Eating pets

[Marc Chevalier]

Poor folks all over the world eat roadkill. In Tahiti, a family showed me how they scraped the run-over crabs off the road, removed the gravel and broken shell from the meat, and boiled it clean.



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[Tomasso]

Actually, quite tasty.

 

[Lauren]

Yes, certainly, but in the majority of this country it isn't a necessity. I wouldn't do it because there is no need to. If I were in another country and there were strays, and I was hungry- sure. But eating pets? It would be like eating a family member. And I don't want to re-enact the Donner Party.

 

[scotrace]

There's a difference between eating livestock and eating pets. That's why you shouldn't get emotionally involved with livestock (e.g., naming rabits you are raising for food). Unless you name them Stu.

lol lol lol


Oh, and "Donner! Party of Four?"

 

[Marc Chevalier]

I ate this in Cuzco, Peru. It is tasty. Was once a typical dish over there, but McDonald's is changing all that.

 

[J. M. Stovall]

Yummy!

 

[fortworthgal]

Erm, no thanks! I'll stick to beef, chicken, and fish.

 

[koopkooper]

Here in Australia Kangaroo meat has become quite popular, it's a very healthy meat to eat as it is very low in fat, mind you it does make my stomach jump around a bit afterwards.

 

[Daisy Buchanan]

It's a slippery slope; while I don't want to stand in the way of someone else's rights, the animal lover in me cringes. But what makes typical "pet" animals more special than cows or pigs? If I'm an animal lover, shouldn't I be against all meat products?

This is a good question. *ponders*

Very well said Avalon!
I don't want to stand in the way of anyone else's rights, but I too shiver at the thought of someone serving up their beloved pet as the main course.
But, I do eat meat. So, who am I to tell someone else that they can't eat a specific type of meat. What is the major difference between a cow and a cat. Well, I think cat's are a bit cuter, and I personally have no desire to try one.
Bottom line, I don't want to get involved with regulating what types of meat's people eat. I just pray that I don't walk into the local butcherie and see cat or dog on the specials board. I do hope, that people that eat such "delicacies" keep it to themselves, and don't try to force it on me. I do, however, feel horrible thinking about the thought of someone eating a kitty. Cow's aren't cuddly and cute, puppies and kitties are. But then again ducks are pretty and I'm a fan of fois gras.

Hmmmmm, Daisy Ponders with you.......

 

[Marc Chevalier]

You could always go ahead and ...

 

[jamespowers]

Some insects are a bit spicey for me. Crunchy indeed.

As for snake... tastes like rabbit.

How about Skunk?

 

[Daisy Buchanan]

How about Skunk?

And a fine Chianti???

 

[Hemingway Jones]

Ah...

Remember what Eddie Izzard said, "If people taste of chicken, then Chicken taste like People... think about that."

I suppose when put in the situation, people will eat just about anything.

I would generally classify animals into higher and lower groups: animals that serve us and animals we eat. Horses, methinks occupy both groups.

You see, cows, pigs, chickens, these aren't really animals; they are genetically engineered food. Thousands of years of domestication and breeding, and 100 years of chemical and genetic enhancement, has made them tasty. There are no wild cows running around. If you set cows free, they wouldn't survive; they wouldn't know what to do.

Dogs and cats and here to work for us and amuse us. These are the animals that serve us.

Though, I draw the line at animals that I am introduced to. My grandfather used to name the lobsters before throwing them in the steamer; don't name them, just throw them in! lol

 

[Paisley]

There are no wild cows running around. If you set cows free,

Sure there are. They're called buffalo. Lean meat and good hides.

 

[katiemakeup]

It's got to be cultural, what we were served, that's what we got used to!

 

[carebear]

Sure there are. They're called buffalo. Lean meat and good hides.

Actually cows turn feral and get skinny and mean. Pigs revert rather quickly to "wild" status as well. Most of the birds have become unable to survive due to genetic changes to necessary muscles. Not a lot of feral chickens or domestic turkeys.

If we still had major predators around the higher mammals would definitely be lambs to the slaughter (so to speak) compared to their wild anscestors but lacking that they adapt pretty well. You can breed most of the wild out of an animal but nature will always have the final say.

 

[jamespowers]

And a fine Chianti???

Or Skunk Mac and Cheese.
I think the skunk is safe from extinction via the way of the Dodo.

 

[Marc Chevalier]

Sure there are. They're called buffalo. Lean meat and good hides.

Now there's a fascinating story.


The dumbest thing that European immigrants did was to import English cows and set them loose in high, cold places here. America already had a perfectly adapted, tasty source of meat: the bison, or buffalo. Bison can survive the toughest winters and don't wipe out their own food sources. Cattle, however, were a different story. Ill-adapted to the plains and the Rockies, they were a high-casualty, low-yield animal. Tragically, the only use that 19th century (non-Indian) Americans could imagine for bison was as hunting trophies.


Finally, the tide is turning. Some canny former cattle ranchers are turning to buffalo-raising, and their success is growing. Furthermore, buffalo meat is lower in fat than cow meat is. The days of U.S. cattle ranching are numbered, but some will survive by turning to North America's native source of beef.



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[jamespowers]

Remember what Eddie Izzard said, "If people taste of chicken, then Chicken taste like People... think about that."

I suppose when put in the situation, people will eat just about anything.

I would generally classify animals into higher and lower groups: animals that serve us and animals we eat. Horses, methinks occupy both groups.

You see, cows, pigs, chickens, these aren't really animals; they are genetically engineered food. Thousands of years of domestication and breeding, and 100 years of chemical and genetic enhancement, has made them tasty. There are no wild cows running around. If you set cows free, they wouldn't survive; they wouldn't know what to do.

Dogs and cats and here to work for us and amuse us. These are the animals that serve us.

Though, I draw the line at animals that I am introduced to. My grandfather used to name the lobsters before throwing them in the steamer; don't name them, just throw them in! lol

Tasty animals made of meat. MMMM MMMM!
Call my steak Medium Rare. :eusa_clap

Regards,

J

 

[Hemingway Jones]

And...

Sure there are. They're called buffalo. Lean meat and good hides.

...I eat those too!