Badger for Christmas: Tastes like chicken apparently.
David Cameron has brought forward his nationwide badger cull to ensure cash-strapped British families have a decent Christmas dinner.
The Prime Minister has ordered thousands of badgers to be shot, skinned and sold back to the public as a cheap alternative to traditional turkey.
“By bringing forward next year’s cull, we will be killing two birds with one stone,” said a defiant Mr Cameron today. “Not only will we be tackling the spread of TB in cattle, but we will also be providing a cheap and healthy meal for thousands of UK households this Christmas.”
The decision has been blasted by top TV chefs who say the move is an attack on the traditional Christmas turkey. Celebrity chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall was particularly outspoken over the plan.
“Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without turkey and all the trimmings,” he said. “Everyone knows badger is a summer dish. We eat it every day during the summer holidays. It’s lovely with a nice salad, some warm crusty bread and a sprinkling of fried vole testicles, yum!”
