Ethics of dog meat? - Page 30

On April 16 2012 23:10 JimSocks wrote:
don't really care what people eat. last couple years i've been traveling alot. eaten crazy stuff myself. also watch alot of bizarre foods.

On April 16 2012 23:03 Iplaythings wrote:

You can't really have an objective (2+2=4) premise in this manner. His logic make perfect sense as it's a matter of taste

On April 16 2012 11:49 Mirror0423 wrote:
A lot of asian eat dogs because east asian countries were historically more farming based, meaning cows were not really on the menu, since if you eat your cow, you can't farm the next year, but dogs were plenty, and had less of a meaning. Even just 10 years ago eating "beef" in Korea was mostly for special occasions.
On the other hand a lot of european based culture was historically more herding based, there for dogs were really not on the menu. Dogs help you keep your keeps in line.
That's really all there is. Dogs were more "important" in western culture, while cows were more imporatnt in the eastern culture. If you look at almost any historical text, eating beef in Korean was reserved for very very special occasion. Slaughtering of a cow was a village event, and everyone was given a piece as it was a "celebration" of something huge when cows were beat eaten by anyone other than high royalty.
This relates to how westerners see eating dogs as "inhumane" since if you eat dogs you basically put your whole family at risk, while in asian if you eat cows, you put your whole family at risk. Honestly, ask any Korean who is 30+ years old, and ask 'em how often did they eat beef when they were younger. I'm 22, and i remember just getting a burger was a special occasion thing, even after Korea was very "westernized". Now days, Korea's westernized enough that beef is a every day thing, but 10 years back, i promise you, eating steak at home was almost unimaginable, a college student eating streak was impossibly rare, and anytime people ate beef it was a big "Social event".

On April 16 2012 23:11 brachester wrote:

Have you eat Rat BBQ in japan?

On April 16 2012 22:46 pyrogenetix wrote:
lol 30 pages of this shit?

Just because we keep dogs as pets doesn't mean shit. People need to travel more and realize that the world is bigger than their little comfort zone.

On April 16 2012 23:59 JimSocks wrote:

haven't been to japan yet.
but, i've had snake, spiders, and all kinds of bugs before.

also, i've traveled in poor countries. there are alot of stray dogs. i think people raise them to eat leftover garbage or something. and they also eat grains like leftover rice and stuff.

On April 15 2012 13:03 Ai.Cola wrote:


are you kidding me?
are you literally serious?
Pigs are definitly more intelligent than dogs, possibly almost as smart as other primates.

On April 17 2012 02:57 Lu_e wrote:
-sniff bombs, (can a pig? perhaps. not as efficiently/acceptable as a dog some may argue. pigs running arpund airports?)

On April 16 2012 23:34 kyriores wrote:
Nope, I don't find it "ethically correct" to eat dog meat for the following reasons:

Dogs are mainly carnivorous animals which means that breeding dogs in order to slaughter them is a costly procedure that would lead to a waste of $$$. Feeding animals meat in order to get meat (of lesser value) in return is not just a luxury, but also absolutely reprehensible from my perspective, especially since most of us I believe are humanists and would do everything to help the needy that starve to death all over the globe.

Also, dogs by nature are animals that do not accept the isolation and neglect, both physical and mental unlike most ruminants and poultry which are less domesticated and will be content with just food and a stable to stay in. It is understood therefore that in order to grow close to people, such animals need love and affection by their "breeder". Anything else would be considered animal cruelty in my view. To kill, therefore such an animal, which you loved seems somewhat hypocritical and inappropriate to me, not toward the animal but towards yourself primarily.

On April 17 2012 02:57 Lu_e wrote:



Ok excuse my ignorance I should've known pigs are used in science and have shown their intelligence. But I cant help but break down my bias;

'How to use a pig effectively'? I know dogs can;

-sniff bombs, (can a pig? perhaps. not as efficiently/acceptable as a dog some may argue. pigs running arpund airports?)
-protect you, (can a pig? though it doesn't bark, it could squeal? LOL even a medium/small dog could ward off small aggressive animals/other dogs who knows, they bark LOUD and scare some things bigger than themselves such as OTHER HUMANS FROM MY HOUSE, see: burglar... LOL at a pig doing that)
-help hunt game, (can a pig?; track, duck hunting/grouse retrieval?)
-disabled assistance dogs, (could a pig? similar to pigs running around airports, acceptance/tolerance of society.)
-avalanche rescue, (picture the pig, LOL again)
-control other animals, 'herd' as mentioned before

Can you not see this? Dogs are too awesome sorry. Please entertain me with pig uses; ( if you can; other than science uses? as that is a pretty grey area which I haven't even thought of in terms of dog) I have given many real-world examples above for canine.

On April 17 2012 16:35 Lorken wrote:
A Samoan guy killed and barbecued his pet dog a few years back, I remember the Animal rights people making a huge deal about it on the news and stuff, and the guy's like "I did this all the time back in Samoa" According to the authorities, it's all right to eat your pets if they are killed in a humanely manner. I wholeheartedly agree.

On April 16 2012 23:18 froggynoddy wrote:


You cannot justify an argument by saying 'well if its ok with him its right', neither can you say 'its ok with him but its not ok with me therefore its wrong'. Thats cultural relativism and is more a political attitude than a moral argument. Moral Subjectivism is a very different concept.