Free Range to End of Range

Food menu discourse appeals to our desires but there is a dark side to satiety

Tracy Brighten
2 min readMay 19, 2020
Tui in Kowhai tree by Sy on Flickr (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

Although native birds are no longer (legally) eaten in New Zealand, this menu appeals to the reader’s sense of taste while simultaneously creating awareness, and disgust even, for how wild birds are killed.

Native birds face threats from non-native predators, such as possums, rats, stoats, and feral cats, and from human behaviour, such as free-roaming cats and dogs, irresponsible beach and car use, hunting, longline fishing, overfishing, and oil spills.

The impact of our lifestyles on the natural world is a global one too. With the devastating impact of the novel coronavirus, now more than ever, we need to rethink how we live our lives, how we treat wild animals, and how we source our food. For people to thrive, we need to let nature thrive.

Free Range to End of Range

While stocks last,
Choose from our menu of free-range birds
Sourced and slaughtered in the wild.

To Start
Stitchbird soup with garlic croutons

For Main
A little cautious perhaps, then try:
Mature tui tossed in cats-up sauce with fries
Silvereye sliced on cat’s…

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Tracy Brighten

Freelance writer and copywriter. Heathy nature, healthy people advocate. Sustainable living is our future. www.tracybrightenwriter.com