On May 11, 3:14*pm, Elder > wrote:
> In article >,
> says...> today IMHO they're dog food, cat food and McNugets.
>
> In the UK, when hatched and sexed, the males are killed and frozen.
> Some of them get sold the falconery centres and exotic pet centres. The
> falconers use them as lures for the birds.

Thank you. I've wondered about that for many years.
> --
> Carl Robson

--Bryan