Zimbabwean soldiers are being given elephant meat for their rations, a wildlife campaigner has told the BBC. Jonny Rodrigues from the Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force said that several soldiers had complained to him that was the only meat they were given. … Mr Rodrigues said that the use of elephant meat began last June but has recently increased. The ZimOnline website quoted an unnamed senior army officer in Harare as saying: "Soldiers started eating elephant meat last week." The officer said the meat was a welcome relief, with the website saying soldiers had previously only been given sadza (maize-meal porridge) to eat. Mr Rodrigues said that army contracts to supply beef to feed soldiers had been cancelled. "It is cheaper and easier to use elephant meat," he said.
Zimbabwe troops ‘eat elephants’
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