The dog has his day?
May 29, 2011 4:09 PM Subscribe
The Chinese, long known for eating anything that moves, are experiencing protests about man's best friend. Chinese animal rights activists are trying to change the canivorous culture.
This post was deleted for the following reason: Animal cruelty is a subject that needs fairly delicate framing to go well and a casual ethnic stereotype doesn't really fit the bill. -- restless_nomad
The Chinese, long known for eating anything that moves . . .
I was hoping that this was a quote from the article. It's not. Isn't that a little bit offensive?
posted by Think_Long at 4:15 PM on May 29, 2011 [2 favorites]
I was hoping that this was a quote from the article. It's not. Isn't that a little bit offensive?
posted by Think_Long at 4:15 PM on May 29, 2011 [2 favorites]
Lovecraft In Brooklyn: Dogs are animals. We eat animals. If they're not eating your dog who cares?
Agreed, but for me it's not about that. Countries like South Korea and China keep these animals in deplorable conditions which tend to be even worse than ours, and more importantly, they tenderize the dog meat while the animal is still alive. We used to eat dog meat when I lived in Lao, but those were always strays who actually lived proper lives and were killed humanely. One thing I will say about the people on that side of the world is that at least they eat every part of the animal and don't waste. I think this shows a lot more respect.
posted by gman at 4:22 PM on May 29, 2011
Agreed, but for me it's not about that. Countries like South Korea and China keep these animals in deplorable conditions which tend to be even worse than ours, and more importantly, they tenderize the dog meat while the animal is still alive. We used to eat dog meat when I lived in Lao, but those were always strays who actually lived proper lives and were killed humanely. One thing I will say about the people on that side of the world is that at least they eat every part of the animal and don't waste. I think this shows a lot more respect.
posted by gman at 4:22 PM on May 29, 2011
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And 'long known for eating anything that moves'? Every culture eats things that other cultures consider gross.
posted by Lovecraft In Brooklyn at 4:13 PM on May 29, 2011