Survival of the fittest?
Hedgehogs UNITE!
If we could just teach animals to read, then McDonalds wouldn't have to spend so much money to invent lids that are hedgehog proof. They could just put a label on the cups. If you don't know what I am talking about here is the story from FOX News.
"McDonald's Succumbs to Hedgehogs' Needs
Friday, September 01, 2006
LONDON — Fast food just became hedgehog-friendly. McDonald's Corp. said Friday it had redesigned the cups for its McFlurry dessert so that they no longer posed a danger to the spiky woodland creatures.
The British Hedgehog Preservation Society has campaigned for years against the containers, saying hedgehogs had died while trying to eat leftover ice cream from discarded cups. Campaigners said the opening in the lid was large enough for hedgehogs to stick their heads in, but not to get them out again, and that animals not rescued by passers-by had died of starvation.
McDonald's U.K. said that after "significant research and testing," it designed a McFlurry cup with a smaller opening. McDonald's began deliveries of the new lids to restaurants in Britain last week.
"The smaller aperture of the lid has been designed to prevent hedgehogs from entering the McFlurry container in the unfortunate incidence that a lid is littered and is then accessible to wildlife," the company said in a statement.
Fay Vass, chief executive of the British Hedgehog Preservation Society, said the change was "excellent, if long overdue news."
She said the new cups meant "many hedgehog lives will be saved."
So if Fay Vass of the Hedgehog Society would just start a "hooked on phonics" program then it would help these animals to be able to survive better just incase they come accross a different type of evil cup that could kill these cute little creatures. The warrning could say "THIS CUP NOT HEDEGHOG USER FRIENDLY, PLEASE SEE OWNERS MANUEL FOR COMPATIBLE CUPS AND LIDS" and McDonald's and other non animal friendly company's could post signs and send mailers listing what products are user friendly to each specific species.
I think the saying is "give someone a fish and they will eat for a day teach them to fish and they will keep their heads out of cups and not die a stupid death" or something like that. Although I bet that those that did die in those Ice cream cups were at least happy.
If we could just teach animals to read, then McDonalds wouldn't have to spend so much money to invent lids that are hedgehog proof. They could just put a label on the cups. If you don't know what I am talking about here is the story from FOX News.
"McDonald's Succumbs to Hedgehogs' Needs
Friday, September 01, 2006
LONDON — Fast food just became hedgehog-friendly. McDonald's Corp. said Friday it had redesigned the cups for its McFlurry dessert so that they no longer posed a danger to the spiky woodland creatures.
The British Hedgehog Preservation Society has campaigned for years against the containers, saying hedgehogs had died while trying to eat leftover ice cream from discarded cups. Campaigners said the opening in the lid was large enough for hedgehogs to stick their heads in, but not to get them out again, and that animals not rescued by passers-by had died of starvation.
McDonald's U.K. said that after "significant research and testing," it designed a McFlurry cup with a smaller opening. McDonald's began deliveries of the new lids to restaurants in Britain last week.
"The smaller aperture of the lid has been designed to prevent hedgehogs from entering the McFlurry container in the unfortunate incidence that a lid is littered and is then accessible to wildlife," the company said in a statement.
Fay Vass, chief executive of the British Hedgehog Preservation Society, said the change was "excellent, if long overdue news."
She said the new cups meant "many hedgehog lives will be saved."
So if Fay Vass of the Hedgehog Society would just start a "hooked on phonics" program then it would help these animals to be able to survive better just incase they come accross a different type of evil cup that could kill these cute little creatures. The warrning could say "THIS CUP NOT HEDEGHOG USER FRIENDLY, PLEASE SEE OWNERS MANUEL FOR COMPATIBLE CUPS AND LIDS" and McDonald's and other non animal friendly company's could post signs and send mailers listing what products are user friendly to each specific species.
I think the saying is "give someone a fish and they will eat for a day teach them to fish and they will keep their heads out of cups and not die a stupid death" or something like that. Although I bet that those that did die in those Ice cream cups were at least happy.
posted by Steve at 9/01/2006
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