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Dogs: an untapped meat market.
Feb. 20th, 2011 01:43 amAn outdoor adventure company recently slaughtered 100 dogs after not seeing the amount of business they expected. Why is that most people are appalled by the actions that this company took, but don't give a second thought to the number of cows, chickens or sheep that are killed every year on farms? Why do most people have different reactions depending on the animal?
Good question. I personally dislike dogs. But I'd love to find out what one tastes like as a steak or a burger.
I'm not just saying this to be shocking, either. I really would. I genuinely don't see what would be wrong with it. Chihuahuas were bred for meat, originally. (Hey, uh, "culture that bred Chihuahuas"? You did it wrong. Chihuahuas are small and scrawny and not worth much, meat-wise.) What's the difference between eating a dog and eating a cow? Only difference I can see is it's easier to feed a cow, because they eat plants. Although I suppose you could feed a dog roadkill and leftover bits of meat and stuff. As long as you don't feed them dog meat; cannibalism causes Mad Cow Disease and related diseases.
Cats, on the other hand... aside from being cute, I can't imagine they'd be worth anything as food. Scrawny, wiry little bastards that they are. No meat on their bones (if they can even be said to have bones. Seriously, the contortions cats can do, I think they're made of dimensionally transcendental materials). A better use for cats would be to hunt mice, have them feed the mice and rats to the dogs. You know, if cats really ARE made of dimensionally transcendental material, one could probably eat them to steal their powers; "you are what you eat" and all that. Or maybe not.
I'm reminded of the video that was going around where these people were eating a cat. I don't know what became of them. But if I were them, and the ASPCA or whatnot tried to charge me with cruelty to animals, I would contest it; I would say that if eating a cat or a dog is cruelty to animals, then eating ANY animal is cruelty to animals. And it's not like cats and dogs are endangered or anything. In fact, in places where cats and dogs are not supposed to be wild, but are, killing them (and/or eating them) would be a good thing, since they're decimating local wildlife. Places like Australia needs to kill off their feral cat population. I'd personally get rid of all feral dogs there, too. Even dingoes. Those bastards were introduced by the aborigines, and helped drive the thylocine extinct. Bastard dingoes, I will never forgive them for that. I wonder what dingoes taste like? Oh, and rabbits are a major pest there, too, and already considered edible.
If I were filthy stinking rich (and the others would let me do it), it would be an interesting experiment to raise dogs for food; treat them well while alive, either have them free-range or take them on frequent walks, slaughter them humanely. Then when the inevitable freak-out over animal cruelty comes, spend money on the legal defense of "WTF, people? I'm not mistreating these animals. They live MUCH better lives, happier lives, before I slaughter them for meat, than commercially-produced cows, chickens, and hogs do. Why don't you go bother the factory farms about animal cruelty? Their conditions are absolutely horrid."
I wonder if Trader Joe's or any of these other similar grocery stores would sell organic, cage-free, free-range canine meat. "Guaranteed to come from happy animals! Humanely slaughtered!" I wonder how well they'd sell. But I know one thing: even the attempt would be a MAJOR controversy.
Good question. I personally dislike dogs. But I'd love to find out what one tastes like as a steak or a burger.
I'm not just saying this to be shocking, either. I really would. I genuinely don't see what would be wrong with it. Chihuahuas were bred for meat, originally. (Hey, uh, "culture that bred Chihuahuas"? You did it wrong. Chihuahuas are small and scrawny and not worth much, meat-wise.) What's the difference between eating a dog and eating a cow? Only difference I can see is it's easier to feed a cow, because they eat plants. Although I suppose you could feed a dog roadkill and leftover bits of meat and stuff. As long as you don't feed them dog meat; cannibalism causes Mad Cow Disease and related diseases.
Cats, on the other hand... aside from being cute, I can't imagine they'd be worth anything as food. Scrawny, wiry little bastards that they are. No meat on their bones (if they can even be said to have bones. Seriously, the contortions cats can do, I think they're made of dimensionally transcendental materials). A better use for cats would be to hunt mice, have them feed the mice and rats to the dogs. You know, if cats really ARE made of dimensionally transcendental material, one could probably eat them to steal their powers; "you are what you eat" and all that. Or maybe not.
I'm reminded of the video that was going around where these people were eating a cat. I don't know what became of them. But if I were them, and the ASPCA or whatnot tried to charge me with cruelty to animals, I would contest it; I would say that if eating a cat or a dog is cruelty to animals, then eating ANY animal is cruelty to animals. And it's not like cats and dogs are endangered or anything. In fact, in places where cats and dogs are not supposed to be wild, but are, killing them (and/or eating them) would be a good thing, since they're decimating local wildlife. Places like Australia needs to kill off their feral cat population. I'd personally get rid of all feral dogs there, too. Even dingoes. Those bastards were introduced by the aborigines, and helped drive the thylocine extinct. Bastard dingoes, I will never forgive them for that. I wonder what dingoes taste like? Oh, and rabbits are a major pest there, too, and already considered edible.
If I were filthy stinking rich (and the others would let me do it), it would be an interesting experiment to raise dogs for food; treat them well while alive, either have them free-range or take them on frequent walks, slaughter them humanely. Then when the inevitable freak-out over animal cruelty comes, spend money on the legal defense of "WTF, people? I'm not mistreating these animals. They live MUCH better lives, happier lives, before I slaughter them for meat, than commercially-produced cows, chickens, and hogs do. Why don't you go bother the factory farms about animal cruelty? Their conditions are absolutely horrid."
I wonder if Trader Joe's or any of these other similar grocery stores would sell organic, cage-free, free-range canine meat. "Guaranteed to come from happy animals! Humanely slaughtered!" I wonder how well they'd sell. But I know one thing: even the attempt would be a MAJOR controversy.
