South Korea aims to ban dog meat consumption
South Korea aims to ban dog meat consumption
SEOUL: South Korea aims to ban eating dog meat and put an end to the controversy over the practice amid growing awareness of animal rights, a ruling party policy chief said on Friday (Nov 17). The Korean practice of eating dogs has drawn criticism from overseas for its cruelty but there has also bee...
I've never understood thy people are so obsessed telling others that they should not eat dog meat while mjnching on a burger with crispy bacon and chicken nuggets.
If a vegan does it then I get it, but you are not a better person because you arbitrarily chose not to eat some specific meat, but have no problem with cruelty when it comes to other species.
I'm a vegan, but one argument specifically against allowing dog meat trade is that it often encourages stealing companion animals (aka pets) to make a quick buck. Sometimes they're held ransom and people have to pay the thieves to keep a member of their family from being killed and eaten. Wouldn't wish that on anyone.
Also, dogs were bred specifically to live alongside humans, to form bonds with us. To do that to any organism and then treat it like livestock is a special kind of monstrous.
So I'm in favor of drawing as many lines as possible when it comes to animal consumption of any kind. And then, if the situation makes you uncomfortable about some of the other lines you've drawn around cows, pigs, or chickens, then you analyzing those in more depth too is also a win in my book.
Nuanced take. 👍
Yeah I personally wouldn't be comfortable eating dog meat but I do eat meat so I realise I have no moral high ground. In reality if you have a problem with this as a meat eater it should make you question your own choices if anything.
When I asked a vegan about her choice she asked me if I would eat my pet. I must admit the biggest thought in my mind was that it wouldn’t taste good, so no. I’m not sure if I could raise a livestock animal and then eat it. Possibly, but probably not since they get slaughtered early in their lives. So I guess I’m a hypocrite just like most people, taking shelter in out-of-sight, out-of-mind.
People especially in western cultures have a severe favoritism towards dogs compared to any other living creature
Including humans.
It keeps some people from having children who really shouldn’t have children. So it has its uses.
It’s because most people don’t know a cow or chicken. If they did, things might be different. In fact I remember seeing Ira Glass speak and he recounted how he spent some time at a retreat where chickens roamed free, and after having the time and opportunity to observe that they think and feel and have different personalities, he became a vegetarian.
I think you are probably right. For me it's kind of the opposite but still consistent. When I was a child we had many different animals and I had names for many of them including the sheep Bartek which me and my sister would ride often. In the end we would eat all those animals (but not the dogs or cats). So I've been friends with other animals than dogs, I'd even say they were better friends then the dogs I had because I have a hard time remembering the dogs names.
Agreed, I was actually having a discussion where I mentioned certain parts of China and Korea eating dog- and a girl got mad at me saying it was a myth and I was being racist. 1. It's not a myth, I've seen it. 2. I wasn't condemning it, you're the one saying it's bad not me.
I'm not a dog person, but I gave a cat. The idea of cats being farmed and eaten isn't pleasant for me. I don't think that makes me morally superior to someone who eats cats, but it does mean I'd prefer it not happen anywhere near me.
The West fetishizes dogs.
Pussies too
It's not about arbitrary choices; it's about cultural perspectives. Dogs are often seen as companions, and advocating against eating them is rooted in that sentiment. Just as you might find it odd to eat a pet you've grown up with, some feel the same about dogs. It's about empathy and cultural values, not just personal dietary choices.
Nobody eats their pets. The dogs are bred for meet in farms like any other animal. People have pigs as pets and don't eat them, but they don't tell other people to not eat pigs, that's my point.
Aw dang. They should eat as much dog as they like.
As long as we're eating everything else, I don't see the point in drawing the line at dogs.
Well, that's fucked up. But okay... Continue to spread your intellectual dishonesty.
What are you talking about?
I don't think this will affect this dog farm: https://www.elwooddogmeat.com/
Dogs on Elwood’s Organic Dog Meat farm were bred for food.
Eating dogs is a personal choice.
Some people prefer the taste of dog.
Yeah ok, you convinced me. Go ahead and keep eating dog.
I mean, yes? Other than most people thinking of dogs as pets what's the moral difference between eating dog and eating cattle or poultry? It's pretty hypocritical to ban one and not the other.
And no, I'd never eat a dog. But I have eaten horse.
What the hell! They have their own website! How is this legal?!
What do you mean? eating dogs is a personal choice. Like ok you find them cute or whatever but like pigs are smarter and humans have canines so what ground can you stand on?
I enjoy a nice deep fried dog leg ok? cope harder.
I really wanted pug bacon, but it's just a vegan scam site.
Read the whole website.
I'm glad there's no such ban in the US. Elwood's Organic Dog Meat is my favorite source of protein, I don't know how I'd survive without it
That’s all I eat!
Personally, I’m on an all dog meat diet. Science has proven it’s the healthiest diet.
cows,pigs and chickens : "am i joke to you"
I'll stop eating cows when you breed one the size of my Yorkie that I can buy little cow jumpers for
Manikyam may not be as small as your Yorkie, but is the size of an average Golden Retriever. So unless you're going to start eating large dogs ...
I hope my country follows suit. The law that banned dog and cat meat consumption was repealed in the early 2000s. Since then, the dog and cat meat trade has flourished. Pet dogs and cats are snatched from people's homes, and brought to slaughterhouses to be force fed, hosed down, and slaughtered. The neighborhood I grew up in has had so many dogs snatched. Every time I see people eating dog meat, it saddens me to think that it was someone's pet that they loved so so much, just to have it be killed in such a horrible way. And as a pet owner, it scares me, because it could've been my cat.
Which country is this?
Vietnam. If you want to learn more, this report seemed pretty good to me.
I don't know about dog meat, but I only buy chicken from Gentle Farms, Because nobody knows chickens like chickens.™
why?