“However, people in Kentucky to whom squirrel is a common dish have reportedly come down with CJD, aka Mad Cow, from ingesting squirrel brain. So eat the flesh, avoid the other parts.”

“I have to laught at DaveB - squirrel is actually quite a nutrional meal and has been used in America for a very long time, obviously if you were to eat just squirrel every day it would affect the body but what 1 food wouldn't?! As for protecting the environment the grey squirrel is not native to our country and is slowly but surely wiping out the Red Squirrel which is. Make sense??
As for rabbit this was used in abundance in the middle of last century - an extract you may like to read........ ''Rabbits were as normal as chicken or pork for dinner until the 50¿s. Most people born before 1955 were fed rabbits as a supplemental protein source during the ¿lean¿ years. Little did they realize, or maybe they did¿ That this quality meat was not only inexpensive, easy to raise and easily managed on a small farm¿ But it was nutritionally SUPER for them and their growing children!-- again obviously if your child had rabbit every day it would be bad for them but what wouldn't.....burgers and chips? Steak? Pork?....no, as part of a balanced diet any food is good for you even rabbit or squirrel. The chef is trying to open the childrens taste buds to knew flavours that - if our mainstream livestock i.e cow, pig, lamb were to diminish what would you eat!
Would you say the same thing if the children were trying Kangaroo or Pigeon - which are also unusual but already on shop shelves? - Would you rather the schools went back to serving cheap burgers and salty chips everyday?
Some people need to read up on things first really......you do know Macdonalds is bad for your children don't you??!!!”

“What a pity the chef is not concerned with the childrens nutrition instead of playing to the gallery with emotive meals of squirrels ( no attempt to respect wildlife ). The chef also wishes that children eat rabbits as they are in abundance, what a shame that he does not understand they have no nutritional value. Bring your children up on rabbit and you will deny them a balanced diet.
Less soundbites more nutrition.”

“I hope the squirrel came with a health warning - 'Caution, may contain nuts.'”

“''an investigation into the amount of land and water used to maintain the meat industry - making it a major contributor to climate change and end with a trip to the slaughter hous'' - sounds like a fun day out for my 4 year old boy. Yes, i'll take him to Dairyland and yes, he's already smart enough to know that the cute lamb's brother could be on his dinner plate but i'd rather him know that than actually take him to a slaughterhouse and let him watch a cow take a bolt through the brain. I would rather him know what he was eating than not - is there not a big drive by top chefs to eat more healthy and source where your food came from. To allow this to really take off we must educate the next generation from a young age. I don't see whats wrong with them knowing its animal flesh, they're eating it, why should they not be educated as to what they're eating.
I love my son to try new things and know what it is he's trying, obviuosly some people are so sad and simple they want their children to eat the same thing thats fine. Cornwall is rich in fine foods and food fairs and this is where we should be taking them. You may say i sound strange but i pay dividends for it, i took my 4 year old to the Newlyn Fish Festival as i wanted him to see where the food came from, how to prepare it and the ways to protect and look after it.....oh and while he was there he tried monkfish, mackeral,crab, lobster, crevettes, whiting, huss, pollock, skate, sardines and an array of curries and stews....and he's 4!!! if trying a bit of squirrel is a catalyst for children to try new things them i'm all for it!!.....but there will always be people who disapprove and are happy to feed they're children burgers and sausages when really there is no animal flesh in them, its actually made from gristle, eyes and brains....i'd much rather have squirrel any day!!!!”

“How marvellous to ask children to broaden their horizons in the food stakes, there is another species that also ticks the boxes mentioned in the article a) there is an abundance of them and b) they attack already endangered species - yes absolutely anthropophagy aka cannibalism should certainly be the order of the day. So perhaps braised knee with root vegetables will make the menu next week?
And in response to 'Cornish Pasty' - how many children associate the meat on their plate with the animals they see playing in the field? Next time they're feeding a sweet little lamb at Dairyland be sure to tell them that it's brother could be on their plate come Sunday and instead of 'sausages', 'burgers', 'bacon', etc lets start telling them what it really is¿animal flesh.
What children really need is to understand where their food comes from and the process involved in bringing it to them - this should begin with an investigation into the amount of land and water used to maintain the meat industry - making it a major contributor to climate change and end with a trip to the slaughter house.”

“Response to James Hebert - my son like to see cows, sheep and pigs but that won't stop him eating a burger, roast lamb or sausages. I think its fantastic the school is allowing the children to try and eat different things, it will pay off later in life. I have always encouraged my son to taste new things - ostrich, kangaroo, all types of fish and yes, even squirrel pasties and i'm thankfull i did because now if i take him out to a restaurant he will literally try and eat anything - and not just burger and chips! Good on ya Boscastle, keep letting these children discover other foods!”

“With disgust I readthe article of eating grey squirrels.WHATwill he cook next,badgers,hedgehogs,rats or any wid animal that he feels like. many children love to see grey squirrels”