Comments on: 1 Million Migrating Songbirds are Killed for Pickled Dish in Cyprus

By: Joe Zias

Joe Zias — Fri, 28 Nov 2014 11:55:49 +0000

Go to southern Lebanon where everything with feathers is edible. Lime sticks are readily available in the West Bank markets including Hebron, they are illegal but no one seems to care.

By: Nicole

Nicole — Mon, 20 May 2013 21:42:29 +0000

In reply to Sonia.

Typically, I just shake my head at people on these comment boards, but with this set of comments, I can’t just sit back and watch the ignorace. This has absolutely nothing to do with culture. How does an animal’s CRUCIFIXION measure up to anything you are talking about? Why isn’t anyone speaking about the unethical torment these birds (our pollinators by the way) are being put through till they finally die of starvation or suffocation? The importance of this article is to show the horror of the massacre and the level it has been taken too. These animals are being hung by their wings and feet, waiting to die, just like a man that some of us read about in a book called The Bible. Seasonal… yea whatever! If that’s the case, figure out how to do it without torturing the bird through unethical practices- for instance, killing it BEFORE PUTTING IT THROUGH TORTURE. I don’t eat animals that have been tortured for our culinary arts or tasteless palates! I don’t think we should turn this into a debate of unethical cultural practices, nobody likes that conversation.

By: unal akman

unal akman — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:41:20 +0000

Greek Cyprus

By: Sonia

Sonia — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 12:22:21 +0000

I really don’t see why any special horror or disgust should be reserved for this food practice which is essentially the same as killing and eating any other animal. I tend to agree with the guy from Cyprus that it is an indication of locals’ appreciation of available seasonal foods that drives this trend. The fact that they are supposed to be protected from such hunting: Ok, fine. But then just add them to the lot with all the other animals that are routinely poached. I sense a high degree of cultural condescension in this post.

By: Tinamarie Bernard

Tinamarie Bernard — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 21:44:36 +0000

Arg…that image is worth a thousand words, though you always manage to string yours together so thoughfully.

By: Tafline Laylin

Tafline Laylin — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 10:40:10 +0000

In reply to Xoussef. Xoussef, thanks so much. That's a very interesting point that I had not considered.

By: Karin Kloosterman

Karin Kloosterman — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 08:39:21 +0000

In reply to Maurice. They are game for feral cats, sadly.

By: Karin Kloosterman

Karin Kloosterman — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 08:37:52 +0000

In reply to Xoussef. It's worth looking into. Thanks for bringing up the point, Xoussef.

By: Maurice

Maurice — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 05:27:08 +0000

The more I look at this, the more disgusting it becomes

By: Xoussef

Xoussef — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 23:18:50 +0000

Turkish vs Greek matters, because it seems to me the dish is contrary to muslim dietary practices. That potentially makes the Turkish part free of the poachers. However, that doesn’t mean the birds couldn’t be caught in the north and smuggled to the south if it’s lucrative enough, and police repression might just push the prices up enough to make it worth while.