WHY AREN'T CATS & DOGS USED FOR MEAT PRODUCTION?

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choices : WHY AREN'T CATS & DOGS USED FOR MEAT PRODUCTION?

[+] ballot by xxxxxxxx
created Tue May 24, 05
Why are lambs, cows, chickens, rabbits etc are used in meat production and cats & dogs are not?

'cos eatin' dogs would leave ya kinda wuff?
'cos peoples pet cats could end up stewing in Raj's curry house?
they are
social differences and precoinceived notions
'Cause THEN we'd have to change that old saying to "Wow! It's raining lunch and breakfast outs

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in certain countries

by thc2883 on Tue May 24, 05 5:46pm [+]

In some cultures they are. But they aren't used predominately because it isn't economical. Raising carnivores for food is much more expensive then raising herbivores. The higher up you go on the food chain you go the more energy you have to put into raising the critter. Besides which, they tend to be lean unlike most food animals and not produce much meat (even large dogs can't compare with an average sized heifer).

Besides, only savages would eat a dog under normal circumstances. Cats, well that's a different story . . .

by herzog on Tue May 24, 05 6:08pm [+]

Hmmm. Interesting take, herzog. Yopu may be right.

But I suggest the reason is less rational: That these animals are considered "Pets" rather than "Food," and that is the major reason.

by Cathexis on Tue May 24, 05 7:35pm [+]

Herzog

What you say is correct, but i have t take issue with your assertion that " only savages would eat a dog under normal circumstances. "

Your perspective is lacking here i think. A dog is still an animal, and is just as fair game for mass production for food as cows and lambs are. You are biased here due to your environment.

Not to mention the fact that you are suggesting the vast majority of Koreans are savages.

by kingAlfredTheGreat on Tue May 24, 05 8:23pm [+]

because it's not popular this millenium but there was a time that they were considered a gourmet meal and I'm sure, at some point, WAY off in the future, things will shift again. It's just an illusion that we're going forward. We're just circling around through times and customs.

by Tadema on Tue May 24, 05 8:26pm [+]

I think he was joking about the savages part.

by thc2883 on Wed May 25, 05 7:37am [+]

Because they taste like s#!t.

by _Beelzebubba on Wed May 25, 05 9:01am [+]

Humans are animals too, does that make us fair game?

by ceejjj on Wed May 25, 05 10:03am [+]

If you arent human, yes. Unless you want to be a cannibal?

by kingAlfredTheGreat on Wed May 25, 05 10:34am [+]

ceejj is a cannibal!

by RawIron on Wed May 25, 05 11:45am [+]

In some cultures they only eat vomit. I've never been there, but I read about it...... IN A BOOK!

by RawIron on Wed May 25, 05 11:48am [+]

No RawIron, don't you know conservatives aren't human so it wouldn't be considered cannibalism ;-)

by ceejjj on Wed May 25, 05 12:42pm [+]

fight fight fight!

by kingAlfredTheGreat on Thu May 26, 05 12:12am [+]

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