{"id":2675,"date":"2012-08-14T16:42:49","date_gmt":"2012-08-14T16:42:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2675"},"modified":"2012-08-14T18:10:22","modified_gmt":"2012-08-14T18:10:22","slug":"reptiles-matter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/2012\/08\/reptiles-matter\/","title":{"rendered":"Reptiles matter (but to who)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Exotic that&#8217;s the terminology<br \/>\nthat humans use<br \/>\nwhen dealing with the<br \/>\nReptile clan<br \/>\nmore species<br \/>\nthey abuse<br \/>\nadaptation through<br \/>\nthe aeons<br \/>\nclearly their<br \/>\nadvanced design<br \/>\naround man&#8217;s prehistoric<br \/>\ntimeline<br \/>\neven then considered fine<br \/>\nso not a lot of changes<br \/>\nreally<br \/>\nsome would say<br \/>\ngrotesque appears<br \/>\na just description<br \/>\nof the species<br \/>\nengendering<br \/>\na wealth of fears<\/p>\n<p>clad in skins<br \/>\nof mottled magic<br \/>\nevolved to silently<br \/>\ndisplay<br \/>\na camouflage of watery<br \/>\nwisdom<br \/>\nwhere ambush often<br \/>\nis the way<br \/>\na rigour and a<br \/>\ntrue deflection<br \/>\nbig or small<br \/>\nthis species seems<br \/>\nto evolve a majesty<br \/>\nof being<br \/>\nthat writhes<br \/>\nfrom some<br \/>\nnightmarish dreams<br \/>\nSnake and Lizard<br \/>\nAlligator Cayman<br \/>\nand the Crocodile<br \/>\nsolitary souls whose<br \/>\nsilent searches<br \/>\nto the human eye<br \/>\nimmobile<br \/>\nits that control<br \/>\nof every muscle<br \/>\nthat they achieve<br \/>\nuntil the time<br \/>\nuntil the prey<br \/>\nis too close for comfort<br \/>\nand their ambush<br \/>\nis then under way<\/p>\n<p>Skins that have a sheen<br \/>\nand beauty<br \/>\na toughness and resilient glow<br \/>\nthey hold in all that<br \/>\nweight majestic<br \/>\nwithstanding rigour<br \/>\nand aggro<br \/>\nof course such skin<br \/>\nis bound to warrant<br \/>\ninterest from the<br \/>\nfashion trade<br \/>\nsomething that has<br \/>\npatterned beauty<br \/>\nthat will last<br \/>\nand will not fade<\/p>\n<p>its rarity<br \/>\nmeans that the margins<br \/>\nhave an exclusivity<br \/>\nwhere there&#8217;s money<br \/>\nthat is where<br \/>\nthe gangster tribe<br \/>\ntend to be there<br \/>\nwhich means that<br \/>\nhunting men and poachers<br \/>\nthose low life<br \/>\nwho pad around<br \/>\nassassins ready<br \/>\nto  go and slaughter<br \/>\nany soul that<br \/>\ncan be found<\/p>\n<p>exploitation is<br \/>\nnow rampant<br \/>\neverywhere you turn<br \/>\nits there<br \/>\ntiny babies<br \/>\ntrapped and<br \/>\nmurdered<br \/>\nthe market place<br \/>\nis so aware<br \/>\ndecapitation<br \/>\nskins stripped off<br \/>\nthe living who<br \/>\nbleed to death<br \/>\nin piles for days<br \/>\nfor that is what they do<\/p>\n<p>and for what<br \/>\ndesigner shoes<br \/>\nfor that very special party<br \/>\nworn once and then<br \/>\nput away<br \/>\nthat&#8217;s the&#8217;literati<br \/>\nhandbags costing<br \/>\nthousands<br \/>\nhefty margins where<br \/>\nthe reptiles that were sacrificed<br \/>\nfaced hours of pure despair<br \/>\nthey suffer in their thousands<br \/>\nthey bleed to death<br \/>\nso we<br \/>\ncan buy a vast array<br \/>\nof stuff<br \/>\nand its all for vanity<\/p>\n<p>the enormity<br \/>\nthe indignity<br \/>\nthe total insensitivity<br \/>\nwhich I feel is<br \/>\naudacity parading<br \/>\nin this way<br \/>\nignorance from buyers<br \/>\narrogance those liars<br \/>\nthat advertise and market<br \/>\nbrutality and pain<br \/>\nthey do have, a cross to bear<br \/>\nthose belts and shoes<br \/>\nand wallets where<br \/>\nanother&#8217;s skin<br \/>\nwas torn away<br \/>\nfashionable<br \/>\nthe price they pay<\/p>\n<p>torture, death<br \/>\nthe evil reigns<br \/>\nthey are now<br \/>\nreally, ill gotten gains<br \/>\ncreation of this ancient tribe<br \/>\nwas not so man<br \/>\ncould go and bribe<br \/>\nofficialdom and get his way<br \/>\nby murdering reptiles<br \/>\neveryday<br \/>\nits a really tragic<br \/>\nnasty way<br \/>\nof sourcing clothing<br \/>\nanyway<\/p>\n<p>Frogs are eaten<br \/>\nby the million<br \/>\ntheir legs pulled<br \/>\noff most go to France<br \/>\nVietnam and China<br \/>\neat the rest<br \/>\nif they get the chance<br \/>\nsnakes heads chopped off<br \/>\nhearts torn free<br \/>\nand they will pump<br \/>\nstill constantly<br \/>\ntheir pain threshold<br \/>\ndifferent from ours<br \/>\nso its agony for them<br \/>\nfor hours<\/p>\n<p>Alligators are often beaten<br \/>\nor stabbed of course<br \/>\nand then they&#8217;re eaten<br \/>\nin exotic restaurants<br \/>\nattracting those<br \/>\ngourmand&#8217;s who<br \/>\nor so it goes<br \/>\nthe skin hags<br \/>\nwith their airs<br \/>\nand graces<br \/>\nrobotic types<br \/>\nwith palish faces<br \/>\nhangers on<br \/>\nwhose provocative ways<br \/>\nare all part of the<br \/>\nvile 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