# Are you SURE that was hamburger you ate at the July 4th BBQ? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 8, 2003, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-sure-that-was-hamburger-you-ate-at-the-july-4th-bbq/187092 "2003-07-08T21:22:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2003, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-sure-that-was-hamburger-you-ate-at-the-july-4th-bbq/187092/1 "2003-07-08T21:22:31Z")
[Oh My!](http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30200-12369662,00.html) :eek: :eek: ---
**Author:** ![DeVena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@DeVena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeVena)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2003, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-sure-that-was-hamburger-you-ate-at-the-july-4th-bbq/187092/2 "2003-07-08T21:41:12Z")
That’s despicable! Roasting pot-bellied pigs and shetland ponies??? I have this intense need to go home and hug my cat. ---
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2003, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-sure-that-was-hamburger-you-ate-at-the-july-4th-bbq/187092/3 "2003-07-08T21:45:57Z")
Ivylass, how do you FIND these things??? That’s horrid. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2003, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-sure-that-was-hamburger-you-ate-at-the-july-4th-bbq/187092/4 "2003-07-09T11:33:08Z")
[www.drudgereport.com](http://www.drudgereport.com), **Maureen**. ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2003, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-sure-that-was-hamburger-you-ate-at-the-july-4th-bbq/187092/5 "2003-07-09T11:37:27Z")
> [@](#): > > He could be jailed for up to two years if the other animals cannot be traced. That seems a tad unfair. If they can’t find him, he must have eaten them? Weird planet, this. ---
**Author:** ![DeadlyAccurate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@DeadlyAccurate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadlyAccurate)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2003, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-sure-that-was-hamburger-you-ate-at-the-july-4th-bbq/187092/6 "2003-07-09T12:23:15Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by dantheman \* > \*\*That seems a tad unfair. If they can’t find him, he must have eaten them? Weird planet, this. \*\* Innocent until proven hungry. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2003, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-sure-that-was-hamburger-you-ate-at-the-july-4th-bbq/187092/7 "2003-07-09T23:38:57Z")
His only crime was being born delicious… ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-sure-that-was-hamburger-you-ate-at-the-july-4th-bbq/187092/8 "2003-07-10T00:01:33Z")
> [@](#): > > …a small buffalo, rabbits, donkeys, goats, racoons, parrots, a wild boar and even three Shetland ponies. Mmmmmm…tasty! ---
**Author:** ![nineiron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e56c9b/32.png) [@nineiron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nineiron)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-sure-that-was-hamburger-you-ate-at-the-july-4th-bbq/187092/9 "2003-07-10T03:25:33Z")
Maybe I’m off-base, but… If he owns the zoo, and therefore owns the animals, what’s the problem? Is it illegal to eat a pig? A buffalo? A rabbit? I myself have eaten all of these, after purchasing them and therefore gaining ownership of them. How is this any different? I admit I’ve never eaten parrot or Shetland pony, but I’m curious: are there laws restricting what animals you can and can’t eat, provided they are your property? I’m sure I’ll be straightened out, but the line, “Schlechte has already been fined £1,500 after admitting eating the pigs,” really struck me as odd. There’s a fine for eating a pig? What the hell?