Sask Bible camp counsellor facing heat for roasting squirrel in front of kids

[lizbud]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who doesn't see what the big deal is....He threw a stick at it...maybe on purpose, maybe on accident...but at that point it was injured and putting it out of its misery was humane. Might as well put it to use since they were CAMPING.

I don't see how one squirrel could feed 120 kids plus camp counselors. I still think it was wrong from the get go.This wasn't
a survivors camping trip for adults, it was a Bible camp for kids,for crying
out loud.

[CathyBogart]

One squirrel was obviously not supposed to feed everyone there, I'm at a loss as to how that even came up.

I don't have a problem with someone eating an animal that was killed during a comping trip. Waste not....

[wombat2u2004]

I would have eaten it....I'll try anything once.
And who cares if it was at a Bible camp. Whats the difference where it is ???? And what has eating animals to do with religion ?????
Wom

[wombat2u2004]

BBQ Squirrel
1st. Take as many squirrels as you would like add salt and pepper. 2nd. Put squirrels on grill, bbq whatever let cook for a while, then add some liquid smoke or soy sauce on top and around squirrels. 3rd. When the squirrels are almost done cooking smear BBQ sauce all over the squirrels and let cook until done...( you can use any BBQ sauce you would like or you can try my very own recipe) located at below

BBQ SAUCE FOR SQUIRREL
1 cup brown sugar
2 1/2 cup ketchup
3/4 cup mustard
3/4 cup liquid smoke or worcestershire sauce
( you can add as much or as little sugar as you want)

Mmmmmmm....now that sounds like something I could tuck into....Yummy !!!!!

Wom

[Cataholic]

It isn't merely the fact he killed and then roasted the squirrel. It is the fact that this is an adult, in charge of/responsible for children.

It was a gross error in judgment- it didn't matter if it was humane to kill the animal after maiming it or not. THAT could have been handled inoffensively. Anyone in charge or/responsible for children at a Bible camp, no less, should have known this would be offensive. To suggest otherwise is overlooking his responsibility to the children.

Lots of things happen in nature, and are humane, ethical, "normal"...but, this is a camp counselor, children and a Bible camp that we are speaking about.

Prolly pretty normal for the guy to take a big poop in the woods, too, but, doesn't mean he should go around bragging about it. Just because you can, doesn't mean you should...and here, given the nature of the relationship between the adult and the children, and in a bible camp setting- poor judgment.

[Pam]

As I said before, I would like to know a lot more about the story, i.e., what were the ages of the children and were they children who had been in a camping environment before? A teenager would, I am sure, have not batted an eye. Even younger children might not have been traumatized if they have grown up in a rural area and been exposed to a lot of hunting. I have friends with young children and they are used to hunting (and eating) what they hunt. I was not raised that way so it might have bothered me more than kids like that. More info is definitely needed.

[wombat2u2004]

As I said before, I would like to know a lot more about the story, i.e., what were the ages of the children and were they children who had been in a camping environment before? A teenager would, I am sure, have not batted an eye. Even younger children might not have been traumatized if they have grown up in a rural area and been exposed to a lot of hunting. I have friends with young children and they are used to hunting (and eating) what they hunt. I was not raised that way so it might have bothered me more than kids like that. More info is definitely needed.

Yes.....and more recipes are needed to Pam
I'll have you eating possums and things in no time !!!!
Wom

[CathyBogart]

http://www.petoftheday.com/talk/show...=131510&page=2

Boys between the ages of 8 and 11

"(He) made it very clear to everyone there that they didn't need to be celebrating this and parading around."

But some of the girls at the camp learned of the squirrel roast and complained to their parents when the camp was over last weekend. Two families phoned the camp and called for the counsellor in his early 20s to be fired.

[caseysmom]

As I said before, I would like to know a lot more about the story, i.e., what were the ages of the children and were they children who had been in a camping environment before? A teenager would, I am sure, have not batted an eye. Even younger children might not have been traumatized if they have grown up in a rural area and been exposed to a lot of hunting. I have friends with young children and they are used to hunting (and eating) what they hunt. I was not raised that way so it might have bothered me more than kids like that. More info is definitely needed.

I have two teenagers and let me assure you they would have batted an eye.

[cali]

I live is Sask. so I have more of this story, that artical is VERY short lol.basicly there are a LOT of squirrles in the area, always getting into things and destroying the kids candy and such. the stick was thrown AT the squirrel on purpose, when he injured the squirrels paw(yes, thats all he injured) he then killed the squirrel and roasted it. the Dqurrile thing happend in front of the younge boys, when the Girls heard about it, they got really upset and told their parents, who complained. the counceller is not getting any reprimend at all, the onlyu thing that came of it, is a new rule they you are no longer allowed to abuse Squirrles aat the camp.

[Pembroke_Corgi]

I really think this counselor acted out of line and was certainly no role model for children. After all, one would hope that in an outdoor experience, children would hope to learn respect for nature and living things instead of mindless destruction.

This counselor's actions were seriously misguided at best, dangerous at worst. After all around here many small animals carry the plague. Just a few months ago one of the monkeys at the zoo died from eating an infected squirrel. (Here's a link to the story: http://www.denverpost.com/ci_5952320)

Also, as someone who grew up living in the country, I can tell you with absolute certainly that 1) I would never eat road kill, and 2) this incident would have seriously disturbed me.

[jackie]

that is nasty!

[catlady1945]

Nice lesson for Bible Camp. The counsellor is a moron. Also....the animal could have diseases or parasites. Good for the kids, they are smarter than the staff.