As long as the animal, regardless what species, was bred for the purpose of consumption and well cared for all its life and was humanely killed before it ended up on my plate ...I couldn't care less.
I have a dog and cat, used to have birds, fish, guinea pigs and other pets. Not ever going to eat someones pet, but if a cat was specifically bred and "farmed" for consumption then I'd try it. Same with dog.
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The irony of a poster such as Shinra of commenting " isnt ot a bit too much"
A pig is actually far more intelligent than a dog. Pigs are on the intelligence level of a 3-4 year old human.
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Those dog eating festivals should 100% be shut down and be illegal though. Just like a pig eating festival where you skin them and boil them alive should be illegal too.
Nothing wrong but they are killed in brutal ways often.
Wrong isn't the word I'd use.
The word 'wrong' implies morality. Despite what some here have suggested, the morality of eating a dog is completely subjective.
There is nothing objectively wrong - in a moral sense, anyhow - with eating a dog, or a cat, or a bird; at least, not 'more wrong' than eating a cow or a pig.
Clearly this is assuming all of the above were raised as livestock; there is an objective morality argument against eating someone's pet, be it a chicken, a dog, or a goat.
With all of that said; have any of you guys ever tried eating dog?
It sucks. It's gristly and stringy, and as dogs (particularly livestock dogs) are not fatty animals, the meat is generally tough. It has a texture similar to rope. It tastes like pork that is about to cross the border between "maybe okay to eat still" and "you should probably throw this out". To boot, there isn't a great deal of meat on a dog, and dogs take roughly 1 year to reach maturity. That's a long time to get about 3 chicken's worth of meat, when a chicken will cost you a fraction to raise, and can be done in ~8 weeks. Dogs are expensive to feed as well, because their diet requires meat protein. Weigh the costs; you can raise X chickens per every dog you raise. It's not economically viable.
It isn't morally wrong to eat dog. It's just wrong because there are so many other better options out there.
Why do you think it isn't done all over the world? It's not because of the feels; it's because it's economically unsound, the end product is not particularly good even under the best of circumstances, and the fact that other alternatives are superior in virtually every way.
I would eat a gorilla that knew sign language before I ate a dog.
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I know I have a sick mind, but it can't be possible that I'm the only person who continually reads this thread title as, "What's wrong with eating dong?"
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Dogs are cool people. One night my roommate's dog woke me up and started crying. I thought, that's not usual, so I got out of bed. Turns out my roommate was collapsed in the hallway. Dog knew she needed help.
Pigs are very much that smart. I haven't had exactly that experience with a pig, but I have told a pig words in English and the pig nodded and walked away. It was about minding the fence.
In any case, humans are omnivores. We're obligate omnivores. I have been served dog, but I do not choose to eat it.
Dogs are very cool. I'm not saying they are stupid. Just saying pigs are more intelligent so staytuned comments of "For me they're too sentient. Please don't compare a dog to a cow or a pig" is silly when pigs are just as sentient if not more so.
I think the subject is kind of pointless anyway because I view intelligence differently in the animal kingdom. Humans have no right to claim they fully understand the workings of a dolphin for example because their entire reality is completely different. We are land creatures restricted to the ground and we act like we know how a brain that travels in the ocean in any direction with sonar works. Its apples to oranges.
And if it was unclear, Im against eating dog. Apart from the fact its cruel there are far more nutritional meats available. Theres no reason to eat dog in the current market.
Yet we're fine eating shark, maybe because they're the definition of predator with no redeeming quality?
Meanwhile, we eat squid, and they have demonstrated exceptional intelligence.
To be clear, I'm not arguing with you. However, we can look around the world. Goats are also highly intelligent, yet they are among the most consumed meats in the world, above pork.
Eh shark isnt that Kosher, theres just some certain countries that will eat anything in the ocean. Sharks like whale are bad to eat because they are so high up on the food chain its literally taking a gamble every bite as to what you might be getting from that sharks diet.
Squid and goat are intelligent sure. But we need protein from somewhere at the end of the day. As long as the animal is put down quickly and not made to suffer you cant be too judgemental. These places that eat dog though also skin them and boil them alive to get a certain taste out of the meat, its fucked.
I drop squid or octopus into boiling water while they are alive. Difference?
I'll actually answer that question. They aren't animals I'd allow into bed with me. That's it.
Again, I'm not arguing with you. The protein question is important, and squid are perhaps the cheapest and most sustainable source of protein we have. Just be careful, because they might be studying us, and they might have a plan to steal our space program and colonize worlds before us. I'm kidding, not kidding.
It's because they treat Shark Poorly and overfish Shark.
But let's not get high in Moral here about Chinese overfishing Sharks without talking about Carlos Rafael the Codfather and how he owns and manipulates the rules and regulations of fisheries and rules the industry by abusing fishing laws such as over fishing and also the treatment of Fisherman's jobs and owns pretty almost all of the U.S. Fisherman and Fisheries.
Or how the U.S. kill baby chickens.
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