Why in the US do we get angry at eating dog when other countries get angry at us for eating cow?

[Anonymous]

Well this country is the USA and our cultural norms towards dogs came from the UK/Germany/Northern Europe.

Why should we change? If anyone here cares to prepare a feast of dog get out of my country.

[Anonymous]

Everyine would not be a vegetarial if they had to slaughter their own meat.

At one time. Most people knew how to slaughter their own meat. Guess what? That didn't turn everyone into vegetarians then and it wouldn't now.

[Anonymous]

It's a totally irrational distinction - dogs bred for food, cows bred for food, salmon farmed for food. That said, even though I'm not a dog person, I'll never eat a dog.

But I'm not a big meat eater anyway - maybe 2-3x a month (whether we're talking poultry, seafood, or red meat)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well this country is the USA and our cultural norms towards dogs came from the UK/Germany/Northern Europe.

Why should we change? If anyone here cares to prepare a feast of dog get out of my country.

PP here who's eaten dog. I'm just as American as you, dear. It's my country, too. My ancestors fought in the Revolutionary War, and I believe the AMERICAN value of freedom means I'll eat whatever I damn please and I'll be staying right here, thanks very much.

[Anonymous]

Is dog meat lean?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well this country is the USA and our cultural norms towards dogs came from the UK/Germany/Northern Europe.

Why should we change? If anyone here cares to prepare a feast of dog get out of my country.

I didn't realize that the USA was only for Northern Europeans. IMO the USA is a melting pot of all types of cultures.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well this country is the USA and our cultural norms towards dogs came from the UK/Germany/Northern Europe.

Why should we change? If anyone here cares to prepare a feast of dog get out of my country.

I will eat anything I damn well please.

If you don't like it get the fuck out of my country.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Western culture considers that eating a dog is cruel, barbaric and disgusting (not illegal, though), but we have no problem eating all other sorts of animals, as long as they are not called pets.­

But for the vast majority of people on earth, cultural values are very different.­ Dog meat is considered a delicacy in some asian cultures (including China, Korea, Philippines, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Mayanmar), and indeed cooked dog meat is very tasty and protein rich.­ Maybe you should try it some day (if you are not vegetarian).­

By the way, I think if westerners had to slaughter the animal themself each time they want to eat meat, there would be a lot more vegetarians! Most people would not even want to kill a chicken!

In Vietnamese, "Th?t chó" means dog meat (Th?t = meat, chó = dog), and you see this sign on countless restaurants and shops around the country.­ In many regions, it is much more common to find dog meat than beef on the market.­

"Food dogs", i.­e.­ dogs raised for meat, are not pets and they have no names.­ They are bred in farms, just like pigs, beefs, lambs, chicken and other farm animals.­ They are probably bred in cages, which may be cruel but is common for most farmed animals anywhere in the world.­ They are put down "humanely" just like any other animal used for food, usually by slitting the throat and beeding the animal until it passes out.

This may be true in some places, but I have seen photos and video of food dogs suffering immeasurably before death. And these particular dogs are not just raised in cages-- they are crammed into wire cages for transport, so crowded that you can't tell how many are actually in the cage.

If you think there aren't pigs, cows, lambs, chickens, and other farm animals also suffering immeasurably before death, crammed into wire cages for transport, so crowded that you can't tell how many are actually in the cage, then you have no idea what the industrialized agriculture system is like.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Western culture considers that eating a dog is cruel, barbaric and disgusting (not illegal, though), but we have no problem eating all other sorts of animals, as long as they are not called pets.­

But for the vast majority of people on earth, cultural values are very different.­ Dog meat is considered a delicacy in some asian cultures (including China, Korea, Philippines, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Mayanmar), and indeed cooked dog meat is very tasty and protein rich.­ Maybe you should try it some day (if you are not vegetarian).­

By the way, I think if westerners had to slaughter the animal themself each time they want to eat meat, there would be a lot more vegetarians! Most people would not even want to kill a chicken!

In Vietnamese, "Th?t chó" means dog meat (Th?t = meat, chó = dog), and you see this sign on countless restaurants and shops around the country.­ In many regions, it is much more common to find dog meat than beef on the market.­

"Food dogs", i.­e.­ dogs raised for meat, are not pets and they have no names.­ They are bred in farms, just like pigs, beefs, lambs, chicken and other farm animals.­ They are probably bred in cages, which may be cruel but is common for most farmed animals anywhere in the world.­ They are put down "humanely" just like any other animal used for food, usually by slitting the throat and beeding the animal until it passes out.

FWIW- slitting a throat or bleeding out is not humane. You must be from a different country.

Slitting animals' throats to bleed them out is what industrial ag considers to be "humane" slaughter.

[Anonymous]

Does anyone have any first hand experience? I think it would be repulsive mentally but if I didn't know it might not be that bad/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Western culture considers that eating a dog is cruel, barbaric and disgusting (not illegal, though), but we have no problem eating all other sorts of animals, as long as they are not called pets.­

But for the vast majority of people on earth, cultural values are very different.­ Dog meat is considered a delicacy in some asian cultures (including China, Korea, Philippines, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Mayanmar), and indeed cooked dog meat is very tasty and protein rich.­ Maybe you should try it some day (if you are not vegetarian).­

By the way, I think if westerners had to slaughter the animal themself each time they want to eat meat, there would be a lot more vegetarians! Most people would not even want to kill a chicken!

In Vietnamese, "Th?t chó" means dog meat (Th?t = meat, chó = dog), and you see this sign on countless restaurants and shops around the country.­ In many regions, it is much more common to find dog meat than beef on the market.­

"Food dogs", i.­e.­ dogs raised for meat, are not pets and they have no names.­ They are bred in farms, just like pigs, beefs, lambs, chicken and other farm animals.­ They are probably bred in cages, which may be cruel but is common for most farmed animals anywhere in the world.­ They are put down "humanely" just like any other animal used for food, usually by slitting the throat and beeding the animal until it passes out.

This may be true in some places, but I have seen photos and video of food dogs suffering immeasurably before death. And these particular dogs are not just raised in cages-- they are crammed into wire cages for transport, so crowded that you can't tell how many are actually in the cage.

If you think there aren't pigs, cows, lambs, chickens, and other farm animals also suffering immeasurably before death, crammed into wire cages for transport, so crowded that you can't tell how many are actually in the cage, then you have no idea what the industrialized agriculture system is like.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Western culture considers that eating a dog is cruel, barbaric and disgusting (not illegal, though), but we have no problem eating all other sorts of animals, as long as they are not called pets.­

But for the vast majority of people on earth, cultural values are very different.­ Dog meat is considered a delicacy in some asian cultures (including China, Korea, Philippines, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Mayanmar), and indeed cooked dog meat is very tasty and protein rich.­ Maybe you should try it some day (if you are not vegetarian).­

By the way, I think if westerners had to slaughter the animal themself each time they want to eat meat, there would be a lot more vegetarians! Most people would not even want to kill a chicken!

In Vietnamese, "Th?t chó" means dog meat (Th?t = meat, chó = dog), and you see this sign on countless restaurants and shops around the country.­ In many regions, it is much more common to find dog meat than beef on the market.­

"Food dogs", i.­e.­ dogs raised for meat, are not pets and they have no names.­ They are bred in farms, just like pigs, beefs, lambs, chicken and other farm animals.­ They are probably bred in cages, which may be cruel but is common for most farmed animals anywhere in the world.­ They are put down "humanely" just like any other animal used for food, usually by slitting the throat and beeding the animal until it passes out.

FWIW- slitting a throat or bleeding out is not humane. You must be from a different country.

Slitting animals' throats to bleed them out is what industrial ag considers to be "humane" slaughter.

+1. This is exactly why I am vegan and I thank the Lord every day for giving me this life to realize I shouldn't eat or abuse animals.

[Anonymous]

Why isn't anyone talking about eating CATS -- the other white meat?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why isn't anyone talking about eating CATS -- the other white meat?

Clearly I'm a dog lover, as this caused me to laugh out loud.


--Vegan, so no plans to eat any of the above referenced animals.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well this country is the USA and our cultural norms towards dogs came from the UK/Germany/Northern Europe.

Why should we change? If anyone here cares to prepare a feast of dog get out of my country.

Technically it's not your country

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well this country is the USA and our cultural norms towards dogs came from the UK/Germany/Northern Europe.

Why should we change? If anyone here cares to prepare a feast of dog get out of my country.

PP here who's eaten dog. I'm just as American as you, dear. It's my country, too. My ancestors fought in the Revolutionary War, and I believe the AMERICAN value of freedom means I'll eat whatever I damn please and I'll be staying right here, thanks very much.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Everyine would not be a vegetarial if they had to slaughter their own meat.

At one time. Most people knew how to slaughter their own meat. Guess what? That didn't turn everyone into vegetarians then and it wouldn't now.

Yes but at that time food was scarce, so meat was the only option for many, atleast in some seasons.
In the modern world with the year round deluge of food, that necessity does not exist.