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[Edwin Pawlowski]

That doesn't make them any less edible. Horses do work around the farm/ranch and still end up on the table.

[dpb]

And in some cultures I suspect they've been on the menu for about as long as they have been domesticated or longer. Certainly it's nothing new in locale mentioned; simply not what the poster is accustomed to.

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[Andrew Barss]

: That doesn't make them any less edible.

Well, humans are perfectly edible, for that matter. So what?

-- Andy Barss

[Jay R]

I agree on the dogs, problem in asian cultures is they don't have that specialized relationship we Westerners do.

You and I see a part of the family, asians think in terms of food on the table.

One of the things you notice over there is the lack of dogs on the hoof.

[Edwin Pawlowski]

They've been eaten too. If it comes down to starving to death or eating what happens to be available, I'm eating.

[Swingman]

"Edwin Pawlowski" wrote

... and, on a long march, dogs will follow right along until it's time for your dinner, with no need for refrigeration.

DAMHIKT.

[Woodie]

A Chinese coworker once told me that they think caucasians are strange - when caucasians see an animal, they're thinking something like "Oh, how cute.". When a Chinese sees an animal they're wondering how best to prepare it.

[Lee Michaels]

Reminds me of an old Soldier of Fortune magazine. It had an article on "people harvesting" in case of national emergency. It advocated wino's because not only would they be not missed, the wine consumption over the years would have marinated the meat.

Of course, it was written in fun to rile up the liberal media. They would rant on and on about the terible SOF magazine. And SOF subscriptions sales went up everytime the regular media responded to another over the top article. It was generally believed by most that the liberal reporters never figured out they were being played with.

[Lobby Dosser]

Dogs and children are both regulated.

[dpb]

Robatoy wrote: ...

"Tastes like chicken..."

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[Robatoy]

Four legs good. Two legs bad.

[Dave - Parkville, MD]

Once there were two canibals hiding in the bushes. A guy walks by. The jump him and kill him. One starts eating at the head, the other the feet. The one at the head says, "how are you doing down there?". The other says, "I'm having a ball". The first canibal says, "You're eating too fast!!!"

[Robatoy]

Two canibals overpower a clown and cook him up. One says: "Does this taste funny to you?"

[Robatoy]

WHICH reminds of: Jeffry Dahmer to Loreena Bobbitt: "Are you going to eat that?"

[Jay Chan]

There is nothing wrong or controversial about eating dogs that are raised for the meat. This is just like eating cows that people raised for the meat.

This is controversial if someone eats a dog that is raised in the family as a pet or as a hunting dog or a guard dog. That would be like eating a family member or like hurting someone who has helped you. This also means that we should be very upset if we heard someone who ate a pig that was raised in that person's family as a pet. On the other hand, I don't see any reason why I would be upset if someone eats a dog that is raised for meat.

Dogs being eaten in China are raised for meat. They are not pets.

Jay Chan

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[Andrew Barss]

Jay Chan wrote: : There is nothing wrong or controversial about eating dogs that are : raised for the meat. This is just like eating cows that people raised : for the meat.

Nooo, it's really not. Cows were *bread*, as a species, for meat. And to be docile, not develop binds with people, etc.

Dogs evolved as companions for people, with great emotional attachments to them (and vice versa).

(And try taking your comment and replacing "cows" with "humans". See how the argument doesn't hold?)

-- Andy Barss

[charlie]

they might have been bred for it, but certainly aren't bread.

[Smaug Ichorfang]

"Jay R" wrote in news:PGwek.185$kf4.30@trnddc03:

In a very real sense, this has to do with food as well. Up until about the Victorian age, people looked at dogs primarily as working animals, and less so as pets. During the Victorian era it became a status symbol to have a non-working dog as a pet. This was a form of conspicuous consumption - showing off the fact that you had enough wealth (and food) to support an animal just for the pleasure its company gave you. During this time there was a great movement towards breeding smaller and smaller dogs as companions, giving us many of the breeds we have in our homes today.

[Swingman]

Nahhh ... small dogs taste better.

[Robatoy]

Annnnnnnnd they put up less of a fight, and fit on a spit much better. Cornish dogs.. like the Queen's Corgis? Those short little legs are a bit more like drum-sticks, eh?