So much for Swan Terrine....
Mar. 20th, 2005 02:19 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
patgundSir Peter's taste for swan has him fall foul of law
"Sir Peter said he found the electrocuted bird beneath power lines and was planning to make it into a "delicious" terrine.
His menu has not impressed the authorities, however. Under the Wildlife and Countryside Act, which applies across the UK, the whooper swan is a protected species and according to ancient laws only the Queen is allowed to sample the delicacy.
But on Orkney, where Sir Peter lives, a Viking law says swans are the property of the people and not the Crown."
"Sir Peter said he found the electrocuted bird beneath power lines and was planning to make it into a "delicious" terrine.
His menu has not impressed the authorities, however. Under the Wildlife and Countryside Act, which applies across the UK, the whooper swan is a protected species and according to ancient laws only the Queen is allowed to sample the delicacy.
But on Orkney, where Sir Peter lives, a Viking law says swans are the property of the people and not the Crown."
