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I live in Germany and dead wild animals are still burned instead of eaten because of radioactive contamination
by tcfhgj 6mo ago
I live in Germany and dead wild animals are still burned instead of eaten because of radioactive contamination
- Dunedan 6mo agoWhile your statement is true, it leaves out relevant details: There is a certain threshold for radiation exposure where if exceeded the animal isn't deemed safe for consumption anymore. The vast majority of these cases are from boars in certain areas of Germany nowadays and affect less than 1% of all killed boars [1] [2]. [1]: https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/fast-3000-verstrahlte-wildschweine-wurden-2025-vernichtet-100.html https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/fast-3000-verstrahlte-wildsch... [2]: https://www.wildtierschutz-deutschland.de/_files/ugd/173a38_e1e85eb03d2645e69dee1c8dcbefa47c.pdf?index=true https://www.wildtierschutz-deutschland.de/_files/ugd/173a38_...
- Moldoteck 6mo agoironically if you talk about boars, it's not because of chernobyl but nuclear weapons tests https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66665646 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66665646