detonate.net - Strangled Baby Pigeons Are 'Tasty'

Animal rights activists say German restaurants are illegally serving up strangled baby pigeons. Restaurateurs say the birds are strangled at the age of six weeks to produce a "tender, gourmet dish". The killing of birds in this way is illegal in Germany. The manager of one exclusive Frankfurt restaurant said: "We offer them as a delicacy for special occasions because they are much more succulent than other pigeons." However, Dr Hans-Juergen Kost-Stenger of the Animal Protection Society in Frankfurt is outraged. He said: "This is a scandal and completely unacceptable. Perhaps these people are not interested in the taste but rather in the thrill of knowing they are eating an animal that died in a horrific way."
Source: Ananova.com