in Brisbane, and drove up to her place and there were a couple of possums on the garage roof - not scared of anyone, and right in the middle of the city (well almost)... and then I was dumbfounded to here that they're actually protected over there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :_| >>> You should know by now that the only "food" one should have by a >>> computer is drink in one of those bottles with the little sucky-nipple >>> on the top.... ROFL I remember when I used to stick to that rule... hmmm... that was a good 10 or 12 years ago now :D	Mike (15)
94056	2002-10-29 21:54:00	I remember a tv programme earlier this year that showed a NZ company exporting possum meat for food in Asia. I have had a wee Google, and came up with the following: Possums, Number One Pest, Become Dogfood Wellington - Possums, New Zealand's number one pest, are going to the dogs. "Possyum," a canned pet food made from possum meat, is the brainchild of New Zealand farmer Bryan Bassett-Smith, who plans to break into the markets of Singapore and South Korea. The possum, a cat-sized tree-climbing marsupial from Australia, was introduced into New Zealand in 1837 to establish a fur trade. But with their population now topping 70 million - 20 times the number of New Zealanders - the furry pests represent a danger to native forests, chomping through an estimated seven million tonnes of vegetation a year. The new petfood is already being sold in New Zealand and the company is now eyeing the lucrative export markets of Singapore and Korea, Bassett-Smith told Reuters. He developed the product with the help of a government grant. "It smells and tastes very much like a good corned beef. It's got a nice odor to it and dogs just go quite bananas over it," he said. A network of trappers collect the possums for canning. Possum is not widely eaten by people in New Zealand although several restaurants have served up possum pie as a novelty item. Efforts are also being made to farm possums for their meat to Taiwan, Hong Kong and Malaysia for human consumption as Kiwi Bear. Reuters: Wednesday 11 July 2001 More petfood (www.iptv.org) MAF rules for using possum meat for human consumption (www.nzfsa.govt.nz) I am sure the tv programme detailed the export of possum meat for human consumption, but I could not find reference to this programme. There are some funny links of Australians kicking up a stink because the possum meat export market has been opened and they are worried about their precious possums being killed!!! g p	Graham Petrie (449)
94057	2002-10-29 22:10:00	Makes sense... It didn't matter how much time i spent explaining to my dear dog about the dangers of eating squashed possum, It was only by physical restraint that i could stop Pugwash from eating the damn stuff.. Disobiedent mut! .Clueless	Clueless (181)
94058	2002-10-29 23:06:00	> It smells and tastes very much like a good corned beef. Lets flood the US with possum-spam :p	antmannz (28)
94059	2002-10-29 23:08:00	Kiwi bear, now thats a new one :^O I didn't know that they made it into dog food :O, can you buy the stuff in the supermarket, or is it more of a specialist thing ?:| Cheers Liam	nz_liam (845)
94060	2002-10-29 23:12:00	> > It smells and tastes very much like a good corned > beef. > > Lets flood the US with possum-spam :p Possum-spam:D:D:D	nz_liam (845)
94061	2002-10-30 00:50:00	Sounds a fair trade.. porn spam for possum spam Yip what better way to dispose of our road kill! .Clueless	Clueless (181)
94062	2002-10-30 02:29:00	The only time I see Possum is when Im driving in the Hiway(no comment on speed limit) but I never know how many they are.	shockwave (1089)
94063	2002-10-30 02:36:00	As you probably read above, possums are nearly extinct, theres only about 70,000,000 of them left now :D	nz_liam (845)
94064	2002-10-30 03:05:00	They do make good pets though :D	-=JM=- (16)
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