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RUDOLPH CHOPS?
Fears for Santa's reindeer intensified when rumours circulated that the butcher chain Todd's Meats has put in a bid for them. It has been known that Todd's meats, famous for their pies, had been trying to break into the high class game meat industry. One meat industry insider said "If Todd's can sell vennison pie made from Santa's former reigndeer, then their are buyers all lined up, and some of them are from overseas".
The reindeer came onto the open market yesterday when liquidators were bought in after Santa Claus was declared insolvent by the North Pole High Court.
No one from the liquidators or Todds Meats were available to comment. Santa on legal advice also has been advised not to speak to the media.
Gwendlethorp the former chief elf said this was devastating news "There is enough suffering but to kill Rudolf, Donner, Blitzen and the rest will just compound this, but we are powerless to stop this"
Industry insiders offered little comfort as one said "This type of reindeer is expensive to maintain and it is the duty of the liquidators to recover monies in any way possible. An offer from a meat company for the reindeer to use in pies would have to be favourably looked upon. There is no room for sentiment in these cases"