Let them Eat Tail: Croc meat offered to flood victims

Photo: Sri Ayutthaya Crocodile Farm

A crocodile farmer with a big heart and a lot of meat has started sharing it with those less fortunate.

This week Wichian Rueangnet, owner of the Sri Ayutthaya Crocodile Farm about 100 kilometers north of Bangkok, started giving away tail meat to people displaced by the floods. 

“We hope our crocodile meat can be used in the preparation of food for flood victims and we will be ready to supply the meat to the campaign as long as they want,” Wichian said.

Although the farm raises them for their leather, crocodile meat sells for nearly twice as much as staple such as chicken or pork.

The offer came after the local Red Cross office near his farm, which is about 100 kilometers north of Bangkok, called for assistance with feeding people because government assistance is not yet available.

While crocodile meat may be on the menu, not everyone is eager to try it, said local Red Cross chair Sasithorn Pinnikorn.

“This is still an exotic type of meat, and a lot of people feel uncomfortable eating it,” she said. “So we will only cook for those who are willing to try.”

For now, the meat will help feed people while they wait for government assistance to become available, the Wall Street Journal reported.