Dog Eating

[JDMS]

In my opinion and experience, it's practically impossible to argue that eating certain animals is ethical while eating other animals is unethical. Intelligence? Forget it... its nearly impossible to quantify and valuing animals by intelligence is a dangerous road. Environmental impact? Then we should all be eating insects. Disease? Good luck. Lots of animals transfer diseases to humans like crazy.

Either eating animals is ethical or its not. I've never heard an argument that convinced me that any animal deserves to be eaten more than another.

 

[ADigitalArtist]

Well they like it I suppose! They're omnivores, not herbivores.

Also they're less efficient at foraging than pigs, whose snouts and forest-hardy bodies are more suited for it. Dogs are more likely to take high nutrient low effort vegetation like berries or peas.

 

[Yerda]

Disgusting.

Boycott what you can!

Boycott dog meat or boycott countries where dogs are eaten?

 

[Father Heathen]

I see dogs as loyal companions thus I'm not keen on the notion of eating them, especially when the conditions and process are cruel. However I do recognize that this is more due to cultural perspective than objective logic.

But cats on the other hand, "bon appetit."

 

[exchemist]

If you read the article there have been outbreaks in China of trichinosis from infected dogs, so the parasite taboo still applies today.

I'm not surprised.

 

[Father Heathen]

Boycott dog meat or boycott countries where dogs are eaten?

Good question. How do you boycott something you haven't been buying in the first place?

 

[Subduction Zone]

I see dogs as loyal companions thus I'm not keen on the notion of eating them, especially when the conditions and process are cruel. However I do recognize that this is more due to cultural perspective than objective logic.

But cats on the other hand, "bon appetit."

There are three cats in my house

Do you know any good recipes? Asking for a friend.

 

[Father Heathen]

There are three cats in my house

Do you know any good recipes? Asking for a friend.

Breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

 

[Father Heathen]

Wonder if you would respond the same if the targeted group was black or Hispanic or LGBTQ rather than Asian???

But the OP didn't target any particular group. That was the point.

 

[Viker]

I see dogs as loyal companions thus I'm not keen on the notion of eating them, especially when the conditions and process are cruel. However I do recognize that this is more due to cultural perspective than objective logic.

But cats on the other hand, "bon appetit."

You
And
I
Have
Just
Become
Bitter
Sworn
Enemies.

 

[Father Heathen]

You
And
I
Have
Just
Become
Bitter
Sworn
Enemies.

 

[Left Coast]

***MOVED TO GENERAL DEBATES***

 

[Twilight Hue]

.....I consider it abhorrent wherever it occurs.

Dogs have been food for centuries, even in Europe during the middle ages, but I do share your disgust in how these fine animals are treated and killed.

 

[Secret Chief]

I see dogs as loyal companions thus I'm not keen on the notion of eating them, especially when the conditions and process are cruel. However I do recognize that this is more due to cultural perspective than objective logic.

But cats on the other hand, "bon appetit."

Don't make me kill you.

 

[Secret Chief]

***MOVED TO GENERAL DEBATES***

Merci beaucoup.

 

[Twilight Hue]

As heartbreaking as it is for me, I would be a hypocrite boycotting or getting proactive about others eating dogs. I occasionally dine on meat myself. Mostly chicken, beef, pork...yanno... typical American cuisine. It is heartbreaking, for me. There are likely others who experience similar emotions when I eat a cow or pig.

At least most people kill their prey before butchering them.

China keeps them alive while boiling and skinning them and throwing the still living and severely traumatized animal on a table in a state of absolute living hell.

 

[Secret Chief]

Boycott dog meat or boycott countries where dogs are eaten?

I sort of meant the latter, on the assumption of not currently being an eater of dog meat.

 

[Yerda]

I sort of meant the latter, on the assumption of not currently being an eater of dog meat.

Ok. I'm not an eater of any meat but I genuinely don't think causing dogs to suffer is worse than the factory farming here, there and everywhere.

Why would you say it is fair to boycott Vietnam, for example, when the UK or Australia, say, have massive cruelty industries?

 

[Revoltingest]

Just an excuse to be anti Asian.

This explains why @sun rise hasn't visited your country.
(He'd be too old, tough, & gamey anyway.)

 

[Father Heathen]

At least most people kill their prey before butchering them.

China keeps them alive while boiling and skinning them and throwing the still living and severely traumatized animal on a table in a state of absolute living hell.

I've read that they believe the suffering enhances the flavor. If true, that's a rather sick and sadistic culture.