Restaurant Sold Dog Meat As Lamb

[Romy]

To be honest I really do not see the difference in a dog getting eaten over a chicken/cow/pig etc. I personally think eating animals is wrong but all animals are equal in my books. It's no more gross than had that been a lamb.

This is interesting, and I agree with it to an extent. My own personal criteria for eating animals are

1. If it has to potential to outlive me, I won't eat it.

2. If it has the potential to outsmart me, I won't eat it.

3. If it is diseased, or has an unknown background (could have been diseased or treated with some funky chems, etc.)

4. If it's a lobster, because they are dang cool.

So that outs alligators, turtles, tortoises, some snakes, octopus, lobster, large parrots, dolphin, some fish, and whale. Weird that none of them are legged mammals. Anyway, my favorite most beloved kind of animal are cattle, and I eat them every day because I'm part of the food chain. Honestly, I really like cattle a lot better than horses, and am not sure why horses are protected from being eaten in some states, as long as they are treated humanely. To my knowledge there is no risk of disease transmission to humans from horse meat.

Back on topic, to me it is gross because those dogs fit #3. Who knows what kind of crap they were eating, vaccinations they had, sicknesses. And being unregulated meat who knows what kind of shape it was in. Also, I have to admit a soft spot for strays/dogs anyway. I wouldn't choose to eat one knowingly, unless it was a survival situation. Even then, I would probably try and train it to kill a raccoon for me or something.

 

[ihartgonzo]

Why does us raising them to be slaughtered make eating them more justified? If we had been raised to have cows in our homes and dogs on our plates we'd all think differently.

I think you answered your own question, there.

If you question the morals of eating livestock & not eating companion animals, in our society... then you might as well question every other moral standard. Let's all run around naked, while kicking babies, and setting things on fire!

If allll animals are equal; are you telling me, you would just as soon save the life of a young chicken destined for slaughter, as you would the life of your own dog? I don't think you would. I think there's a HUGE difference, between the two. One has been raised for centuries as a meat source while one exists solely as a human companion, with numerous other skills that have immensely benefitted mankind. What else does a cow do, besides produce milk & meat? What else does a chicken do, besides produce eggs & meat? Etc, etc, etc. Dogs, on the other hand, are highly social creatures, with the capabilities of moving more livestock with more skill than any machine ever could, with the instinct to protect their family from harm, with the ability to bring happiness to anyone, and to fit into nearly any home, offering unconditional love to their family.

I'm not saying I dislike animals raised for meat. I have met some very sweet cows and sheep. But, honestly, I don't even see livestock and dogs as anywhere near comparable.

 

[Boemy]

I think you answered your own question, there.

If you question the morals of eating livestock & not eating companion animals, in our society... then you might as well question every other moral standard. Let's all run around naked, while kicking babies, and setting things on fire!

That's poor logic. And I say that as an omnivore who eats meat.

 

[ihartgonzo]

That's poor logic. And I say that as an omnivore who eats meat.

Yeah... I guess it was an extreme exaggeration. =P

 

[Boemy]

Oh well, it happens.

 

[Paige]

I think you answered your own question, there.

If you question the morals of eating livestock & not eating companion animals, in our society... then you might as well question every other moral standard. Let's all run around naked, while kicking babies, and setting things on fire!

If allll animals are equal; are you telling me, you would just as soon save the life of a young chicken destined for slaughter, as you would the life of your own dog? I don't think you would. I think there's a HUGE difference, between the two. One has been raised for centuries as a meat source while one exists solely as a human companion, with numerous other skills that have immensely benefitted mankind. What else does a cow do, besides produce milk & meat? What else does a chicken do, besides produce eggs & meat? Etc, etc, etc. Dogs, on the other hand, are highly social creatures, with the capabilities of moving more livestock with more skill than any machine ever could, with the instinct to protect their family from harm, with the ability to bring happiness to anyone, and to fit into nearly any home, offering unconditional love to their family.

I'm not saying I dislike animals raised for meat. I have met some very sweet cows and sheep. But, honestly, I don't even see livestock and dogs as anywhere near comparable.

Have you ever sat down and hungout with a chicken? Because really, they are charming little creatures. Raise one from chickhood. They're wicked. Growing up I had a pet chicken. I loved it.

People keep animals as pets that serve no purpose all the time. Rabbits, for one, are totally useless. They give us nothing. I can understand what you are saying about dogs. They have served us for centuries as faithful companies but what about toy dogs? They are nothing more then little fluffy cuties.

And as for the running around naked part I have nothing against it. If it tickles your fancy go right ahead.

 

[Paige]

That's really the key isn't it? In some cultures eating dogs is the norm, and honestly, there's nothing wrong with that. However, I place more value on a dog over another animal, so I choose not to eat them. This is due to my culture and the fact I've had some amazing relationships with dogs. So as a person, I think everyone makes choices on what they choose to eat. So if I order lamb, I want lamb and not dog.

So it's not a question about whether eating dogs is right or wrong, it's a question about a restaurant lying to it's customers about what it's serving.

I agree. That was wrong of them.

 

[misticaleclipse]

They have served us for centuries as faithful companies but what about toy dogs? They are nothing more then little fluffy cuties.

Most of the small dogs where originally created not as companions
but as "rat" and "mice" catchers. They are not that way today,
and many breeds like the shih tzu are just lap dogs its true,
but it was not always that way.

Frankly if you are going to eat dog meat you may as well be
a cannibal and eat human meat as well, I don't have a different
perspective on the issue than that.

 

[FoxyWench]

They give us nothing. I can understand what you are saying about dogs. They have served us for centuries as faithful companies but what about toy dogs? They are nothing more then little fluffy cuties.

my toy breeds are just as faithfull companions as someone elses border collie, or lab...
their job is to keep me company, that job is just as important as a retrievers, true its a different kind of work...

oh and my nothing more than cute fluffies are also service dogs...
toy breeds has served us faithfully as companions just has every other developed breed, why should they have less rights than others simply because their small.

as for the who point of the post, had this beein in a country where eating dog meat is acceptable and those dogs been raised specificlly for meat production (meaning they have been fed a "healthy" deit vacinated properly raised in clean conditions and not exposed to some potentially dangerous substances, diseses and toxins, AND the people eating the meat were aware it was dog then i cannot fault it, what is a pet to us in is nothign more than lunch in other civilizations.

its the whole taking strays who carry lots of potentially dangerous things from what their eating to what there carrying in their blood streams and on their bodies, slaughtering them and feeding them to unsuspecting unwilling customers who are paying for one thing and getting something completly different and potentialy extreemly hazardous to their health...

 

[DanL]

It's all about where you were raised. Most of us were raised with the thought that dogs are companions. We have to understand that in some societies, dogs are NOT companion animals, and are raised as food. I don't fault those societies for doing what they have done for centuries. Other societies frown on eating cows and pigs, but that doesn't stop us from doing what we do.

 

[misticaleclipse]

It's all about where you were raised. Most of us were raised with the thought that dogs are companions. We have to understand that in some societies, dogs are NOT companion animals, and are raised as food. I don't fault those societies for doing what they have done for centuries. Other societies frown on eating cows and pigs, but that doesn't stop us from doing what we do.

Most of these same societies are the ones that cram dogs in crates where they nearly suffocate and then are slaughtered. We may have issues with our meat and where it comes from, but not nearly as bad as with how some contries treat their food...

Frankly I should get a list of any country that finds it acceptable to serve dog and make sure they are off my travel itinerary because I would probably throw up in a restaurant hearing someone near me ordering dog, sick

 

[Lilavati]

Most of these same societies are the ones that cram dogs in crates where they nearly suffocate and then are slaughtered. We may have issues with our meat and where it comes from, but not nearly as bad as with how some contries treat their food...

Frankly I should get a list of any country that finds it acceptable to serve dog and make sure they are off my travel itinerary because I would probably throw up in a restaurant hearing someone near me ordering dog, sick

You are perfectly welcome to feel ill at hearing that . . . I would feel ill if someone ordered grubs sitting next to me, and I have no ethical problem with eating them at all. However, most of those countries treat ALL their animals like that, not just dogs. If you want to take them off your travel list, don't do it cause they eat dog . . . do it because they are cruel to animals in general. The one that leaps into my mind is . . . China . . . eating dogs is the least of their sins.

 

[Sweet72947]

Greece is pretty bad too.

 

[Lilavati]

Greece is pretty bad too.

They eat dogs in Greece?

 

[Sweet72947]

No, but their concept of animal welfare is atrocious. You can browse this website:

Greek Animal Rescue