Current Events > I never understood why people care about other cultures eating dog.

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I personally wouldnt eat dogs because I've raised to think if it as weird but I have no moral issue with it. In some cultures they don't eat beef or pork. We dont eat dogs and cats. Neither one seems more moral than the other
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They are domesticated, but if you are hungry I can't argue with that. A big issue is that the places that eat them, especially places in China use brutal practices to prepare them. They have a festival where they literally boil them alive. That is my issue.

Also literally bred to love us.
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1st world people dont understand 3rd world issues
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Google yulin dog meat festival if you want to see how bad it is. Also, since dogs are common pets, the dog meat industry relies on a lot of stole pets.

eating dogs and cats is barbaric
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We like dogs and we don't want them eaten. It's not that hard to comprehend.

Personally I'm weirded out by eating things that eat other animals
But yes, kinda bs to get mad at people eating an animal we like (dogs) but think it's ok to eat animals they love (cows)

MARKINGRAM22 posted...

They are domesticated, but if you are hungry I can't argue with that. A big issue is that the places that eat them, especially places in China use brutal practices to prepare them. They have a festival where they literally boil them alive. That is my issue.

Literally one area in China does this and is criticized by the Chinese government for doing it
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Hinakuluiau posted...

Personally I'm weirded out by eating things that eat other animals
But yes, kinda bs to get mad at people eating an animal we like (dogs) but think it's ok to eat animals they love (cows)

MARKINGRAM22 posted...

They are domesticated, but if you are hungry I can't argue with that. A big issue is that the places that eat them, especially places in China use brutal practices to prepare them. They have a festival where they literally boil them alive. That is my issue.

Literally one area in China does this and is criticized by the Chinese government for doing it

Your point? That one place doing that is an issue. I didn't say everywhere it is, but other places also steal pets for dog meat and have similar practices just not as wide spread. I mean the most famous Filipino athlete ever had his dog eaten by his dad.

there is no line between dogs, cats, cows, pigs, etc

they are domesticated to rely on us

certain ones are tasty, certain ones are cute and cuddly

you decide

andel posted...

eating dogs and cats is barbaric

And you believe the same of eating pigs, cows and sheep, right?

Because dogs are companion animals. And it's not just breed by breed, the whole species evolved as companions and THEN some sick fucks decided to make it a tradition to eat them.

ZeroKelvin posted...

andel posted...

eating dogs and cats is barbaric

And you believe the same of eating pigs, cows and sheep, right?

Dogs and cats are different. Everyone knows this.

they don't grab dogs off the street that could be anyone's pets, they breed dogs to be eaten
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Skye Reynolds posted...

We like dogs and we don't want them eaten. It's not that hard to comprehend.

I like plenty of animals that we eat. Pigs are basically fat sloppy dogs

andel posted...

eating dogs and cats is barbaric

Some cultures would say the same about eating cows or pigs.
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Dogs are intelligent, loyal and have been human companions for like 70,000 years.

So for people who are raised in those enviroments, dogs have a higher status cultrually than other animals and it seems wrong to eat them.

I mean we have dog police officers, guide dogs, tracker dogs, guard dogs.

There a millions of dogs that provide more to human society than most humans do.

That's a bitter pill for people to swallow emotionally when you say "Well let's kill and eat them!" that don't feel for chickens.

You are right though. Pragmatically there is no difference.

I mean pigs are about as intelligent as dogs, just less capable.
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Because stupid people dont understand the concept of cultural differences. They've also grown up from a position of economic priviledge that they dont understand that people who grow up in poor countries sometimes have to eat their pets. I have a vietnamese friend that told me if they had to eat their dog they would and they'd just get another dog later.

I dont eat dog, but honestly that line of thinking is more in line with reality than "these are the animals it's okay to eat and these are the animals it's wrong to eat"
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Dogs were created by humans to be companions, not food for slaughter.
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Solid Snake07 posted...

Because stupid people dont understand the concept of cultural differences. They've also grown up from a position of economic priviledge that they dont understand that people who grow up in poor countries sometimes have to eat their pets. I have a vietnamese friend that told me if they had to eat their dog they would and they'd just get another dog later.

I dont eat dog, but honestly that line of thinking is more in line with reality than "these are the animals it's okay to eat and these are the animals it's wrong to eat"

If thats how they view their pet maybe they shouldnt have it. Not like anyones forcing them to keep one as a pet.

Solid Snake07 posted...

Because stupid people dont understand the concept of cultural differences. They've also grown up from a position of economic priviledge that they dont understand that people who grow up in poor countries sometimes have to eat their pets. I have a vietnamese friend that told me if they had to eat their dog they would and they'd just get another dog later.

I dont eat dog, but honestly that line of thinking is more in line with reality than "these are the animals it's okay to eat and these are the animals it's wrong to eat"

Humans created dogs, humans did not create the other animals we eat.
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Hinakuluiau posted...

Literally one area in China does this and is criticized by the Chinese government for doing it

Really? That's fucking awesome, I was under the impression that the Chinese government dgaf about animals.

Last I heard, there aren't even animal cruelty laws there
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voldothegr8 posted...

Solid Snake07 posted...

Because stupid people dont understand the concept of cultural differences. They've also grown up from a position of economic priviledge that they dont understand that people who grow up in poor countries sometimes have to eat their pets. I have a vietnamese friend that told me if they had to eat their dog they would and they'd just get another dog later.

I dont eat dog, but honestly that line of thinking is more in line with reality than "these are the animals it's okay to eat and these are the animals it's wrong to eat"

Humans created dogs, humans did not create the other animals we eat.

What? Chickens and cows absolutely were not as they are now when we first domesticated them
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Does dog even taste good?

Im_A_Dog posted...

Solid Snake07 posted...

Because stupid people dont understand the concept of cultural differences. They've also grown up from a position of economic priviledge that they dont understand that people who grow up in poor countries sometimes have to eat their pets. I have a vietnamese friend that told me if they had to eat their dog they would and they'd just get another dog later.

I dont eat dog, but honestly that line of thinking is more in line with reality than "these are the animals it's okay to eat and these are the animals it's wrong to eat"

If thats how they view their pet maybe they shouldnt have it. Not like anyones forcing them to keep one as a pet.

Why not? They enjoy companionship with an animal just as much as you do. They just live a different life where they sometimes have nothing to eat, much less something to feed a dog
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voldothegr8 posted...

Solid Snake07 posted...

Because stupid people dont understand the concept of cultural differences. They've also grown up from a position of economic priviledge that they dont understand that people who grow up in poor countries sometimes have to eat their pets. I have a vietnamese friend that told me if they had to eat their dog they would and they'd just get another dog later.

I dont eat dog, but honestly that line of thinking is more in line with reality than "these are the animals it's okay to eat and these are the animals it's wrong to eat"

Humans created dogs, humans did not create the other animals we eat.

Lol what. Pigs were "created" the same way dogs were by humans. Why do you think they become boars when feral

voldothegr8 posted...

Solid Snake07 posted...

Because stupid people dont understand the concept of cultural differences. They've also grown up from a position of economic priviledge that they dont understand that people who grow up in poor countries sometimes have to eat their pets. I have a vietnamese friend that told me if they had to eat their dog they would and they'd just get another dog later.

I dont eat dog, but honestly that line of thinking is more in line with reality than "these are the animals it's okay to eat and these are the animals it's wrong to eat"

Humans created dogs, humans did not create the other animals we eat.

lmao every domestic crop has been heavily modified. Do your homework, lest you communicate from your rectal cavity.
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voldothegr8 posted...

Solid Snake07 posted...

Because stupid people dont understand the concept of cultural differences. They've also grown up from a position of economic priviledge that they dont understand that people who grow up in poor countries sometimes have to eat their pets. I have a vietnamese friend that told me if they had to eat their dog they would and they'd just get another dog later.

I dont eat dog, but honestly that line of thinking is more in line with reality than "these are the animals it's okay to eat and these are the animals it's wrong to eat"

Humans created dogs, humans did not create the other animals we eat.

Humans didn't create any animals. We have domesticated animals, plenty of which we eat......
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People won't eat can/dog, but will literally stick their tongue in a butthole.

r25 posted...

People won't eat can/dog, but will literally stick their tongue in a butthole.

Are you saying you would rather eat cans and dogs than tonguefuck a pooter cooter?
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The dogs they raise to eat are not companion animals.

Guide posted...

Also literally bred to love us.

RoboLaserGandhi posted...

Because dogs are companion animals. And it's not just breed by breed, the whole species evolved as companions and THEN some sick fucks decided to make it a tradition to eat them.

Dogs would fight animals such as cougars to defend the humans they love:

https://www.today.com/pets/hero-dog-saves-boy-11-cougar-attack-2D80555490

Let me know when a cow or a chicken fights a cougar or wolf to save its human

RoboLaserGandhi posted...

RoboLaserGandhi posted...

Because dogs are companion animals. And it's not just breed by breed, the whole species evolved as companions and THEN some sick fucks decided to make it a tradition to eat them.

+1

Guide posted...

voldothegr8 posted...

Solid Snake07 posted...

Because stupid people dont understand the concept of cultural differences. They've also grown up from a position of economic priviledge that they dont understand that people who grow up in poor countries sometimes have to eat their pets. I have a vietnamese friend that told me if they had to eat their dog they would and they'd just get another dog later.

I dont eat dog, but honestly that line of thinking is more in line with reality than "these are the animals it's okay to eat and these are the animals it's wrong to eat"

Humans created dogs, humans did not create the other animals we eat.

lmao every domestic crop has been heavily modified. Do your homework, lest you communicate from your rectal cavity.

Pigs cows and chickens were domesticated for slaughter, but nowhere near the extent to what we've done with dogs. Which btw were never bred for food.

Solid Snake07 posted...

Humans didn't create any animals. We have domesticated animals, plenty of which we eat......

We literally created just about every breed of dog you see from wolves. You think yorkies and retrievers just ran wild back in the day? No, all human creations. Plenty of pigs cows and chickens did and do run wild that look at least similar to what humans domesticated, can't say the same for dogs. Because again we bred the farm animals for slaughter and dogs as companions.
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Pigs are smart and sometimes owned as pets. And yet we eat the fuck out of bacon.

I'm not mad that we don't eat dogs in the West, but I do think we overblow how horrific it is.
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MARKINGRAM22 posted...

They are domesticated, but if you are hungry I can't argue with that. A big issue is that the places that eat them, especially places in China use brutal practices to prepare them. They have a festival where they literally boil them alive. That is my issue.

That's not everywhere just what the media focuses on. Just like not all livestock in America is treated well.

Skye Reynolds posted...

We like dogs and we don't want them eaten. It's not that hard to comprehend.

And? Other cultures live pigs and cows. Neither one is more correct than the other.

hockeybub89 posted...

Pigs are smart and sometimes owned as pets. And yet we eat the fuck out of bacon.

I'm not mad that we don't eat dogs in the West, but I do think we overblow how horrific it is.

I'm not saying we should. Just that it's no worse than eating pugs and cows
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Solid Snake07 posted...

Because stupid people dont understand the concept of cultural differences. They've also grown up from a position of economic priviledge that they dont understand that people who grow up in poor countries sometimes have to eat their pets. I have a vietnamese friend that told me if they had to eat their dog they would and they'd just get another dog later.

I dont eat dog, but honestly that line of thinking is more in line with reality than "these are the animals it's okay to eat and these are the animals it's wrong to eat"

Exactly growing up my stepmom was poor and her family actually had to eat their pet dog. It was that or starve.
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Dog meat just looks nasty to me.
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MARKINGRAM22 posted...

Your point? That one place doing that is an issue. I didn't say everywhere it is, but other places also steal pets for dog meat and have similar practices just not as wide spread. I mean the most famous Filipino athlete ever had his dog eaten by his dad.

I think it's fucking obscene how shark fin soup is made but I don't suddenly make unprovoked attacks about it or generalize an entire fucking direction for it.

Can't we just say boiling dogs alive is bad and not introduced baggage to where it didn't exist previously?
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voldothegr8 posted...

Dogs were created by humans to be companions, not food for slaughter.

What's the difference? I mean, saying something was created for slaughter doesn't make it any "better" does it.
I'd think the path following that statement is that neither should be eaten
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metallica846 posted...

We boil crab alive...

Most of the animals we eat are treated poorly tbh
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emblem boy posted...

voldothegr8 posted...

Dogs were created by humans to be companions, not food for slaughter.

What's the difference? I mean, saying something was created for slaughter doesn't make it any "better" does it.
I'd think the path following that statement is that neither should be eaten

I already explained it. Look at the post I made about a dog defending his owner from a cougar.

You read news stories like that very often, dogs giving their lives or putting themselves on harms way to defend their humans.

This is why I can eat chicken but not dog. When is the last time a chicken decided to fight a wild beast to protect its human?

Hawaiian_punch posted...

emblem boy posted...

voldothegr8 posted...

Dogs were created by humans to be companions, not food for slaughter.

What's the difference? I mean, saying something was created for slaughter doesn't make it any "better" does it.
I'd think the path following that statement is that neither should be eaten

I already explained it. Look at the post I made about a dog defending his owner from a cougar.

You read news stories like that very often, dogs giving their lives or putting themselves on harms way to defend their humans.

This is why I can eat chicken but not dog. When is the last time a chicken decided to fight a wild beast to protect its human?

Not really the point I was trying to make. I was just rambling, but the point was that I understand not wanting to eat dogs because of the emotional connection and idea that they were bred to be companions.

But I'd think people also wouldn't want to eat livestock because breeding something for slaughter, with the goal of it being eaten doesn't sound like good reasoning either
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MARKINGRAM22 posted...

They are domesticated, but if you are hungry I can't argue with that. A big issue is that the places that eat them, especially places in China use brutal practices to prepare them. They have a festival where they literally boil them alive. That is my issue.

You know our chickens are born in a conveyer belt? Their heads have the same fin collapse that SeaWorld orcas have because they have no space to move around in the cage they spend their entire life in.
Or cows in confined animal feeding operations. Wanna know how much antibiotics are mixed into cow feed because the corn feed they force into them literally burns holes in their stomachs?
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