You beat me to it. I read this on the BBC:
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-wiltshire-41012135
The firemen did release an apology later. The apology was that they were perhaps insensitive to have posted about the sausages in such a celebratory way and may have upset people. They did not apologise for eating the sausages, per se. However, at least they have a little conscience.
What I object to far more is the total callousness of a Church of England canon (that's a senior position in the church):
Farm owner Canon Gerald Osbourne added: “An inevitable part of farming is the death of an animal which gives us the food to eat.”
What is a canon doing owning a farm and making big profits? He must be getting a church salary - but instead he seems to be spending his time with his big farm (and it is big - see the articles about the fire), making profits and defending the killing of animals. If that is his religion, I can do without it.
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-wiltshire-41012135
The firemen did release an apology later. The apology was that they were perhaps insensitive to have posted about the sausages in such a celebratory way and may have upset people. They did not apologise for eating the sausages, per se. However, at least they have a little conscience.
What I object to far more is the total callousness of a Church of England canon (that's a senior position in the church):
Farm owner Canon Gerald Osbourne added: “An inevitable part of farming is the death of an animal which gives us the food to eat.”
What is a canon doing owning a farm and making big profits? He must be getting a church salary - but instead he seems to be spending his time with his big farm (and it is big - see the articles about the fire), making profits and defending the killing of animals. If that is his religion, I can do without it.
