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There is another UK Skink doing the rounds

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This from a press release from January last year:

LONDON: It needs a brave soul and a strong stomach to have dinner with Arthur Boyt.

For he is a connoisseur of roadkill flesh, and among the dishes served in his kitchen are casseroles made from squashed badger, hedgehog, otter, rat, rabbit or pheasant.

And his recipes may soon gain a wider following, because he hopes to publish a roadkill cookery book.

Mr Boyt, 66, who used to work in the fire protection business, has tucked into a labrador - “just like a nice piece of lamb” - two lurchers (hunting dogs), cats and a great horseshoe bat, not to mention squirrels, foxes, mice, deer and pigeon. He even brought a dead porcupine back from holiday in Canada. He has a weasel in the freezer but thinks it is too smelly to eat, and he has just picked up a barn owl he is keen to taste.

But his favourite snack is badger sandwich. He is partial to the badger head, which he says includes four distinctive tastes: the jaw muscles, salivary glands, tongue and brains.

Maybe the two of them will meet up and fight to see who is king of the UK roadkill - the loser gets run over and eaten, obviously.

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Deadly dog flu!

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Front page of the Herald this week, and here it is on ickent...

A KILLER dog virus has struck in Folkestone, claiming three victims and it is feared it will spread.

The deadly parvovirus has killed three dogs from the same household and a vet has warned that more deaths are likely.

Grandmother Maria Lee, 56, of Radnor Park Crescent, was absolutely distraught after she lost three of her beloved dogs in the space of 24 hours.

Although there is no guaranteed cure for the virus but pet owners are being encouraged to get their dogs vaccinated.

Vet Anthony Barnes, of the Manor Road Clinic, described the horrific and painful way in which the disease kills.