evcake wrote:Linda wrote:Like chicken?
And a culinary delicacy among some Native Americans, I hear tell. Though no one in my family has had personal experience of that...at least that they are admitting to.
Oh dear. I saw a documentary on PBS about a man in Maylasia (I think) who had this little roadside restaurant, and served dog. Took you through the whole process. I've never been quite the same.......and I'm a cat person
The diners seemed to really enjoy it, though.
Many cultures don't seem to form personal connections with cats and dogs. My friend from Guatemala used to laugh and shake herhead when she saw stacks of cat food cans in my cupboard. In her country, the animals we keep as pets have to fend for themselves
There's actually a small breed of dog in the East that's bred for food. The animals are kept in crowded cages like chickens and aren't anyone's pets. Also, I don't think that people in most rural areas of the world think of animals in quite the same way as we do. I know a woman in my neighborhood who keeps decorative chickens as pets. The idea of eating them horrifies her. These dogs in Thailand are food animals. They're treated as such and no one has a problem with it over there. Killing one is like killing a chicken. I've seen pictures of the darned things, though. You'd think they'd at least be ugly, but no. They look like cute little white poodle mongrels. I couldn't eat one unless I was starving, and I'll eat almost anything.
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