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02/05/2008, 14:30 phylisbide Joined on 10/01/2005 Posts 26 Re: frogs Midwife toads -they  make my favourite sounds in the garden and thanks to Chris PP I now know what they are. En masse they sound like wind chimes - a friend near a river has the windchime effect - but we are miles above sea level and have some in the area. I spend happy times calling them into the garden. Really. And the link Chris PP sent had a recording of them too  - so I can listen to it when in Blighty too.....OH thinks I have lost the plot though.    Report

02/05/2008, 14:51 lorna Joined on 27/11/2007 the other Vienne - in Isère(38) Posts 82 Re: frogs  chris pp wrote: They are of course protected in law I didn't know that frogs are protected. How does this reconcile with the fact that frog's legs are eaten in France? Is it just one type of frog that is protected? lorna    Report

02/05/2008, 15:46 Cat Joined on 21/01/2005 ------- Forum Moderator ------- Lot Posts 2,801 Re: frogs The frog legs now eaten in France are imported from Asia.  I used to rather like eating them, but since I found out that the legs are cut off whilst the frog is still alive and kicking, I've kind of gone off them  Cathy Sun, sun, sun, here it comes...    Report

02/05/2008, 15:54 lorna Joined on 27/11/2007 the other Vienne - in Isère(38) Posts 82 Re: frogs Thanks for the explanation Cathy. I've never tried them and I'm definitely not too keen to do so now. lorna    Report

02/05/2008, 15:58 woolybanana'sbrother Joined on 18/01/2008 Posts 1,001 Re: frogs Would you eat kosher/halal meat?    Report

02/05/2008, 16:14 Cat Joined on 21/01/2005 ------- Forum Moderator ------- Lot Posts 2,801 Re: frogs If you're looking for an argument you won't get one from me.  I have eaten halal meat, and I do know how it is slaughtered.  I wouldn't make a habit of it eating it though. If we choose to eat animals we have to accept that they will be slaughtered in order for us to eat them, that doesn't mean to say that they should have to suffer unnecessarily though. Cathy Sun, sun, sun, here it comes...    Report

02/05/2008, 16:30 chris pp Joined on 30/08/2005 Vienne '86' Posts 1,684 Re: frogs Absolutely correct, the bulk of the frogs legs sold in France come from South East Asia. In addition there are some licensed frog farms in France and Belgium, but the species used have in general been introduced from Bulgaria and Greece, then captive breed in France. Chris http://www.planetepassion.com Association Planete Passion - French Wildlife in the English Language    Report

02/05/2008, 16:43 Ron Avery Joined on 29/11/2004 Posts 3,102 Re: frogs Can I just say that and I'm sure others with nearby frog ponds will bear this out, the frogs are very noisy at the moment, but this level of noise does not last all summer as Chris PP has suggested, it does die down a lot after the mating season finishes (as the tadpoles would not get any sleep with all that racket going on night after night) On many summer nights with windows wide open, we hear nothing from the nearby farmer's ponds that are so noisy at the moment, so Belle, it will not last all summer, you will get a respite and a significant drop in the noise level and quite soon. Why not just post a sensible answer, people will appreciate it more    Report

02/05/2008, 17:24 cassis Joined on 28/12/2007 Manhattan and Glasgow Posts 309 Re: frogs April-May is also the only time that we notice them, Ron. Maybe ours had an ASBO slapped on them before we got here as they tend to be quite restrained - certainly never enough to drown out conversation, and rarely at all in the vicinity of where we may be sitting.  They tend to grope away on the other side of the pond. Zoggy played guitar, jammin' good with Weird and Golly. Lyrics copyright Sausage Music 2008    Report

02/05/2008, 17:43 chris pp Joined on 30/08/2005 Vienne '86' Posts 1,684 Re: frogs With many of the "Green frogs" and "Brown frogs" either species or hybrids breeding continues through summer, sure the noise level drops but it doesn't stop. Exactly the same with tree frogs, chant right through till winter. Chris. http://www.planetepassion.com Association Planete Passion - French Wildlife in the English Language    Report

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