Dog Meat
I've actually eaten dog a few times before -- once in California, once in southern China, and in South Korea, but never as the focus of a meal. So I rounded up a few brave men for a trip out to "Koreatown" in Shanghai, where there are several restaurants specializing in dog meat. I asked a few ladies to join us, but they all had excuses ... what's up with that? Is dog meat macho?
We ordered 5 courses of dog meat -- hot pot (raw dog meat you put into a boiling pot to cook briefly), dog soup, stir-fried dog, dog chops, and grilled BBQ dog. I enjoyed the grilled dog best. Good tender prime cuts of doggy deliciousness!
Dog soup:
Dog hot pot (spicy-hot dog):
Grilled dog meat:
The other 3 gentlemen who joined me for the dog dinner all agreed the meat was delicious. It was their first time. You're probably curious, so yeah, we're all from countries other than China -- Italy, Australia, Malaysia, and USA. Each of us agreed we'd eat dog meat again.
We asked for details on the dogs we were eating, but all we could get was "they're big dogs." Judging from the amount of meat in the portions, one would assume they're big dogs. No idea what breed. Maybe a mutt? Anyone know which breed tastes best? Does it seem like I'm a lazy researcher? If you've ever had first-hand experience with waitstaff in Shanghai, you can't blame me...
In fact ... Our slightly neurotic waitress spilled an entire bowl of boiling hot dog soup into Mr. M's lap. Poor fellow smelled like dog all night after that, so probably didn't find a date, even at everyone's favorite meat market "Windows" bar. Lots of dogs there, but everyone scores.
Here's a list of recipes for dog meat. What do they mean by "digested dogmeat" in "Dogmeat cooky" ?? And wow, they have "Dogmeat cosmetics"...
Now, we're aware that some of our readers are offended by the culinary consumption of dogs. Is there a reason why you are offended, but not when someone eats a chicken or a cow? Is it because of the culture you come from? Some cultures forbid eating pigs, others cows. Pigs are intelligent animals at the top of the food chain, and can make good pets. And chickens are cute. So, what's your beef with eating dog?
Mr. J, a white boy, enjoying fresh cooked dog:
Yes, some Europeans eat dog. French. Swiss.
During the Olympics and World Cup Soccer in South Korea, there were protests (by foreigners mostly), and to save face, the government asked Koreans to avoid eating dog meat during the events. However, "Many people have argued that international organizations such as FIFA and PETA have no right to interfere with an ancient Korean custom, maintaining that the only difference between slaughtering a dog for food and slaughtering a cow or a pig or other animal is the culture in which it is done." [Wikipedia]
Here is an organization devoted to stopping dog meat consumption: Anti-Dog Meat Movement.
Most of the agruments against eating dog meat seem to focus on the poor, inhumane treatment of the dogs before they die, or how they are killed. I agree. That totally sucks. But how is that any different from how all the other animals-for-consumption are treated? And protesting dog meat consumption is a different issue than the bad treatment of dogs. I say protest the inhumane treatment of animals, all animals. Otherwise, let them eat dog.
The dog restaurant we ate at is at 290 Ziteng Lu, near Wuzhong Lu, Shanghai.
* Addition, July 2007 -- Looks like this post finally caused the controversy I expected it to -- and I mean expected, not necessary "desired" -- although I think part of this whole project is to spark a dialog. Also, as I expected, I haven't seen what I'd consider a reasonable, factual, logical argument against eating dog. Some of the responses are comic -- I have an ugly evil face? Dogs are angels? Because it's illegal? -- keep'm coming folks! I am not necessarily pro-dog-eating, I just don't see any reason NOT to. And I certainly don't see any reason to force someone else not to.
Now here's additional questions to consider -- what do dogs eat? What do you dog lovers feed your pets? What happens to those animals, and how do they live and get slaughtered? Also, do you consider it cruel to feed dogs a vegan diet?
We've got a newer post about Dog Meat here.
posted by Michael @ 6:08 AM
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212 Comments:
Is dog meat macho?
I don't know about Chinese or Korean culture, but in Vietnamese culture, yeah..dog meat is macho. In Vietnam, eating dog meat is usually eaten a male-bonding "let's drink a lot of beer and talk about titties" kinda situation. While women may sometimes eat it, it's still considered more of a "man" thing.
That was a doggone interesting post.Pun intended.
your sick
Here's another organization devoted to stopping dog meat consumption:
http://www.dogmeattrade.com/
AFAIK, dog meals have become a macho thing among Korean people. Female refusal to eat dog, I would say, has a lot to do with the modern, twisted, genuinely Asian obsession for feminine "cuteness" and all that dogcrap, as dogmeat is said to (I quote from some Koreans I met in Chengdu) "give you lots of energy and make your body hair grow stronger. And your dick too MWAHAHAH".
Having nothing against dogmeat consumption myself, I must say, though, that the article about French people eating dog plain SUCKS and doesn't help at all to the noble task of making a fool (the fool she is) out of BB.
As any functional adult would notice, all the references to dog-eating French people are related to FAMINE and WAR periods, more specifically, to the 1870 Prussian siege of Paris. Of course, the last two or three "pieces of evidence" ("people are said to eat dog somewhere...", "also it is said that some...", etc.) don't even deserve the least attention. Does the fact that under extreme conditions a group of Uruguayans and Chileans allegedly ate human meat turn Uruguayans and Chileans into human-meat-eaters?
Yes, but this is true for most weird meat ... started out as survival necessity, like spiders and raw cow blood in Cambodia during famine. In many cultures, the people continue to consume these foods even though the famine is over. I linked to the accounts of French and Swiss dog eaters -- but no I would not call Californians cannibals because of the Donner Party. I also wouldn't call all Koreans "dog-eaters" even though it's a common menu item.
I hope all of you that ate dogs. would all go to hell. I wish those poor dogs could come back in their next life time and eat the peoples that ate them!!!!
If there's ever animal in the world that should NOT EVER be eaten, that would be dogs. Please do think about which animal, statistically has ever served man in the way that dogs have throughout history. In every culture there would be stories of devoted dogs who sit by their master's grave till the end of the dogs' lives (Scotland, Tokyo, England). Alot of services today use dogs to help men- tracker dogs for rescue work, sniffer dogs for for collapsed buildings in earthquakes, police & army dogs who go in first to detect explosives, and most of all therapy dogs in hospitals, old age homes and hospices. Anyone who cannot see this is not a human. Anyone who brings in cultural relativism whenever there is protest about dogs in places like Korea is not human.
During Hurricane Katrina, I cried when I read of people who were forced to abandon their dogs. If I were in that situation, I would rather die together with my dog than to abandon him.
But ironically, there are cult practices and underground places that eat human flesh. Alot of these places in fact, don't need to kill the humans to eat their flesh. You can either mutilate yourself of another person just to taste human flesh.
So, let me ask you- will you do it? No killing of anyone, just cook a piece of someone, a slice of their flesh and eat it. Surely if you can EVEN CONTEMPLATE eating dogs, (who, I think are angels sent down from heaven to help man), you should be able to eat human flesh too. No killing of any humans. Just slice the flesh up of the one you love and cook it and eat it. You can even get a surgeon and put your loved one under anaethesia (sp?) to do so. Go on, go ahead. And report in your next installment of weirdmeat.
To me there is NO COMPROMISE when it comes to dogs.
But but... I'm a human and a dog is a dog, i.e. not a human. Dogs belong to a different species than humans demonstrated by the futility of trying to procreate with dogs, i.e. no viable offspring can be produced. Your argument about the value of dogs as companions throughout human history is valid but then you had to spoil it all by saying something stupid like... *analogy with cannabalism*.
That has to be one of the most ridiculous things i have ever heard - Firstly to compare eating an dog breed for meat and a piece of a live human. Haha... you muppet, whatever your into you psyco!!!
Secondly, you would rather have died in Katrina than have saved yourself and left your dog to die....? And you cried about peoples dogs dying..?! What about the people who died!? I guess they were just a little unfortunate, it was the poor dogs left by their neglecting owners that we should really be worried about right!? You really are a clown.
Finally if all dogs are angels sent from heaven pls explain this to me - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/merseyside/6222319.stm
I'm not in favour of eating dogs but neigher am I in favour of deciding for another culture that they are no longer entitled to eat a meal ("angels" sent from heaven or not) they have eaten for thousands of years.
Would be grateful if you could reply and admit your stupidity and insensitivity to everyone who was unfortunate enough to have read all that crap you wrote.
u dawggg, I have yet to try the real dog meat here in So Cal, I had some immitation ones though..eergh, cheers :)
Save Man's Best Friend from the Dog Meat Trade - Say YES to House Bill 2991
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/879609320
please visit and sign to help stop the dog meat trade in the Philippines. Those who sign will be supporting a House Bill currently pending in Congress to impose stiffer penalties against the dog meat traders. It is urgent that we obtain, at a minimum, 50,000 signatures by April 30, 2007. Elections will be held in the Philippines in May 2007, and we want to place an international spotlight and global pressure on the country and its government.
The dog meat trade, once regarded as an infrequent religious practice, has become a commercialized industry that kills over 500,000 dogs a year! Although dog meat is not eaten by the majority of the Filipino citizens, it is considered a delicacy to certain areas of the country. The handling, treatment and act of violence to secure and sell dog meat is unimaginable and not for the faint of heart.
Once we obtain the necessary signatures, we will be coordinating with others in the Philippines to bring media attention to the petition and the dog meat trade before the elections on May 14, 2007.
It is our hope that this community can rally together and sign the petition. We ask everyone to sign the petition, post in groups, e-mail friends and create the international public awareness needed to stop this practice. Thank you.
Sincerely,
www.DOGMEATTRADE.com
Sounds yummy.
Btw, I own a chicken (really), I love my chicken, can you sign my petition to ban the sale of chicken meat? It's barbaric!
www.savethechickens.org
I'd rather die than loose my chicken, his name is Frankie.
Huh. Personally, I don't think I could ever eat dog. I've got problems with eating things that I consider "cute." Eels, dogs, cats, snakes, etc. I can't eat any of those.
However, after having helped my cousinw ith his farm many times, I have learned that cows are nasty, evil creatures. So are chickens. Every burger or chicken strip I eat is an act of vengeance against those damned things.
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I completely agree that dogs in general have proven their loyalty, devotion and service to Man in countless ways throughout history all over the world. Anyone who eats dogs betrays Man's best friend in the worst way imagineable and should never be trusted alone with another human. A dog eater is a sick human that would not think twice about eating live flesh or killing another human simply to fill his gut or the largest dark and ugly hole in the middle of his face. One can only hope that someday sick humans like you will choke to death.
To those of you insulting this post:
Dog meat is common in many cultures, and many people eat it. He is not the only person. If you want to stop people from eating dog meat, sign the petition. He even provided one for you. You should stop talking and start taking action.
I am against eating dog meat, and cat, snake, horse, and hamsters/guinea pigs...
Of course, you can't tell me its no different than eating cows and pigs, because I am well aware of that. I am vegetarian. Of course, that gives no reason to 'hate' or wish harmful things upon those who eat meat.
And keep in mind, you never know until you try it. It is the same thing as trying to stop cultures eating other animals, or Americans to stop eating cow, or Japanese to stop drinking sake.
I promise that the world isn't going to end every time a person eats an animal. Take a deep breath, calm down, and think. Before you post.
(cont. from above) One more thing...
Cannibalism is one eating his/hers own species. Human and dogs are not the same species. Those of you who think that are the sick ones, canines and people do not breed. They do not communicate efficiently. A dog can't take over your business, or rule a country. Eating dogs is different than eating people. If you think those are the same, you are a sad sad person. And don't even start going off on me, because there wasn't a year in my life I went without a pet. Currently I have 4 well trained happy dogs. That are never going in anyones mouth as long as I can help it. ^_^ Cultures are different so come to accept that. Some things that you eat may be disgustful and hell controlled!- to other people.
Cannibalism is a common practice in some cultures...
People who are anti-dog eating have waaaayyyyy too much time on their hands. Only people who have never in their miserable fat lives gone hungry worry about such crap as this.
Eat more dog! Save Chickens!
I just got back from Korea. I had some really good dog meat while I was there. I would take it over beef any day! I wish I knew were to get some good dog meat back here in the USA. By the way - my wife said I was huge (if you know what I mean) when I got home. So I think it is true about what they say, "Its good for man's vitality."
...nay sayers should really try dog meat 1st before they make so much noise against it. If they knew how good dog tastes they would probably eat their own dog when no one is looking. Just kidding, its probably not cool to eat your pet dog.
I am shocked at all the people that gave you crap about this. How many devout Hindus would come to the US and be shocked and appaled to see people eating there sacred animal?!
Good for you for looking at a bigger world view. Though I dont' know I could stomach it unless starving. Having been too close to too many dogs. Still...........BRAVO!
I love the cannibal post. This person is so stupid that they think eating a dog is cannibalism. Now if I ate my neighbors leg :-) then that would be cannibalism. The bigger question is whether or not I should use soy sauce on a human.
That is amazingly awesome...I want to try some and I'm a female!I like to try different kinds of food and all of you people who think its wrong can stop worrying about it and live your life and eat some dog!
I think that's all a matter of culture...
in some places, dogs are pets, other places they are a meal and others they are pets and meals... just like fish, chicken and cow...
tehre is no difference between dog meat and cow meat!! nor is there a difference between the way they are brutally treated before they die!! THATS WHY WE SHOULD ALL BE VEGANS!! =)i hate meat but i love your site though!
I am an animal lover and more than most people I have had to deal with animal cruelty, afterall I have worked with animals for over 6 years so I have seen my fair share of cruelty cases. However I firmly believe that rather than thinking the killing and eating (and to be honest the using of animal products) is cruel perhaps we should be more concerned at the way the keeping and slaughter is carried out. After all if an animal has had a good quality of life (no matter how short) then killed humanely how can this be cruel, every living thing has to eventually die. Also why is it acceptable in our culture to eat pigs, chickens and cows? Perhaps it is because over time we have grown used to the fact these animals have been used for meat, is this not the same for Koreans (and other countires) regarding dog meat. I believe that for the dog meat (and even furr trade) perhaps people are (pardon the pun) barking up the wrong tree and instead forgetting that there will always be a demand, so rather than putting a stop to this trade lets try and make it as humane as possible. I think it is completely unfair to make other cultures change their food habits, think of how many Americans that would be up in arms if McDonalds and TacoBell were to be banned because of another Country believing it is not suitable food.
I'm against eating an animal which has suffered because of one's dietary likings.
Dogs and cats are often beaten to death, skinned alive, or thrown fully conscious in a boiling water. ( China has no animal welfare law. ) See for yourselves : http://www.all-creatures.org/anex/dog.html
( And for that matter, I don't eat any meat. )
In China dog meat doesn't appear to have the macho thing going. My wife got a half of a dog (huge beast -- I'd guess some kind of Alsatian) as a Spring Festival gift from a considerate student. (We also got half a goat.) She and my mother-in-law were happy to get the dog and my mother-in-law cooked it up into a hotpot pretty quickly.
Dog meat tastes really good. I like it better than beef. As for the anti-dog-meat types? I really wish I could present my ass over the 'Web so you could kiss it.
haha you are all sickos just for being in this blog...yes including me.
I don't have a problem with other people eating dog meat where it's customary and legal, but the fact that you ate dog meat in California, where it is NOT legal, makes you a criminal.
I don't know how you could possible engulf a creature that you know is typically a kind and loyal friend to the human being. Some dogs even possess human like qualities.... they're always wagging their tails and baying for their masters... how could you be so sick as to do this?
If you eat dogs, you are sick and twisted. I don't care if it's legal in certain countries or not. It is still sick and wrong. I would hope anyone who would do such a thing would NOT ever own a dog as a pet. You disgust me.
To say that the consumption of dog meat and the inhumanity and cruelness of the dogs death are two different things is WRONG!! its like saying you look at CHILD PORN but you're not as bad because you never took the photos. ITS THE SAME THING YOU IDIOT. Its not part of koreas culture to eat dog meat, they only started eating in around 60 years ago during food shortage and WW2 and most koreans dont eat it. Anyway the point is the way these dogs are killed for you're stupid consumption is disgusting, I can tolorate this sort of thing to a bare minimum IF the dogs had been bred and farmed in an acceptable humane manner but what the F%&*K!! these people skin dogs alive for some insane reason, hang them from trees and bridges, hooks through their chin hung up and and ripped open all in the name of better tasting meat because these idiots think it will taste better. Who's gonna tell them it makes not difference. You wouldnt stand and watch you're neighbour who's invited you over for a meal that night prepare dog meat dinner in that manner and then enjoy the meal would you? Anyway all I can say about you mate is...youre an ignorant idiot keep you're eating habits to yourself and dont offend people like myself who has respect for man's best friend.
Its bad when he eats dogs but its ok when he eats cows? I don't get it...
it doesnt matter if you do have a problem with it`
what is done is done and will continue to be done regardless of your small minded opinions
ethnocentrism: process of judging another culture by the standards of your own
in other words, you can't understand the traditions, culture, and the way of life bc you don't live there
and that definitely doesn't give anyone a right to judge..
you have the choice not to follow or agree with what other people do
but you dont have the right to judge if it's right or wrong
i love this blog
as an American, i find the practice of eating dogs disgusting and morally reprehensible.
Dogs have been our companions, helpers, and family for millenia. They haven't been bred for agricultural purposes, they have been bred to aid us, comfort us, protect us. They're more loyal and loving than our fellow human beings.
Thats why it seems so repulsive. How readily would you eat a family member?
RE:STELLIE
it doesnt matter if you do have a problem with it`-YES IT DOES
what is done is done and will continue to be done regardless of your small minded opinions -SO? AND YOUR POINT BEING...? EVERYONE IS ENTITLED TO THEIR OPINION THATS WHAT THIS BLOGS FOR.
ethnocentrism: process of judging another culture by the standards of your own - WHAT DO YOU MEAN? EVERY BEING ON THIS EARTH UNDERSTANDS THAT TORTURE INFLICTED ON ANY OTHER BEING IS A BAD AND WRONG THING AND IF THEY DONT THEN THEY ARE A CULTURE THAT IS NOT WORTH RESPECTING, WOULD YOU SAY THAT ABOUT HITLER AND NAZI GERMANY? THEY BELIEVED WHAT THEY WAS DOING WAS RIGHT AT THE TIME (Through propaganda might I add) YET HUMAN INSTINCT IN ANY CULTURE AND GERMANY TODAY AS WE KNOW IT KNOWS OTHERWISE AND WOULDNT ACCEPT THAT.
in other words, you can't understand the traditions, culture, and the way of life bc you don't live there. -EATING DOG MEAT IS NOT A TRADITION IN SOUTH KOREA NEITHER IS THE WAY THE DOGS ARE KILLED (which is the main issue I have wth this)ITS A MYTH AND MISCONCEPTION
and that definitely doesn't give anyone a right to judge..MOST PEOPLE ON THIS BLOG ARE NOT JUDGING A CULTURE ANYHOW DUH..THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE UNESSACARY VIOLENCE IN WHICH THE DOGS ARE KILLED.
you have the choice not to follow or agree with what other people do
but you dont have the right to judge if it's right or wrong. ITS HUMAN NATURE TO NOT AGREE WITH TORTURE MURDER AND BRUTALLITY. DO YOU AGREE WITH IT? ARE YOU SADISTIC OR SUMTHIN?
ARE YOU A DO-GOODER UNI STUDENT STUDYING SOCIOLOGY OR SUMTHIN? BET YOU ARE AND IF YOU ARE I GOT SOMTHING TO SAY TO YOU...I RESPECT EVERY CULTURE ON THIS EARTH I DONT ALWAYS HAVE TO AGREE WITH CERTAIN ASPECTS OF IT. IF YOU SOLD YOUR PET DOG TO A KOREAN KNOWING FULL WELL HE WAS GONNA SKIN THE POOR THING ALIVE WOULD YOU SAY 'WELL ITS THEIR CULTURE, GOTTA RESPECT THAT'?
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Michael T. Richter said...
In China dog meat doesn't appear to have the macho thing going. My wife got a half of a dog (huge beast -- I'd guess some kind of Alsatian) as a Spring Festival gift from a considerate student. (We also got half a goat.) She and my mother-in-law were happy to get the dog and my mother-in-law cooked it up into a hotpot pretty quickly.
Dog meat tastes really good. I like it better than beef. As for the anti-dog-meat types? I really wish I could present my ass over the 'Web so you could kiss it.
OK FIRST OF ALL YOU ARE ONLY ACCEPTING THIS BECAUSE YOU MARRIED A DOG EATER.
COULD YOU SKIN A DOG ALIVE? BLUDGEON IT TO DEATH OR JUST STAB IT AND RIP ITS INSIDES OUT WHILE STILL ALIVE? I'D LIKE TO HAVE SEEN YOU MURDER THAT DOG YOU ATE IN THE MANNER IT WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. YOU WOULDNT HAVE DONE IT. YOU CAN TALK THE TALK BUT CAN YOU WALK THE WALK? -I DOUBT IT
MY FATHER WAS A SLAUGHTERMAN, WE LIVED ON A FARM AND I WOULD SOMETIMES WATCH MY FATHER KILL A SHEEP FOR OUR OWN CONSUMPTION, I EVEN WOULD HELP CARRY DEAD BABY LAMBS FROM A EWE'S STOMACH AND BURY THEM. I STARTED DOIN THIS AT 5.
POINT IS, MY FATHER ALWAYS LOOKED AFTER ANY ANIMAL HE FARMED AND HE TAUGHT ME TO KILL THEM SWIFTLY SO THE ANIMAL WOULD NOT BE IN PAIN AND WITH AS MUCH RESPECT AS POSSIBLE AFTER ALL THAT ANIMAL IS PROVIDING US WITH FOOD.
I AM USED TO ANIMALS BEING SLAUGHTERED BUT TO SEE THE CARNAGE AND VIOLENCE IN THE WAY THEM DOGS ARE FARMED AND 'MURDERED' IS DISGUSTING, ITS NOT A CUSTOM TO KILL THEM IN THIS WAY AND THE PEOPLE WHO DO THIS ARE NOT CAVEMEN -YET THEY ACT LIKE IT. WE LIVE IN A CIVILIZED WORLD THERE IS NO NEED FOR IT. KOREANS CHINESE FILIPINO'S ALIKE UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPT OF TORTURE, PAIN AND VIOLENCE. THEY KNOW WHAT THEY ARE INFLICTING ON THESE SPECIAL ANIMALS WHEN THEY KILL THEM -THEY ARE NOT UNAWARE. EVERY BEING ON THIS EARTH EVEN THE DOGS KNOW THAT IT IS VIOLENCE AND THIS IS THE ASPECT OF THIS DEBATE AND IF YOU UNAWARE OF THAT THEN YOUR DUMBER THAN I THOUGHT.
"I might disagree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it." Voltaire ...
btw...dog's naturally are not for human consumption...read on
Veterinarian Dr. Arturo Pangan Tuesday warned the public about the deadly diseases that may be transmitted through eating dog meat.
Pangan warned that eating dog meat might not only cause rabies. "Eating dog meat may cause anthrax, hepatitis, leptospirosis (through the urine), and internal parasites."
He added that vrucellosis, a virus that causes abortion in both human and animals, might also be contracted through eating dog meat, especially stray ones.
"However, the most dangerous are the E. Coli 107 virus and the salmonella virus, most common in contaminated meat," he said.
Meanwhile, Dr. Roberto Umali, regional director of the National Meat Inspection Commission, also stressed that dog meat is inedible because of high risks of catching many diseases that are present in dog meat and not in cattle poultry and pork.
AND WHO SAYS EATING DOG MEAT IS OK?
A BLOODY FOOL, THATS WHAT I SAY - YOU MAY AS WELL GO EAT RAW SEWAGE OUT OF YOUR TOILET. YUMMY
Just a reply and comment to the young lady Stellie she said:
'ethnocentrism: process of judging another culture by the standards of your own '
in regards to eating dog meat in a few asian countries and the means they use to slaughter these anumals. I assume your assumption is based on relative moralism. This behavior is absolute moralism - its is wrong and its is every humans right to disagree with this behavior. In certain countries parents can murder their daughters if they refuse to be forced to marry and are killed for violation of their custom.
I assume you think this type of behavior is correct along with the lines of ethnocentrism.
ok humans and animals are different, humans are the most itelligent species, but does that give us the right to act out such atrocities on another being?
It does not matter where you live in the world, every person on this earth has a right to feel outraged by this type violence regardless of the law that governs the land in which the atrocities are carried out.
If you were to do your homework like a good little student girl you are and read the facts about this behavior you would understand that this practice has no long cultural history in many of the countries where its happening is illegal and is practised by a small minority of people - the majority of these populations do nott agree with it.
So you may as well be backing up Al Queda, the comparison is the same. A small minority of a larger population practicing immoral behavior.
and just to add to the above comment I made, it's all about the slaughter of these animals and the inhummane manner in which they are carried out. By all means eat dog if they must (not that I agree) but do it as hummanly as possible is the key debate in this issue.
Also just another add on there (i've got alot to say but I'll keep it as short as possible)
Stellie also said
"you have the choice not to follow or agree with what other people do
but you dont have the right to judge if it's right or wrong"
Ok you must be looking at this from a christian point of view/angle i.e judge not least ye be judged yourself.
I am a christian myself btw - god gave us the knowledge of the difference between right and wrong to know the difference would be to judge it. You have to have some sort of judgement to understand the difference. I thinks its wrong to commit an act of violence on any being because god gave me that knowledge. I am not judgeing on a personal level but on the aspect of the act itself.
as much as these people relish the slaughter and consumption of dogs..I would relish in the slaughter of my fellow man that would commit such an act..does this make me an evil person?..if so..I welcome the criticism...
I dont believe that being a civilized person and not a hypocrite you would do such a thing. For you would be just as evil as those who inflict this disgusting behaviour.
Dogs are stupid animals who's instincts become manipulated. They are in no way independent, and can't survive alone in the wild. Their morons. It's cats that're sad when eatn'. Independent, acknowledging, and very self-expressive. Fuck dogs, and fuck dog owners that get get over their million to one stupid dog.
i am trying to be objective here
i understand why those would have a problem with eating certain animals
but my point is that different socieities do not view those animals with the labels given by western culture
for example,
you may say a dog is a family member, loyal companion
but there ARE others who have different opinions
to them a dog can be comsumed for medical beliefs, or the meat is no different than from other animals
by which i mention ethnocentrism
you are judging other practices by what you belive is right (your standard)
so, yes i know eating a dog is not a tradition
you've taken what i posted too literary
i guess to my mistake, i assumed my post was just to give a different outlook
however,
i doubt you will ever admit to understand my point of view
bc you are too narrow minded to acknowledge other opinions but your own
and yes you do NOT have the right to judge on anything whether it is what people eat to who they are
a do-gooder student?
give me a break
i wish i could keep rambling and dish out more crap to go against waht you wrote
but i come to this blog to laugh and read about the guy's experiences with food
and i rather do that
-stellie
Re: Stellie
i understand why those would have a problem with eating certain animals
but my point is that different socieities do not view those animals with the labels given by western culture
SORRY ITS NOT THEIR CONCEPT OF THE ANIMAL I AM TALKING ABOUT, ITS THE CRUELTY THATS INFLICTED ON THE ANIMAL - DID YOU NOT GET THAT OR SOMETHING?
for example,
you may say a dog is a family member, loyal companion
but there ARE others who have different opinions
to them a dog can be comsumed for medical beliefs, or the meat is no different than from other animals
YES FINE, NO PROBS - BUT AGAIN ITS THE CRUELTY.
by which i mention ethnocentrism
you are judging other practices by what you belive is right (your standard) ONE QUESTION - DO YOU CONDONE MUSLIM EXTREMISTS BEHAVIOUR? OR DO YOU THINK ITS OK BECAUSE ITS PART OF THEIR PRACTICES? GIVE ME A BREAK DONT BE A HYPOCRITE DO YOU BELIEVE THAT THE ASPCA OR RSPCA SHOULD BE NON-EXISTINT BECAUSE THEY ARE INFRINGING ON OTHER PEOPLES PARCTICES OR BELIEFS WHEN THEY ARE CRUEL TO AN ANIMAL? - THESE ARE HUGE ORGANIZATIONS I WONDER ON WHAT GROUNDS THEY GOT WHERE THEY ARE TODAY ON IF BY YOUR STANDARDS THEY ARE WRONG TO DO THAT?
so, yes i know eating a dog is not a tradition
you've taken what i posted too literary
i guess to my mistake, i assumed my post was just to give a different outlook HOW DID I TAKE THAT LITERARY?
however,
i doubt you will ever admit to understand my point of view
bc you are too narrow minded to acknowledge other opinions but your own. SO ANYONE WHO DEBATES ISSUES IS NARROW MINDED...OK ALSO LOOK WHO'S JUDGING WHO NOW? HYPCRITE,
and yes you do NOT have the right to judge on anything whether it is what people eat to who they are
READ ABOVE, ENOUGH SAID.AND WHO THE HELL WAS I JUDGING?
i wish i could keep rambling and dish out more crap to go against waht you wrote
LIKE WHAT? THAT I AM WRONG TO BELIEVE CRUELTY AND TORTURE IS WRONG? I AM WRONG TO EXPRESS MY CONCERN ABOUT THE ISSUE. NOBODY IS JUDGING ANYONE HERE ITS A CONCERN FOR THE ANIMAL TO BE TREATED HUMANLY IF THEY EAT IT OR NOT - ANY ANIMAL, DONT YOU GET UNDERSTAND THAT AT LEAST?
but i come to this blog to laugh and read about the guy's experiences with food
and i rather do that
DO THAT THEN, IM NOT LAUGHING THOUGH, NOT AT THE WAY THAT MEAT HE ATE WAS KILLED.
yeah you got double standards aright.
I have'nt really seen any post judging any cultures on their traditon. I agree with above, its not very humane to kill an animal that way.
I think Stella is a bigot I think the others are tolerant of others opinions but disagree with the practises, but Stella is just being a bigot - the world needs people to speak out against things that are wrong. Thats not being judgemental or a bigot - its just trying to get a message across.
Keep up the good work- whomever you are, the world needs more people that are'nt so PC mad.
All that looks pretty good! I think the only thing you ate that I wouldn't eat are all the bugs. I'm a big, fat pussy and I'm terrified of bugs, why would I want to put that in my mouth?
By looking at the features of faces and eyes of such 'gentlemen' (my ass) i can see only frustration and evilness:
ugly, pervert, putrid souls that have fun 'breaking the rules' like traumatized unloved half men (macho).
Just one question: - Is you life worth living?
Although i would not wish pain and death to my worst enemy, i could wish that to you, but a slow one, like what
experienced by those slices of 'weird meat' you ate with such fantasy and delight.
i wish you could see the pictures i have on hands of those creatures before you ate them, you'd probably go
throw up, and maybe some of the repressed embedded 'common sense' you might still have (hard) would
finally come up. Yours and that of the assholes like you that consume eat without knowing, or even worse
knowing. By the way, there is no dog meat that hasn't been butchered in horrifying ways. You eat that, you have
horror in you.
First of all, Mr. or Ms. Caps Lock up there... (http://images.wikia.com/uncyclopedia/images/e/e1/Thatsmaddoxcaps1.JPG)
People, you cannot compare killing your daughters and eating dog meat as the same thing. People are sentient beings; dogs are not.
Why is eating dog meat wrong? Can someone here prove it to me? So far I see emotional arguments (It's SICK! AHH!!!), Orientalist argument (Dogs have been companion animal since the beginning of time(... Yeah, in Europe maybe)), and Red Herrings (Dog meat industry is so cruel! (And? That's an argument against how dogs are treated before slaughter. What about dog meat consumption itself?).
Unless you subscribe to the Vegetarian/Vegan view (and if you are, thank you for judging the rest of us with an ideology you cannot possibly prove with logic), eating dog is no different than eating any animals.
For someone up there who claimed eating dogs is not traditional:
http://www.china.org.cn/english/imperial/25995.htm
If you are talking Korean tradition exclusively, what is your proof?
I've been reading your site for some time and am always fascinated by all the strange meats you find. I do admit, I could never ever bring myself to eat some of those things, but I admire your courage! : )
I really don't understand why this post has created so much controversy...Sure, it is dog meat. But you have also written about chick embroyos, birds, and horse meat. Animals which can all be just as attached to humans as dogs.
I wish people would take a step back and look at what they are saying...We consume cows, chickens, and pigs on a daily basis. Hundreds upon thousands are slaughtered daily, and they're cute too, no?
"But they're bred for that! They don't understand human interaction!" Ok...couldn't dogs be bred for consumption then? Just like cows? If you're going to be writing a rant about the eating of dogs, when its been a traditional custom in that country forever, to all those people, I suggest you start writing rants to your favourite fast food resturants as well. Cows are sacred to hindus, right? Yet...we put them to grinders and chop them all up seeing them as just a mere food source.
Think people, use your mind! Eat your goddamn food, and stop worrying about what the man eats! If you're so worried about consuming animals, fry up a toddler, I'm sure it'd be just as tasty. : )
Bum from Korea - Eating dog does not come from some big line of tradition moron and your link is dead. Also you miss the great big whole f$%king point of my rant (im ms capslock)IT IS the way they are killed I have a problem with - jesus you people just miss the point intirely, you know you cant argue with that so you sidetrack it. I dont care if they eat sh!T, cows, pigs, sheep or dog. Its a question of human nature when they know they inflict pain onto another being for no good reason. I cant see why you dont understand that. Its pathetic. Its sadistic and its immoral, I dont care if asian cultures who eat dog have diffrent morals to our own, they know when they inflict pain on a being , every culture understands torture is bad and painful its not as if they are unaware they are inflicting painful torture on the animal with the way they kill them - and I dont give a damn what anyone says otherwise -its a evil act to inflict that on anyone or any being Im not judgeing anyone or any culture- Im just not condoning a certain BEHAVIOUR, your such a bunch of thicko - I have a high level of intelligence and Im not going to waste my time on idiots that cant see the point.
Goodbye
Okay, people need to chill out. Different cultures eat different things. GET OVER IT. I'd be more concerned with how the animals are being treated than how they are being served up.
because seriously, it's VERY hypocritical to say no to dog, but yes to cow (beef).
Blah.
tracy, love...thats the point I've been trying to make....now Im really pi$$ed! your not really listening are you lot? This is what I freaking mean.....
Dogs would eat human if you fed it to them so why not eat dog
Um, Anonymous i'm not listening, I'm reading. And i know thats what you've been saying. i'm just making a simpler statement :P
There's no need to be pissed over nothing. =/
sorry tracey, what I meant was I originaly made a comment on how the dogs were killed for their meat - I was'nt being funny just that I personally didnt agree that it was the proper way, but then you get supposed 'do gooders' coming on saying I was judging other peoples cultures, I was narrow minded etc etc...Im just peed off that theres a selected few on here who seem to want to brand animal friendly people like myself as narrow minded idiots who cant see beyond themselves - all this 'you gotta respect other peoples culture' and stuff just annoys me. I dont have to respect or accept anything - I can however,tolerate it which I do. I dont tolerate torture tho.
Its not about culture or that Im against actual consumption of dog meat - my whole point was it would be more acceptable to eat it if the dogs were slaughtered properly.
I watched a doco a while ago where a guy is undercover in china and videos the slaughter of these dogs...I have seen plenty of animal blood and guts in my time but this was just painful to watch. them dogs knew their fate - it was like they were pleaing with them to stop - the guy was skinning the dog alive, and I swear I have never seen or heard anything so evil in my life. it was fucking evil, it made me sick to my stomach. It upsets me very much and if half of you idiots who critisize me, out there had seen this or could have been there when this was happening - you would feel exactly the same way I do. You just are obviously to narrow minded yourselves.
to all you misinformed dickheads who think it's funny to chat about eating dogmeat and making jokes about it, I'll just leave you lot to wallow in your own shit. why dont you talk about the halocaust and have a laugh about that well your at it, its the same thing - suffering and torture - you may want that shit in your world but I dont want it in mine. fucking nazis
'Anonymous said...
Dogs would eat human if you fed it to them so why not eat dog '
ok....what a fucking moronic thing to say. Helloooooo.....the lights are on but there definatly aint no one home......Im not even gonna explain that one, cant you fgure that one out for yourself? what a fucking loser
also some other dickhead futher up posted this
Jasmine said...
Its bad when he eats dogs but its ok when he eats cows? I don't get it...
Ahhhh...I dont get it??......my fucking god, what a complete and utter wanker. Duuuuhhhhhh.....I dont get it...whats the difference???? honestly what a waste of space fucking educate yourselfe..read a fucking book for fucks sake...my 8 year old son knows the difference.
Do you want to know what the difference is einstein?....I'll tell you when you grow a brain
Yes I know....it'll be a long wait.
"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated."
-Ghandi
People wont stop eating meat, but we can regulate how we treat the animals before they die.
Dogs get:
-starved
-deprived of water
-forced to live in their own filth
-deprived of attention and compamy
-collars that are never adjusted and thus embedded into their throats
-beaten
-given no shelter in cold and rain
-tide on such short ropes they cant walk at all
-inhumanly slaughtered
-put in cages either with too many other dogs living in each others waste
-or in cages where they cant even lift their head
-2006- 52 dogs were burried alive in an attempt to smuggle them from China to Korea to be sold as dog meat
No creature deserves such treatment.
They arent the only animals treated this way.
However, since dogs are the topic, dont forget that eating a dog is supporting their torture and mistreatment.
Also, people were wondering what kind of dogs are eaten...all of them: labrador retrievers, golden retrievers, chows, saint bernards, terriers, etc.
These dogs could be put to much better use either working or as pets. They have alot to offer humanity beside being tortured and killed.
Dogs are able to learn and communicate, the essence of intelligence. To say that we are more intelligent, and thus they should be eaten because they are less intelligent, would be to say that we have the right to eat mentally challenged people or young undeveloped children.
There is an error of judgment that is made when deciding to ignore the facts that surround the lives we have created not only for ourselves but for the animals that we have chosen to domesticate. Humans made dogs dependent on them by domesticating them long ago, making them our responsibility to care for today. We cannot purposely change an animal, breed them for certain tasks, cause them to lose their instincts, and then leave them to die without remorse.
The ability to think through decisions and chose right from wrong is what seperates human from beast...those of you with no conscience to do so are below the creatures you torture and kill.
here! here! that is the most intelligent thing I have heard anybody say.
Shame on me for getting so angry and not being able to focus on getting the message across as well as the poster above.
Well done, its an intelligent response and a wise one. I just wish people would understand that and not be so ignorant as to just 'accept' this behavior as being a cultural one.
We don't have to accept anything that is as cruel as this. Its not being racist or intollerant.
It's being moral and just, its being humane and civilized, its being intollerant of evil deeds.
if you had a pet dog and one day its gone, beaten to death for its tender meat and served up on someone else's plate, then you know how it feels.
The other night my wife and I were taking to a fancy restaurant in Guangdong Province, by the wealthy parents of one of my 1st-grade students. When we asked about a mystery meat that probably was dog chops, the family told us it was pork and had a little laugh among themselves. Frankly, we didn't want to know the answer because then we may have acted repulsed and caused our generous host to lose face. The meat was dark, with an excellent rub of spices. I'd eat it again, even though I've kept many fine pooches as pets. Detractors should keep in mind that dog meat is an expensive delicacy and your host is honoring you by serving you gou rou. Thanks for keeping this blog, and please, if you can, post a pic of dog chops so we can verify that we truly were dogged in Humen Town.
FUCK CHINA FOR KILLING DOGS, I JUST SEEN A VIDEO ON YOUTUBE ABOUT THEM SKINNING DOGS ALIVE AND THEM LAUGHING ABOUT IT, I SEEN SOME CHINA FUCK SQUISH SOME DOGS HEAD JUST TO KILL IT AND IT WE STILL ALIVE, FUCK CHINA AND ITS CUSTEMS, THE ALL NEED TO GO TO HELL!!!!
well i dunno the bred of the bog but i can tell you that they are indeed big dogs. I, personally, have never tried a dog before but my mom tells me that they're more of a wolf breed than a dog. and yes they do tie the dog upside down and beat the living crap out of it cuse it tenderizes the meat and it releases a hormone in the meat the makes it tastier.. strange.. i think not!
The reason is disgusting to eat dog is that a dog is a carnivore.
Humans only eat animals that are herbivores most of the time. (excepting the pig, who is an omnivore)
I'm hungry now...
Obviously a person's on dodgy ground as a carnivore when they start to suggest some meat is morally permissible and some ain't, just because; but it's equally dodgy and awfully smug to pull the whole "you just think dogs are cuter than cows, you massive hypocrite" non-argument. Idiots who think doggies are angels sent to earth just seem to prove it, but... no.
There are perfectly valid reasons to consider the consumption of dog immoral. Culture is the first one - some of us grew up in a culture where dogs are companions, and so obviously the thought of eating the is repugnant to us. Does that make us somehow ridiculous or invalidate our view from the start? I think it's valid even when you are bright enough to take a step back and look at it dispassionately, and examine yourself for hypocrisy. Most of us have some hypocrisy most of the time - it's impossible to align absolutely all your beliefs in that sense, unless you're an especially hardcore Buddhist, I'd think.
Of course I understand that the meat I consume was once a living thing that wasn't all that happy about being killed for food, but the mistreatment of dogs that end up as a novelty dish (well, isn't it? And so what if it's a 'great honour', guy? They didn't exactly honour you by lying about what you were eating to your face, and laughing at you, did they? Sorry, but fuck all that) is in a different category. There ARE different categories and grey areas with these things - it's no good suddenly pretending we all live by moral absolutes.
Yes, dogs are carnivores themselves and are not edible in the same sense that prey animals are, there's very little meat on them; they are mistreated very badly and they are killed in the most sadistic fashion. The halal throat slit 'n' drain method looks like gentle euthanasia by comparison. If the meat was even worth eating they wouldn't need to 'tenderise' it, would they? It's bullshit, just like the consumption of all sorts of animals is bullshit - I have no problem with animals being killed for food, but I have a moral line, and some methods and some species fall on the wrong side of it for me because it's exploitation and cruelty rather than necessity and unavoidable unpleasantness.
I'm sure I don't always stick to the line and I'm sure I've eaten chickens that weren't zapped right and were still flapping long after they should have been dead, but you've got to have a line that you try to stick to, that you keep in mind - you think we should just throw it away as soon as we come up against something challenging?
I mean, please, spare the high-and-mighty "well LOOK AT YOURSELVES before you judge ME for eating dog, you weak sentimental fools" crap. It's just not good enough. If you can't come up with a good reason not to eat dog meat, fine, that's your choice, but you're not really in any position to look down on people who do find reason not to. Unless they are clearly idiots - but thinking dog meat isn't a good thing doesn't automatically make you one of those, k? K.
As as aside, I wonder if you'd have any qualms about eating an endangered species. That would really require some commitment to the moral code you've constructed when it comes to what you eat.
Here's a slightly different take on the whole dog meat issue...
When in S.E.Asia I have eaten quite a few "alternative" things (including soft-shelled turtle, which was by far the worst). I didn't get offered dog meat, but it was available if I went looking for it. So I made the choice that I didn't want to have a dog slaughtered for me, but I would eat it, if it were offered.
My wife, however has eaten dog's liver, when she was a young girl in Thailand. She tells me that it was very strongly flavoured, but perfectly tasty. However, she did say that it left a nasty aftertaste and that the dogs in her village barked & growled at her until the aftertaste had gone.
Who knows what they could smell?
And yes, despite being a dog lover, I would still give it a try.
This is a smessage for Emily who wrote a few posts up -
The fact that your mother has told you that the dog gets beaten to realease hormones to tenderise the meat, is the very reason this cruelty is still happening - ITS A MISCONCEPTION AND YOU HAVE TO BE A HALFWIT TO BELIEVE IT. why not just kill the animal humanely then tenderise the meat like any other then? Only an idiot would believe that and accept it.
Generally Im against eating dog meat, with the Exception of Mastiffs and Mastiff-like dogs: pitbulls, bulldogs, boxers,rottweilers,bullmastiffs(YUM!).
I have to say that I personally wouldn't eat dog meat BUT this is a blog about someones travels around the world, and the strange meats he finds there, I wouldn't think that he deserves the vitriol that has been meted out to him.
If you don't want to read about someone eating things that you might have a problem with then you shouldn't read the blog.
If you just come here to spout hatred and unfair personal attacks then perhaps you should find another outlet for this.
The slaughter of dogs might be cruel but as others have pointed out more eloquently before me, there is very little difference between this and say killing animals so they are kosher.
Regardless of your views on the practice of eating animals at all (or dogs in particular) NOBODY deserves to be on the recieving end of personal attacks like there have been. Also comparing this to cannabalism just nullifies your argument totally and makes you look a fool.
Debbie
I am an animal lover, and could never even think of eating a dog. But, in some cultures, people have been raised to think it is alright. No matter how much you tell them to stop, they wont because its as common as us americas eating pork chops.
Those who have actually ventured out to try dog meat have added to the crisis according to "supply and demand" tactics. All of you can go to hell as you are all sick mother-fuckers!
I Haven't read all the comments but has anyone pointed out it might not be so great to eat dogs because they eat poo and lick their own genitals?
I think eating dogs or cats just like eating the "walking" meat. I love dogs, and I can never eat them :)
I've owned pets before (not dogs) and I like them all especially dogs and cats. Haven't eaten dog before but eaten cat. But keep in mind that food is food. We don't think of a poor cow or the poor veal when we eat it do we?
Many say dogs shouldn't be killed because it's man's best friend and it's intelligent blah blah blah. That is pure BS. Those are people driven purely because of their emotions and people who were never near animals other than dogs and cats and other pet animals. Pigs are very intelligent animals and people will still eat them. I'm one of them. We grew up in a society where we think cow, pig, chicken, turkey and other farm animals are the only one you can eat.
Admittedly, I'm not gonna look at a live animal and think "Yum!" but when it's already served on the table, cooked and fully seasoned and someone tells me it's an animal X I can live with that and eat it. If you are to start putting a face to every animal you eat you will have no other option but to become a vegetarian. That is why ignorance is bliss!
Would you honestly walk into a restaurant, eat a delicious meat and have a great night just to have someone tell you it was dog meat you ate. Would YOU then go to the bathroom and force yourself to vomit? I don't think so. When you ate the meat you likely would have thought it was cow or pig, NOT DOGS. It's just in the mind.
I've had a hard time eating duck before but once you get over the emotional and psychological aspect it becomes easy and you get to enjoy the meat much more fully. Would have no problem eating monkey, horse, dog, other birds if they were given to me as food.
THOSE WHO DEFEND NOT EATING DOGS ARE JUST CRAZY IDIOTS WHO CAN'T GET OVER THEMSELVES EMOTIONALLY. THEY ARE WEAK AND PATHETIC. GOD GAVE US ANIMALS TO EAT. HE DID NOT EXCLUDE DOGS OR CATS.
THOSE WHO SAY WE SHOULDN'T WE DOG BECAUSE THEY ARE KILLED CRUELLY. IS THERE REALLY A HUMANE WAY OF KILLING A ANIMAL FOR FOOD. SURE BEATING AND STRANGLING ARE SLOWER THAN SHOOTING OR ELECTRIFYING IT. BUT THE BOTTOM LINE AS WE ALL KNOW IS THAT THOSE ANIMALS WILL BE FOOD.
BE OPEN MINDED FOLKS. DOG IS A DOG AND IT'S MEAT. THOSE WHO SAY THEY WILL DIE WITH THEIR DOGS ARE JUST PSYCHOPATHIC WHO DON'T HAVE SATISFYING HUMAN INTERACTION AND MUST REACH OUT TO DOGS.
To all the idiots wanking over dogs and how the Op is "EBIL AND WILL GOE TO HELLZ" shut the hell up.
I don't see you pissing with fury over any other posts. You PETAfags make me sick. As long as something is cut and fluffy, you think it's against God to eat it?
Bring on the Dog burgers I say.
And before you reposnd with "OMG YOU NUB ARE GOWING TO HELLZ TOO DO YOU EAT HOOMAN?"
Shh. Just shhh. and go back to your sub par tofu and ben curd snacks.
"Dogs get:
-starved
-deprived of water
-forced to live in their own filth
-deprived of attention and compamy
-collars that are never adjusted and thus embedded into their throats
-beaten
-given no shelter in cold and rain
-tide on such short ropes they cant walk at all
-inhumanly slaughtered
-put in cages either with too many other dogs living in each others waste
-or in cages where they cant even lift their head"
These things happen in the States. Dogs are killed in the States. If you're all so worked up over animal cruelty, why don't you work a little harder to shut down the puppy mills in your own country instead of being concerned with what other countries are eating?
http://banpuppymills.org/blog/?cat=8
You people want the truth? Go to youtube & search for "korea dogs". See for yourself how those sick evil subhumans get off on the suffering & torturing of these creatures. Cultural tradition? Thats what allot of southerners would say about owning blacks. Dog farmers = Natsis. Westerners don't get off on torturing there food, thats the difference!
Its amazing that when it comes to the issue of eating dog, a lot of animal libbers and the PETA fuckers pop up out of nowhere. I must admit that I have not eaten dog before but I would love to. It's going to be a bit hard getting dog meat in Australia(where I live). Peter McAleese (former British SAS soldier) describes today's society as "anti-hunting, anti-gun, fat-free, unleaded, low calorie and vegetarian" and judging from the sheer amount of PETA wankers on this post, I am not surprised.
Also, regarding to Charlfoo's comment, that was a really good and funny comment. And to Apocalypse's comment about dogs being stupid, they are. It is a fact that pigs are much more smarter than dogs. Yet it is acceptable to eat pork.
Also, to the racist cunt chinahater. You have no right to accuse other cultures based on your fucked up opinions. You also stated the classic line that many ignorant dickheads like you use, the line "you are goin' to hell". As a Chinese Australian and an atheist. I believe that that there is no hell, there is only the Earth on which we live in and we must live life to its fullest and I believe thats what Michael (founder of this project) has done. Learn to appreciate other cultures' beliefs and customs. Michael here has estabished a great project, researching on 'weird' foods (foods that Westerners regard as weird), so ignorant fucksticks can at least learn and appreciate culinary traditions of other cultures. But I may be asking too much, ignorant dumbfucks like chinahater, youwillpay and anonymous of Wednesday 20th June. Have an IQ of probably about 20. A fucking chimpanzee can probably tell the fucking difference between a dog and a human being.
As a vegan, I at least respect your perspective that if you're going to eat animals, you shouldn't discriminate.
It seems that a section of people who eat meat but are opposed to eating dogs (or cats or horses or what have you)fail to see that the other animals they eat go through a process as horrifying and painful as dogs. And to assume that dogs are "more aware" than other animals is purely ignorant.
Hahaha, it's so amazing how so many of the comments on this blog displays blatant ethnocentrism.
That guy that took the photos of himself and his fucked up friends eating dog meat? You better hope you never meet me or my boyfriend, or my family, or my friends, because if you did, let me tell you something, you would be shaking in your fucking boots. You are scum of the earth, with your fucked up opinions. If you are American, a westerner, you should know better then to do that. There is no word for your sick mind. Looking at them photos made me feel physically ill. I hope you kill yourself and I hope if any of your family are like you, that they all die a painful death (of which I would be more than happy to inflict on them). Ever hear of karma pretty boy? You will some day. You will be sorry. I wish I could take your life. Oh what fun that would be! Who knows, maybe some day asshole.
To Laura of Ireland, it seems you are also the chicken who refuses to provide your own address. As with these empty death threats which can only be backed up by the so called "Irish Temper". I can think of hundreds of different ways of killing humans, thanks to the training of the Australian Army and a little research of my own. Being deployed to Afghanistan also helped. Your fucked up opinions deserve no place on this post.
Let us hope that we shall never meet because once we do, I will teach ignorant fucksticks like you, your boyfriend, family, friends and relatives a lesson.
If they last for the whole lesson, that is.
And to steal a quote from your post. "Oh, what fun that would be".
hey you are really sick and twisted...did they taste good?? if i told you that a human taste fantastic, would you consider killing someone and trying them? Dogs are animals, and what the hell are we again? By the way if you have a dog (which i seriously doubt because you would have eaten it coz its just so tasty), look at it in the eyes and eat dog meat at the same time, see how that feels?? Oh and don't come after me because im real skinny and you wont get much out of me =] ok?
Oh one more thing...Prick
It seems perfectly logical to me that sadistically torturing an animal will impart a manly sexual energy to the meat, which will transfer to anyone who eats its flesh and result in super-virility! ...
There is nothing inherently wrong with eating dogs (it's only wrong because of certain people's cultural values), but there is something seriously wrong with placing positive value on pain and suffering.
Wow, reading the responses of this post just go to show how ignorant most Americans are about other cultures.
While I personally could never eat a dog because of my own sentimental reasons, I am not going to complain about another culture doing so. There is a taboo against eating dogs because they are "cute" but really is it that much different as eating chicken? Meat is meat.
For all of the people crying over this post, you guys do realize that Hindus are aginst eating cows right? That quarter-pounder that you stuff into your mouth is full of meat that is considered part of a sacred animal of another culture, so get off your high horse. You can't just decide whether or not an animal is ok to eat based on it's cuteness factor.
You obviously have a small penis and lack of intelligence. Eating Dog Meat is inhumane and using culture as an excuse is pathetic as well as you are...Eating Dog Meat is illegal for one additionally the methods used in which the animals are raised (all animals as you like to use in your pathetic arguements shoud be reaise in a natural habitat and slaughtered humanely - jese what is happening to our country...you are probaly for industrialized farming too) slaughtering the animal under extreme cruel conditions and there is no need to torture an animal in the belief that they will have more viral effects. I hope your dick falls off...
That is the beauty about Karma it will come back to you. So while you are out there trying to be cool and eccentric trying to get laid with your small dick and pea size brain not contributing a damn good thing to the world but rather donating to more suffering - they should send scum bags like you to war to fight and see real devastation your bored pathetic arrogant pricess pathetic ass has soemthign to do...just know one day ying and yang...And Dog Eating is not a common practoce either... Lastly Michael T. Ricter you are ass on the web would kill a nation you cannot even take care of your self w/ a fat ass like that... Oh yeah and your pig wife also give great head.... tell her i said hi
To those who say crap about others eating meat and because they are pets, did you ever own an aquarium and still went out there an stuffed a McFish down your throat? I never tried dog meat but if you scum of the earth are willing to KILL other humans because they are eating dogs then you are no better than those who you think are evil. Let each one eat their own meat. Hindus don't FLOOD the internet about Stupid Americans eating Cow do they?
If you think your dog is more important than another human that you will kill that person because they ate a dog THAT AIN'T EVEN YOURS then you got some serious issues man
Nice that people like you are open minded. I have a dog myself and wouldn't mind eating one (obviously NOT my dog). I also like fish and I have an aquarium full of them. I would never eat my own fish but in a restaurant eating fish or dog is the same. You stuff it in your mouth and you don't put faces to the stuff you are eating. I don't imagine pig when I'm eating it cuz it's disgusting nor would i imagine my fish or a dog if I were to eat it.
Nice that people like you are open minded. I have a dog myself and wouldn't mind eating one (obviously NOT my dog). I also like fish and I have an aquarium full of them. I would never eat my own fish but in a restaurant eating fish or dog is the same. You stuff it in your mouth and you don't put faces to the stuff you are eating. I don't imagine pig when I'm eating it cuz it's disgusting nor would i imagine my fish or a dog if I were to eat one at a restaurant.
Those who argue against eating dogs are only those westerners who have come to have them as pets and have no travel experience to other countries different from theirs and ARE CLOSE MINDED
Everyone who eats cow and other meats but are against eating dogs because of the way they are killed watch this video. IS THERE ANY HUGE DIFFERENCE?
http://youtube.com/watch?v=vnmZcrHrMHM
Good post! I don't think I could ever bring myself to try dog though. However, there isn't a difference between eating dog, cats, pigs, cows or any other animal for that matter. Slaughter is slaughter.
I've asked and people have said that they use yellow dog. Hmm... so it's every kind that just yellow? I've heard dog tastes like donkey meat, but heck I know, I'm vegetarian. :)
I think it is unnatural (not cruel) to feed a dog a vegan diet. But it is cruel when you punish them for it. I've witnessed first hand a 'vegan' dog being beaten up by his vegan owner because the poor fella chowed down on some rabbits he had caught from the backyard. Urgh, it boggles my mind.
The person who set up this website is trying to teach ignorant faggots like Sensibility some sense (Pun intended). This website is intended to appreciate the 'weird' cuisine of other cultures. What Dave said is exactly right, Hindus don't fucking whinge, yell, scream and step all over you when they see you eating beef. The fucking dumbass Sensibility somehow sees its alright to cry foul over other cultures' foods. By accusing the webmaster of having a small penis, I believe that Sensibility has no penis [or clitoris if you it's a woman], maybe it got bitten off by your dog when it was giving you head because you love dogs that much.
Very interesting blog. I am not opposed to eating dog meat, as long as it is obtained properly. I am opposed to animal cruelty, whether it be dog, cat, horse, cow, swine, etc. Different cultures embrace various customs thought to be taboo to others. That's the nature of this world. Close-minded individuals that so attack others for not conforming to their own customs or beliefs are irritating. Here in America, eating horse meat is blatantly thought as taboo, even though there are still specifc delicatessens in Europe that specialize in horse flesh. I love and respect horses immensely, but don't see much difference in that than with beef, poultry or pork. As long as the animal is properly raised and butchered (and thus respected), there should not be any foul thoughts about it. People originally domesticated animals as a constant food source. Companionship came second. (And no, that doesn't meat I'm about to bite into the family dog.)
Pigs are a socially accepted source of food in most of the First World - yet it has been well established that they surpass dogs in intelligence. Therefore, the only possible objective argument against dog meat is a contradiction. And even if that weren't true, where do you draw the line barring meat based upon animal intelligence?
You dog defenders are simply ignorant. Learn to tolerate other cultures. There are things that each and every one of you does that someone else finds offensive with more justification than your aversion to dog meat.
Q.E.D.
There are many things I would say in response to many of the posters here, but I have neither the energy nor the time to type it out, so let me just say this:
I own and love dogs, and I have eaten dog meat, and I don't feel even slightly bad about it. Does this mean I am evil? Am I a sociopath of some sort? I like to think that I am a rational and reasonable person, and no matter what anybody else says, I don't feel bad about eating dogmeat.
I recently went to a Darwin exhibit at the Field Museum in Chicago, and it said that Charles Darwin founded a club Cambridge for the eating of rare and interesting animals. Now that's a club I would join!
BTW, I hate dolphins and pandas, and eat them too.
I recall someone comparing eating dog meat to someone snatching a pet from your home and cooking it for dinner...Dog meat is not obtained from stealing pets from peoples' homes!!!!! Just like cows, chickens, fish, etc. Dogs used for meat are bred and raised for the sole purpose of consumption. Yes, I believe that many dogs are treated cruelly when being butchered, and that is wrong, but so are many chickens, cows, and pigs. Animal cruelty is happening right here in the US, don't insult other cultures for something that occurrs in every country.
And to those people hurling around insults and profanity - your immaturity is evident. If you have something to say, say it intelligently. Don't go insulting someone's person, photographs, or go about issuing death threats (ridiculous!) Threatening to kill someone for eating dog makes you the better person? I think not.
First off I wanna say that it's sick you even went through with eating dog. Never mind what I think of you, others pretty much hit the nail on the head.
Anywho, I at least wanted to tell you what you are eating or what is most likey is. Your large dog meat is most likey, St. Benard. They are "farmed" in Asian countries. I don't know if you had this info or not, but it's the most common souce of dog meat.
Again, pretty f'd up that you and your counterparts ate it but you other wise have a interesting blog. I persoanlly can't see eating an animal that has the mental span of a 3 year old child or would get depresses if I died. Again this is just me.
I guess the way I feel about eating dog or cat is the way PETA folks feel about eating rabbit. I do like rabbit.
I don't have kids and my dogs are my surrogate children though. Eating dog to me does seem a bit like eating baby.
Now cats, I could eat.
I'm a Korean myself, so I can see a lot of "dog take-outs" around our neighborhood. Anyway, dog was consumed in Korean history because of Korea's natural geological and cultural factors. You see, many of the commoners, usually farmers, only had one reliable source of livestock - usually a cow to plow their fields with. Of course, because they were poor and had (usually) only one livestock, they couldn't afford to eat up their only source of animal power. So, they got their protein and meat from the most common animal around - man's best friend. Moreover, dogs were overcrowding the streets anyway, overpopulating the villages and sometimes bothering villagers with their actions. Of course, nowadays Korea isn't like that, but it has hardened into a favorite tradition - with all the "medical" properties mentinoed above.
Of course, I'm a Korean, so I might have some prejudice on my mind beforehand, but I have no idea why foreigners wag their fingers at the Korean tradition of eating dog. It's really ultimately going against cultural relativism. It was Korea's background and factors which made dog-eating into a tradition; just like other countries eating beef or pork or whatever. Look at the Chinese or the French, for instance. If the Korean are actually "torturing" their dogs before they eat them, what about the goose livers that the French consume? The geese which are prepared go through extreme pain of force-feeding so their livers can provide more taste to humans. (But of course, France is known as the culturally "supreme" country, and Korea is not. Thus Korean traditions are being criticized as barbaric.)
Once again, because this is my home country that is being discussed, I might have a few prejudices. But I still believe that getting a bit of dog cusine shouldn't be stamped as a taboo on our minds.
Many have said that we shouldn't eat dogs because they are pets. Clayton put a good argument saying that FISH are also pets and America consumes tons of pounds worth of them and no one is saying anything about eating fish. Then why say anything about eating a dog? Because it's smart?? We eat pigs which are smarter. So in all conclusion it's easy to say that those who hate those who eat or have eaten dog meat are just self righteous fools who rely on their feelings rather than their brains.
There is nothing wrong with eating dog.
All living things are born to be eaten by something else...
PETA: People Eating Tasty Animals
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Good blog.
What I can't seem to understand is why do us Westerners draw the line at cats and dogs when pigs are obviously superior to both?
Pigs are smarter than cats and dogs.
Pigs are cuter than cats and dogs.
Pigs are easier to train than dogs and cats.
Pigs are cleaner animals than dogs and cats.
But yet the first thing I see when I walk into a convenient store is a jar of pig's feet. Seriously what gives? If I had to choose between pigs running the world or dogs running the world...I'm choosing the damn pigs.
Which leads me to my next point. Who the hell annointed dogs as man best friends and why should everyone in the world hold that belief? My best friend is a human. I could care less about a dog. How dare westerners look down on others eating dogs while they stuff their fat faces with pigs.
Other than the Korean and Chinese, people from some parts of the Phillipines also consume dog meat. I used to have a Phillipino worker at home, and she showed me pictures of a big gangly dog on a BBQ, watched on by the other pet dogs!
so according to you, jillianeenjolie, eating anything other than dog is okay? I would expect you're the obese woman everyone sees at christmas dinner shoving her face so full of turkey and beef that it literally oozes out your overweight pores. Personally, I believe people should eat whatever fills them up. Go back to your christian conservative life and let the rest of world enjoy their dog. Besides, what makes you think your dog cares if you die? you're nothing but a meal ticket to it. No matter how much you try to empthasize with the dog and like to believe it cares, it's still a dog.
you are a disgusting monster
I hope all the dogs that went in you dirty stomaches come back and hunt you in your dreams. I would also pray everyday for you to go to hell!
I hate the chinese goverment, you alow dogs and cats to be eaten , the crule way and conditions they are kept ,killed alive ,I hate you ,I hope when you die you are eaten by the devil ,you are sick if I could save thease animals I would,everybody hates the chinese goverment you are fashest, you are scum , whats it feel like to be the no 1 hated country you pigs.
Dear, I really wish to savour this meat in Beijing.
Do you know where to go?
Btw, have you tried one of Cantonese culinary pinnacle?
Long Hu Dou which roughly translates to Dragon fights against a Tiger. It is made of cat and snake meat. I am eager to try it myself but even standard Cantonese fare is not that easy to come by in Beijing.
So please please help me with this..
Thanks!
People eat whatever they were raised on. Their taste is shaped by the local culture. I can't say that I'd ever try dog meat, but you can't tell someone else what they can eat because of your own preferences. How would Americans feel if Hindus successfully enforced a ban on beef in the US? God put lots of different life forms on the earth and they all feed on each other in some way. We can't eat inorganic materials so it's up to us to decide which life forms we will eat.
I CAN'T GET OVER SOME OF THE COMMENTS PEOPLE MADE HERE.I WAS RAISED ON A FARM WE SLAUGHTERED OUR OWN ANIMALS .PEOPLE HAVE TO RELIZED THAT YOU EAT WHAT YOU HAVE TO GET BUY .
cow, chiken, dog, pig etc. all are animals I don't eat meat, I don't get sick if other person eat dog all are dead animals, eat everything that you coulture permit, be happy and don't eat too much fat remember eat it with vegetals.
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Dogs are not done to be eaten. Animals are not done to satisfy your human sick fusses.
Dogs are tortured before being killed for trade meat.
Don't forget that.
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Whoever said that stupid rascist comment "I hate the chinese government...you guys are all pigs, You're the most hated country in the world etc." you're an idiot. Way to lump all Asian cultures into one category - "Chinese". Aside from the fact that dog mean is mainly a Korean delicacy, there isn't anything wrong with what a culture chooses to eat! Go take your rascist self and get back under the rock where you came from. Come out again when you have common sense and respect for other cultures.
Hmmm... I had a pot belly pig for a while and it was even smarter than my fox terrier. Still, I do love my ham and Canadian Bacon. I'm not against eating dog, just haven't had a chance to although I would probably pass it up. People seem to forget that there is a whole other world outside the U.S. with cultures that are far older and established than ours. We in the USA (especially here in California) think we know everything and are pretty self-righteous to anything even remotely foreign or "weird". I say shut up and let these people live and eat what they want to. Remember this... you don't have to contend with poverty and hunger so the next time you feel like making an emotional statement rather than a logical one go eat a burger and piss off your local Hindu.
Here is the difference:
dogs and cats are pawed.
pigs, cows, goats are not.
birds are clawed.
eating pawed meat... is weird...
but...one day
I want to eat dog!
개념이 없군요..
너희는 이게 무슨 말인지 모르죠?
헹!
개고기를 먹든,소고기를 먹든, 무슨 상관입니까!일종의 하나의 문화로 받아들이지 않고 당신들의 짧은 생각으로 모든 것을 판단하는 것은 정말 옳지 않다고 생각합니다.당신들은 소를 한 생명체가 아닌 짐짝처럼 함부로 대하면서 우리보고 뭐라고 할 자격이 없다고 봅니다.소를 거세시키고,송아지들에게 소피 먹이고,방부제가 잔뜩 들어가 있는 사료도 주고,병든 양고기를 소에게 먹여서 결국 광우병이란 것도 만든 것도..당신들 아닙니까?!
(광우병 얘기를 하자면 길지만..)
일단 개고기를 먹는다는 것으로 인해서 이렇게 흥분을 하시는데..소의 고환을 먹는 당신네들도 있잖습니까?
소도 개도 인간도 심지어 당신 주위를 돌아다니는 벌레도 다 같은 생명입니다.
개를 먹는다고 욕하시는 분은 한 평생 그 어느 생명체도 죽이지 않은 분이거나(벌레도 고기도(먹는거) 식물도 먹지 않은..) 오직 자신의 짧은 생각과 짧은 지식으로 판단을 하는 개념이 없는 무식한 사람일 것입니다. 다른 나라 문화를 함부로 욕하지 마십시오.저희도 당신들처럼 큰 화제거리,세계에 문제가 될 만한 당신의 나라에서 있는 음식은 언제든지 퍼트릴수가 있습니다.못해서 있는게 아니라 안 하는 것입니다.
I bet you can't understand.ㅋㅋ(<-means just like -> :D )
But my point is..
Just know that there are over 200 countries and thousands of cultures on this planet.
Don't depend things with your short knowledge of cultures and thoughts.
You don't have qualification to judge the cultures weither it's good or not.But you can sympathize with the culture or not.
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They werent companions in Korea until recently. Any animal can be made into a companion. And there's no reason why an entire species should benefit, because historically other members have been companions. That would be like looking at my ethnicity, looking at all the past accomplishments, and then rewarding(or condemning) me for it without me, as an individual having to do anything.
If a dog is raised as a pet then it will be a companion. If it's raised for meat it will be for meat. Same goes for other animals. I doubt a person with a pet pig is going to want to have it made into meat, and pigs are smarter than dogs.
All these attacks on dog meat(which I don't personally eat) is based on emotion. Emotions suck. Use logic.
Fucking chinese mother fucking assholes that dogs life is worth more than chinese asshole to me. You know how I see it? if someone were givin the death sentence - would it be acceptable to beat them to death or skin them alive? no it wouldnt and they are killed humanly, I feel the same about these dogs. I dont give a fuck what all you pro-dog meat eating wankers say ' youre wrong and sadistic fuck you all I hope you choke on your fucking dog meat then karma can come right back up and hit you on the fucking head
Okay, I am aware this debate has been raging for some time and theres little left to say, but...
It worries me how intolerant people can be of other cultures. Cultural diversity is what makes our world so interesting and I wonder if some of you hanker after an Aryan master race...
Also, I just feel a burning need to respond to a few posts:
'YOU HEARTLESS CANNIBAL' - er, no. Cannibals eat other humans. Dogs are not human. You know the difference, right?
'Some dogs even possess human like qualities.... they're always wagging their tails and baying for their masters' - Yes, us humans do that all the time.
'I wish I could take your life.' - er, so killing dogs is bad, but killing humans - just dandy? Riiiight.
'Surely if you can EVEN CONTEMPLATE eating dogs, (who, I think are angels sent down from heaven to help man)' - Actually, no, they're not. They're dogs. Just dogs.
'By looking at the features of faces and eyes of such 'gentlemen' (my ass) i can see only frustration and evilness:
ugly, pervert, putrid souls' - hehe, my favourite... what sh*t... don't worry Michael, I happen to think you have a very cute face ;-)
Michael - kudos on the bad ass blog... I love that you are willing to challenge people's perception of whats 'normal'... the ironic thing being that many of those freaking out probably enjoy an 'ol McD's/Burger King, etc... now thats some weird meat. Keep up the good work and fair play to ya for being so open minded and culturally aware.
All I have to say is, if you eat any kind of meat, you can’t bitch about any other kind of meat. And if you're a vegan, you're an idiot.
The western culture that bio mutated the canine species to their needs and cuteness, find dog meat grotesque. I'm sure in the Hindu culture, the same people who complain about dog meat comes off equally repulsive and not to mention Webster’s definition of hypocrite.
I personally find horse eating a little objectable because they seem like such noble animals.
Meat is murder and it is delicious.
well fuckin your mom whithout the intetntion of having children (so there is no chance of a retarded offspring) is just a cultural taboo too
but you dont go around fuckin your mom even if she is a real milf, right?
now that's the basic logic behind rejecting the slaughter of a pet animal
listen, all of you, you may think eating dogs is wrong but thats like saying chikens is wrong, i mean have u seen the way McDonalds keeps their chikens? but any way i think eating animals is wrong, but i still do, eat animals that is. alright i guess wat im trying to say is, people can eat whatever the hell the want. Solong as they rember where it came from.
look, i very much dissagre with the people that say the animals are skinned alive because thats bull shit. are cows skined alive, no. and saying that chinez do that is damn racial.
To whoever posted: "GOD GAVE US ANIMALS TO EAT. HE DID NOT EXCLUDE DOGS OR CATS." Interesting theory... I wonder which G-d you are talking about, because the one I know actually did forbid humans from eating both dogs and cats. If you read leviticus it places dogs and cats as food as "an abomination before G-d). With that aside, I will not judge anyone for eating dogmeat, especially if they are aware of the system of torture and cruelty that they are supporting in the dogmeat industry. The same goes for any meat anywhere. If you you know how your meat was treated and you still want to eat it, that's your choice.
The thing I find most disturbing of all in these posts are the blatent racism and the homophobia. Since when is it ok to tell someone they are a faggot because they are racist? Or because they don't want you to eat dog? Being intolerant of other cultures doesn't make you gay... it just shows your ignorance of the world. Not wanting people to engage in a market that is based on torture doesn't make someone gay either... it just means they have different values than you.
I think the blog is cool and as a kosher Jew I find it interesting to read the accounts of someone who will eat all the meat that is forbidden to me. I disagree strongly with the inhumane treatment of most slaughterhouse animals all over the world, but then again I also disagree with the use of laboratory animals for research, vivisection, etc as well as the general cruelty to animals that is seen all over the world food or not....
This is the greatest blog comment post section i have ever seen.
Who would of thought an essentially trivial blog post (when compared with say the wider issues of war, climate change, global inequalities of every level) could rouse such one sided and hate filled comments.
Genius.
Also, is it just me or is there a strong correlation between those who are condemning eating dog meat and a fervent religious belief? Whats the deal with that?
How about the strong correlation between the condemners and bad spelling and unnecessary profanity?
To the person who commented "GOD GAVE US ANIMALS TO EAT. HE DID NOT EXCLUDE DOGS OR CATS."
I agree with this statement. Although the Old Covenant with God, stated in the Old Testament (namely Leviticus) specifically condemns eating certain foods, the New Convenant established with Jesus states that all foods are clean. There are many restrictions in the Old Testament, including dietary ones that are considered obsolete in the light of our New Covenant with God.
i think its sad how people can eat dog meat. arent they supoose to be a mans best friend? Dogs and cats are meant to have as pets, not to eat. thats being sick.
Dogs are man's best friend and it is not logical to compare them to any other species. They are loving, devoted animals who live to please. Dogs have aided us in different ways for thousands of years- seeing eye dogs, police dogs, search and rescue, companions, sled dogs.. the list goes on. I think we owe them enough to not eat them! And certain Asian countries that eat them do not deserve these services- they have no right to the benefits a dog can provide if they could eat one for dinner.
You cannot teach a cow to roll over, and a chicken wouldn't save a little girl from drowning. Any person that consumes dog meat is a complete monster, in my opinion.
Wonder why it is illegal in almost every country in the world? Sorry, majority rules. A part of Chinese culture..please, they have also been known to put antifreeze in toothpaste sold to America, and sell their daughters at birth because some care more about carrying on the family name than their own flesh and blood!
It is believed that the more pain an animal suffers in death, the tastier the meat, and therefore dogs are often beaten with poles, burned with blow torches, or boiled alive to release adrenaline into the canine's system, which produces 'the best tasting meat'. You sick fucks.
As for dog meat being beneficial to your health- as any other meat, protein is essential to good health, and dog meat contains protein- but less than that of beef or pork. It is rumored that the meat is good for men's sexual stamina and performance, but the only truth in that is that dog meat producers inject the dog with steroids, which, after ingesting, could produce these results. However, you may as well go be a roid monkey, and it will diminish your package in the long run. Besides, any woman I know would be turned right off of a man that could eat such a wonderful species- regardless of any 'perks'. Basically, it is not part of Asian culture, but a lucrative commercial trade that must be stopped.
China banned dog meat during the hosting of the Olympics because they did not want the bad press. Even they know it's sick! Whatever lame excuses people have for consuming man's best friend are pathetic ideas they tell themselves so they may sleep at night. Karma is a bitch and will come back around to get you for being so indecent. You make me sick and I hope you get the terrible fate you deserve.
I personally am trying to find some good dog meat in chicago. As for anyone who thinks it's sick I would definitely have no problem eating you either. It has always been one of my dreams to kill and eat a person. I think someone who is about 16 and has a BMI of 20 with about 18% body fat so if you fit this category e-mail me at everykindofmeateater@hungry.com
There are billions who do not eat beef (like Hindus, Sikhs and Jains)or pork (like Jews and Muslims), but they do not object to Euro-Americans eating either beef or pork. Can you imagine a Hindu or Muslim calling Euro-Americans to stop eating either beef or pork? Such an outcry would be considered nothing but nonsense. Most non-Hindu and Muslim cultures in Asia eat dog meat. Why it that a problem when no one objects to Euro-Americans eating pork or beef?
You're all assholes. You cry racism and refusal to accept cultural differences, let's make one thing clear because it seems you are all missing the point, completely.
THE WAY ALL DOGS AND CATS IN EAST ASIA ARE KILLED IS INHUMANE. END OF STORY.
Don't try and justify their barbaric behaviour! China has no animal welfare regulations, therefore you know when you are buying dog/ cat meat from a restaurant, that the poor animal has not been stunned first, has not died the most painless death possible and has probably either lived a starving, dehydrated, disgusting, cramped life OR was stolen from petowners.
Therefore, anyone who defends this practice, who participates in it and who has a go at compassionate, caring, moral people who have a conscience like myself, is scum. Don't just eat what is on your dinnerplate in front of you, research it, open your eyes, take your head out of the sand and wake up for crying out loud.
All good and well if the Chinese want to eat dog. We slaughter and eat meat that other cultures would find disgusting
But the way they skin these dogs (and cats) alive and then boil/fry them alive is inhumane! They even fry the puppies and kittens alive for goodness sake!
As far as I know, our abattoirs don't skin cows and sheep alive. We have animal welfare laws in place. China and Korea do not.
If they can't treat their animals in a decent way, then the consumption of dog and cat meat should be completely banned.
And for anyone who can actually enjoy eating dog meat, you probably haven't seen any of the hundreds of footage out there about this cruel practice. I couldn't bring myself to watch even 5 seconds into it because I almost puked.
And even with all that said, the Chinese don't have any respect for any life, whether human or animal.
Poor poor close minded anti-dog eating and blind to the inhumane treatment of the "domestic" animals people. Good luck with the one world government that you're hoping for.
Imagine the "upside down world" where dogs and cats are the staples. Lovely.
But the only way I'll eat dog is if you lie to me and tell me its cow. Of course, I better not be fed some puny Chihuahua.
HAS ANYBODY SEEN THE VIDS OF COWS BEING KILLED BEFORE POINTING OUT TO DOGS BEING KILLED? IT'S JUST AS SICK MAN. GET IN TOUCH WITH REALITY. nobody is eating their pet dog in China but those dogs are bred specifically for FOOD! Yum ^_^. I AIN'T eating my dog but will sure eat one that is given to me in a plate.
I think chicks are just as cute as many dogs and yet you take your kids to McDonalds and order them Chicken Mcnuggets? YOU ARE SO SICK AND I WANNA SHOOT YOU!!!
Anybody on this blog decrying the consumption of dog meat and isn't a vegetarian is a giant hypocrite.
There is essentially no difference whatsoever between eating a dog and eating a pig. The next time you're eating some bacon, perhaps you should consider that pigs are known to be quite intelligent and can be wonderful pets. If you have no moral qualms with these intelligent creatures being slaughtered for food, I don't see why you have a problem with dogs. It's the same exact thing. How can you just pick and choose?
If you're a vegetarian and are against meat consumption of ALL animals on moral grounds, this is a view I don't personally agree with, but you at least have consistency and your position makes sense.
Personally, if I were visiting a culture where dog eating was normal, I don't know if I'd give it a try or not. Probably. I enjoy trying different foods.
I am a vegetarian, and I agree 100% that any objections about dog meat are ethnocentric at best. I wrote a little "blog" about why I get annoyed as a vegetarian for unfounded critizisms against dog meat.
http://www.care2.com/c2c/share/detail/992634
Anyone who has a problem with dog meat should reconsider whether or not you think it is right to eat meat at all and stop bullying other people. Meat eaters often tell me not to "feel superior" about my diet. So if you are a meat eater against dog meat, stop feeling superior about yours!
Screw the people who are against dog eating. If ppl want to do it thats none of your business. I applaud the author of this blog post for being so open-minded towards another culture's ways.
At least half of the people who have posted here have completely missed the point, and not only that, I also see culture and tolorance put up on a pedestal where it just doesn't deserve to be.
The problem with the dog meat trade and practice of eating it in Asia is not the fact that it is eaten, but the medieval, neanderthal ways in which the animals are raised, transported and slaughtered.
The sooner Westerners bully these nations into ceasing these practices, the better.
To try and defend it on the grounds of culture is ridiculous, and demonstrates everything that is horrible and selfish about the human race.
For westerners, who should know better, to defend it on the basis of some misguided defence of other cultures out of the principle or ideology of just accepting and tolorating, is even worse.
The basic right of any living, feeling creature not to be subjected to barbarity and torture, transends the significance of any cultural belief or traditional practice.
having worked my way through all of the comments here, so far, no one who is against the eating of dog meat has actually given a good reason why eating dogs is any worse than eating any other animal!
to those opposed to the treatment of the dogs, while bad, it has nothing to do with actually eating the meat, which this blog is about! pigs, cows, etc are probably treated just as badly in the same places but do not get the same reaction, as they are not treated like that in the west. forget how badly they are treated, I don't eat, or eat eggs from battery chickens*, only free range hens, but i don't flatly refuse to eat any, just because some are treated badly.
I fully respect vegetarians and vegans in their choice not to eat meat, but i have a problem understanding why people insist on raising some types of meat above others. but then i also don;t understand vegetarians who eat fish, so maybe it's just me.
If you personally love dogs as companions, then don't eat them yourself, thats all you can ask!!
Not everyone, even in the western world, feels the same way about them.
I really don't understand it myself, but then i have never been a dog lover, i would happily try any type of meat. Despite keeping numerous types of reptiles, and having pet cats in the past, i would still eat the meat of any of them, just not my specific pets.
people who are opposed because of the pet angle confuse me, when my parents were children, they kept pet rabbits for food, they would name them and enjoy them as pets, right up to the point their parents asked which rabbit did they want for lunch that day!
*it's nothing to do with high minded idealism unfortunately, animals that are treated better happen to taste better too.
To everyone who keeps citing treatment as an explanation to oppose dog meat...
www.meat.org
Westerners eat more meat and cause more tortuous death to animals than Asian cultures where dogs are eaten. For those of us against animals being tortured and living miserable lives, we need to deal with ending that in our own cultures before we begin telling other people how to live their lives. Doing so now is very hypocritical.
dogs are actually omnivores like us and i wouldnt wat dog meat i eat no meat its sick have a great vegan day
I have tried dog meat stew in China with my girlfriend and it was delicious. I would like to try again later.
If you happen to eat beef, turkey, pork, chicken, do not criticize dog meat eating.
You don't see a bunch of Hindus call you names and make racist statements because you eat cows? Do you?
Have you tried cat yet?
The pups looked yummy on this post.
To the above post:
'I hate the chinese goverment, you alow dogs and cats to be eaten , the crule way and conditions they are kept ,killed alive ,I hate you ,I hope when you die you are eaten by the devil ,you are sick if I could save thease animals I would,everybody hates the chinese goverment you are fashest, you are scum , whats it feel like to be the no 1 hated country you pigs.'
Am I mistaken, I'm pretty sure most, if not all animals that are eaten are 'killed alive'. What, do you eat carcasses?
You should learn how to spell.
I agree, its not like cows and pigs are allowed to die of old age or lonliness, or that a nice man comes along and stuffs a pillow in their face until they run out of air.
All these animals are slaughtered. The argument of giving cows an anisthetic to num the pain is bollocks. Its generally administered so the cow doesnt tense up its muscles out of fear when it realises its going to killed ruining the cuts of meat. Incase your wondering, they go really stiff and hard, and arent very tasty.
The killing of animals for food happens all around the world and all kinds of animals. It just that in China, like many many other countries, the killing of animals for food is to an extent far more open and the public is alot more exposed to how a living creature ends up on your plate.
Take a trip to a slaughter house before ranting about the ethics surroudning peoples diets.
all i can say on this matter is those of you who eat dog meat knowing the way that it has been tortured and the pain it has gone threw is sick!and dont worry all you dog lovers including ME!and yes i probably know more about this than most of you sick fucks that eat such evil meat cause thats what it is nasty evil diseased meat.those dogs have been put threw so much stress and pain that all that shit has gone threw that meat while being killed.And you fucking muppets are eating it!more fool you.clog your ateries with shit cause yourself to get cancer.dont come crying when your dieing and want tax payers money for your treatment to make you well again.go rott and suffer then you might just feel a slight bit of what those poor dogs felt when they were being tortured for you selfish evil fuckers to laugh about!yea you carry on eating this shit but just remember who will have the last laugh.it certainly aint gona be you!you sicko diseased dogmeat eater!when you get ill just remember this comment,serves you right WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND!and on you hope it ten times worst!
All i gotta say about that is ,Ya are really sick seriously. god didnt creat "domestic" animals for you guys to enjoy on your plate. Shame on ya, dogs will protect there owners with there life and here you are cookig them to have on your next meal. Ya are really sickos seriously,Dont worry ya will have your day.
HAHAHA, I love the fact that most people who've disagreed with the this article have posted as "Anonymous" HAHAHA
even quoting articles from some obscure Doctor "dog meat is bad for your liver and contaminated meat may contatain E. Coli, etc yada, yada
Funny about the idiot who went on to talk about radical muslims....OMG
reality check!!!! please!!!!
you have a puppy, so you have a go at those who eat dog meat??
I ate dog meat when I was starving in my homeland...I will NOT apologize for that.
most of the r-tards against these taboo subjects are only against it because they grew up eatin McDonalds and held a silver spoon on the other hand while swallowing their big MAC. the fool who wrote CANNIBAL must be a dog.....HAHAHA
I congratulate the person who wrote the article, for presenting a different perspective.
Those who don't want to eat dog meat, DON'T DO IT.
now that I've thrown my 50 cents in, it is time to go back and continue masturbating in a pile of my own faeces....unless somebody here objects......HAHAHA
OH one more thing, F#&% GOD...
you bible pushing retard....
YOUR GOD ALLOWS CARNAGE OF HUMAN LIFE, STARVATION OF HELPLESS CHILDREN, FAMINE, NATURAL DISASTERS, ROAD ACCIDENTS WHERE INNOCENT CHILDREN ARE HURT, WHERE IS YOUR BLEEDING HEART THEN..??????
debster,
you said you love dogs and you are a dog lover, then refer to dog meat as "shit", do you have some sort of sick faecal fetish???
come join me, we can take a dump together and then masturbate sitting in a pool of our own faeces.........I love that "shit"
HAHAHA
For those who protest the eating of dog meat because dogs are supposed to be pets, let me tell you this as a Hindu: the cow is my God and it is sacred. Yet many people around the world enjoy their beef steaks and jerky. Many who protest the eating what they see as pets probably eat what I and about a billion Hindus in the world see as God. So are you going to give up eating my God?
Europeanmaster said: "The problem with the dog meat trade and practice of eating it in Asia is not the fact that it is eaten, but the medieval, neanderthal ways in which the animals are raised, transported and slaughtered."
In that case, those who protest the eating of dog meat based on the above factor should also protest the eating of other meats that are raised and treated in a bad way. Such as cows, chickens and pigs that are raised in horrible surroundings and tortured and slaughtered in a horrible manner.
i completely understand about how cows and pigs are treated before slaughter. i completely disagree on how they handle that, but dogs serve a purpose on this earth, not to be eaten but to serve us in many diffrent ways that adapts to our lifestyle. they will protect us till death. and what purpose does cows serve us??
obviously (according to Samantha) cows are to be enjoyed in the greasy burger she was swallowing as she typed with one hand. ALL ANIMALS SHOULD BE EATEN EQUALLY. and should not be mistreated prior to culinary enjoyment. dog is the tastiest of all. so f#ck you peta c#nts, and fuck you samantha....hmmm, what's your number..???
haha someone takes this a little to serious dont u think? get a life bro stop asking stupid questions
I don't think you would like it if someone took your life of many years for a 10 minute meal.
The comments in this thread are priceless...
Grande badalhoquise!!
Both China and the Islands of Japan have monkeys. Korea does not have have a population of monkeys because the inhabitants ate them to extinction ages ago.
People need to set aside their culture when they talk about other people's dietary traditions!
Too bad more people would become 'canivores' and help reduce the animal problem worldwide.
Thank you for writing about your experiences.
I just want to tell you that those poor dogs get beaten to death, because that way they can get the adrenaline flowing and they believe that the dog meat gets better because of it... so... do they beat cows to death? do they beat chickens to death? NO.
I agree that all animals get treated badly when they're used for food and stuff. but they normaly do not get beaten to death.
you should inform yourself before you write such a tasteless blog.
honestly, everyone who's so uninformed and just thinks it's fine to eat whatever they want should get beaten too.
all meat is murder.
i wanna go to one, enter the restuarant, leave a bomb with remote control, wait for a woman waitress to leave, blow it up, kidnap , rape her and torture her over and over
"i wanna go to one, enter the restuarant, leave a bomb with remote control, wait for a woman waitress to leave, blow it up, kidnap , rape her and torture her over and over"
Hey, yeah, that's totally a reasonable reaction to another culture eating dogs. Fuckwad.
SOMEONE THINK OF THE CHILDREN!
Usually, I'd say no to eating animals that are considered pets, but, hey, if it's already cooked, why not? I'd give it a shot.
Dude, exactly when is eating a dog "macho"? Thats odd, friends hang out and eat man's best friend. u know eating turtle, snake, bear and all those stuff is actually pretty cool. I support u on that, but dog? Dude, im never gonna be "macho" if that means grilling my pet dogs, Katie Fay and Dusty. Just an unnormal culture. But still I give you a point for being brave enough to eat a dog. Its sick, but adventerous.
I'm enjoying my evening reading these comments. :)
good times.
My rabbits are offended by all you dog lovers treating dogs so highly. That's animal-ist. It's OK to eat MY beloved pets' kinds and yet cruel to eat dogs? Bastards!
Please have a look at how chickens and cows are kept and slaughtered at times. Cruelty too. So its human moral issue. Not the meat eating.
See link below.
'Slaughter house'
Another link
Inside Gemperle Farms
I could easily eat any animal. Given the chance I would even eat human flesh.
I'm one of those that refuses to eat dog because of the ways they are slaughtered. Are our own animals treated cruely here in the states? Yes. And I protest against those too. A friend of mine's father-in-law raises his own beef cows, and I buy from him. I purchase from a local butcher who supplies meat from local farmers as well. In fact, the first time I had farm raised pork, I was sort of grossed out because it tasted so pork-ish. I had spent my entire life eating a watered down supermarket version that was brined to death. But the circumstances in our own country with regards to slaughtering practices shouldn't give us free rein to indulge in those same misdeeds elsewhere. People are free to eat whatever they will as long as it's humanely raised and slaughered. Hell, I think if someone donates their body for it, people should be allowed to be eaten as well. Soylent green and all that touchy-earth stuff. However, until things change, dog will be off the menu for me.
i think a big reason why people are against keeping dogs is because keeping them as pets is part of their culture so therefore eating their pets which they have "showered" in love seems wrong......meh i eat fish and guess what... i have them as pets toO!! WOOT and im pretty sure using hooks and nets to catch fish and then letting them suffocate in the atmosphere is just as -if not more so- barbaric as killing any other animal for food.
Anyone who attacks people for eating dogs then gorges on other animals are hypocrites. Pigs are way more sentient than dogs yet we kill and eat pigs with no thought about them.
If you find it disgusting, it's OK, I understand why.
If you don't want to eat dogs, that's fine.
If you are against the cruel killings of dogs, that's fine.
But if you say comments like "dogs/cats are cute if you eat them go die and burn in hell", then you are a hypocritical bigot.
alright..you guys are all fucked in your head..it COMPLETELY AND TOTALLY DISGUSTING for you to sit here and criticize the people who want nothing more than to save the lives and LIVING BEINGS who are born in this worl to suffer and die.if u eat dog than eat it...but dont support the fucking places and that skin and boil the poor things alive..and why the fuck cant we compare them to humans..who says that dogs arent as important as humans..who decided that?? im just saying..why should these animals have to suffer..when u cut them they howl the same way humans do when they are hurt..and just cuz they cant yell for help doesnt mean it should be allowed...i wish i could go to all these slaughter houses that bheat the shit our of all the spineless and heartless fucks that can go to sleep at night with any sort of dignity...you are nasty fucking people.
As hard as you may fight against it, we can not stop the consumption of dog meat. It's disgusting and cold hearted, I know, but it's still going to go on and it's tough to just sit there and fink that but no one is ever going to stop this.
No need to bow to those racists. Only vegetarians worth speaking to in this issue.
I ate whale in Japan
I ate dog meat in Korea
I ate horse meat in Kazakhstan
I am yet to eat cat meat in China
Any more suggestions?
I would EAT anyone who dares say they would eat someone else for eating a dog or a cat.
It's their choice and who decided that pig is okay to eat but dog isn't? YOU ARE JUST RETARDED BECAUSE ALL YOU ATE YOUR WHOLE LIFE WAS COW, PIG, CHICKEN, AND FISH. BE OPEN MINDED AND TRY NEW THINGS!
The pig we grew at our farm was one of the most intelligent animals we had being even smarter than our dogs
Did we ever eat it?
NO, but i did grow up eating pigs. Nobody is going to eat your pet you IDIOT just another dog, so just relax
I am from the UK and I have just read some of the comments left about the dog meat trade. The main point is not about cultures or what we do and do not eat its about how we treat other human beings and animals in this world. In the philipines eating dog meat is banned, so there is, as always a black market for such things which means that family pets are stolen to feed the black market. I am a vegetarian but I believe that we should be able to make our own decisions about what we eat. The trouble is we do not find and kill our own food because we are lazy and want convenience so rely on others to do our dirty work. This means that to cut costs and make as much profit as possible, we see the inhumane treatment of animals so that we can buy our packaged food. Dogs snouts are tied shut and their legs broken and tied behind them so that they can be transported in cages, 90% die before they reach their destination anyway but there is no need for such cruelty and that is the point.You have opened up a huge debate because the western world is civilised and we have yet to see other countries follow our suit in the treatment of animals, we keep them as pets because we can, others eat them because they have to or because of perhaps peer pressure and so called culture. As rightly said previously, cruelty has nothing to do with culture, its about the person that inflicts that cruelty for his or her own desire to be powerful over another life. That's the real reason why people are cruel and thats why they should be stopped.
TECHNIQUES OF DOG HANDLING FOR THE MEAT BUSINESS vs CHICKEN, PIG, COW:
- For transportation, limbs are broken and tied behind to reduce movement and decrease space consumption and a jagged tin can is stuck up their snout to make them easier to handle.
Chicken x
Cow x
Pig x
- Stuffed into cages on top of each other, in their own excrement, crowded without food and water for long periods of time in extremely inhuman conditions.
Chicken ✓
Cow ✓
Pigs ✓
- For preparation of special delicacies, they are fed and fattened.
Chicken ✓
Cow x
Pigs x
Ducks ✓
- For the killing, the dogs are dragged and their fur is torched away slowly while the butchers smirk and laugh like possessed men. Another technique is that they drive a hook through the snout and hand them from poles and ruthlessly beat them with sticks and the terrible yelps and cries of the animal could be heard till miles. They half crush the snouts against the floor and then kick and attack the bodies.
Cows x
Chickens x
Fish etc x
Pig x
- Small puppies etc are thrown alive into boiling water or live pits of fires. The ungutted bodies are laid on top of the cages of the other dogs to instill fear in them.
cows x
Chickens x
Pig x
- Most of the killing happens as the other dogs watch on and the butchers have this attitude and weird psychopathic demeanour while handling the dogs.
Cows x
Chickens x
Pigs x
- The children and others watch these slaughters and slowly grow insensitive and stop feeling anything so as to be able to help out their families etc in this trade.
Cows ✓
Chickens ✓
Pigs ✓
- Foreigners are not allowed in most slaughter areas and they are very aggresive against photography too. They know what they do is wrong and do not want the world to watch.
Cows ✓
Chickens ✓
Pigs ✓
- Anaesthetic/ Electrocution/ Halal / Hitting on the head and other cruel yet quick techniques of animal killings are used in western slaughter houses. Nobody beats up the animal and moans and fondles their penises as it is dying.
Dogs x
Cows ✓
Chicken ✓
Pigs ✓
- The masturbation, the beating and cruelty is a superistition which supposedly charges up the meat with adrenalin and imparts sexual energy to it so that the men who eat it gets vigour.
Cows x
chicken x
Pigs x
Culture or no culture, NOONE IS AGAINST EATING DOGS, JUST STOP THE CRUELITY TO ALL ANIMALS. I am a vegetarian and i am against all kinds of meat eating, however after u read the techniques of killing, eat that meat now please.
please stop eating dog meat. once the buying stops the killing will too. dont even try it once. dogs are intelligent animals who can do so much more than be served for dinner.
Read this:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/08/science/08dogs.html?_r=2
A new study of dogs worldwide, the largest of its kind, suggests ... that any dog owner is bound to find repulsive: wolves may have first been domesticated for their meat.
I cannot for the life of me understand why people consider eating dog meat any worse than eating other meat (in other words, vegetarians make a valid point from their perspective). Most religions see humans as qualitatively different than animals. That is, all animals. Even dogs. Yes, animals have qualities. Some may remind you of humans. But they are not human.
If you value animals so much for their human-like qualities, have a baby or make a friend.
Eating a humanely killed dog is not bad if you are ok with eating other humanely killed animals.
Even I can't understand the brouhaha over someone eating dog meat.
Hindus consider cows to be the most sacred animal. They consider her to be their mother. Cows are worshipped throughout India for providing the humans with milk. Bulls are revered because they have traditionally been the beasts of burden. I guess contributions of the bulls and cows to the human civilization is equal to or greater than that of dogs.
In India, there is an actual festival to honour the Bulls.
Despite this, Hindus do not go around EDUCATING others to not eat beef. We just say that we don't want to eat beef, what other do is completely upto them.
Therefore, condemning dog-eaters and turning a blind-eye to beef/ pork/ chicken eaters is utterly hypocritical.
Almost 200 comments, holy shit!
By the way, for all you "animal lovers", if you truly love dogs and disagree with the consumption of dog meat, what of chicken or cows? Aren't they animals as well? (Well, if you're a vegan,good for you)
I usually don't write comments but I live in China and dog meat is really good!! It tastes great! Dog hot pot, dog with green pepper, etc!
The first thing on the menu was dog penis!! I didn't eat it.
How can anyone sit there and eat a dick???
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some european countries ate humans until the 18th century..
well in south korea eating dog meat is technically illegal not to mention that studies show that only it's only around 5%-30% of the general Korean Population eats dog meat. So personally I find the claim if it being culturally significant in Korea to be misleading since it is such a small number of the population who eats it. IMO though I must say that if a country wants to legalize consumption of dogs there should be standards and regulations on how the dogs or any animal are treated. To be fair Germany didn't ban the consumption of dogs until 1986. In France the consumption of Dog Meat use to be fairly common, although not so any more. In some rural areas of Poland dog meat is considered medicinal. In parts of Switzerland dog is still eaten, but technically illegal.
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