Quote Originally Posted by belgareth
Without arguing

for or against it, I've never quite figured out the problem with eating dog...or horse, for that matter. We eat

squid, chicken embryos and chopped misc. animal parts wrapped in intestine yet we are adverse to eating dog? Why is

that?

Personnally, I don't eat beef at all because I don't like the flavor and rarely eat any other red

meat. The majority of my protein comes from the ocean.

Just picked this reply to quote, but

others in this post tow the same line, and dont see a problem with eating dog. So Im kind of replying to

all.

Eating dog in my opinion is discusting, and this opinion reflects most Governments and thier

Legislature, as its ilegal to do so in most countries. Eating a animal that has been bred over the centuries to

serve mankind and is extremely intelegent, and is considered mans "best friend" is beyond me.

I compare it

to eating a primate, which is almost canabalistic in nature. Apart from the high toxin issue of dog meat, the

ethical issue of eating dog is very real in western countries, and that includes another animal, the horse. Again

bred to serve, and a friend of man throughout history. Eating horse is ilegal in most countries.

The issue of

eating a certain type of animal and not eating it, can be seen from a viewpoint of cultural and scientific, some

animals are actually not very safe to eat, because of thier high (bad) bacteria ratio in the meat. They include Dog,

Kangaroo and also other game meats.

Nothing wrong with eating squid or calamari, mollusks, and most sea

creatures (fish) are clean, with low toxicity and very good for you. Ofcourse there are exceptions with species and

the age of some species.

But the thought of eating Dog kind of churns my stomach.

Most land animals

that are carnivarous or scavengers ( eat anything or carim ) are actually not very safe to eat due to toxicity and

bacteria in the meat, even after its been well cooked.

Sea creatures are different in this regard because of

thier enviroment.

Roasted Puppy on a stick, now thats a tasty thought...