Dog Meat in Beijing Ordered Off Menu for Olympics
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With concerns of offending sensitivities of Western visitors and animal rights groups for next month’s Olympics and September’s Paralympics, Beijing’s Food Safety Office has issued a directive forbidding 112 restaurants and hotels from selling man’s best friend — dog meat to be specific — on menus for the duration of the Olympics.
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Warning, some images and content may be deemed highly offensive. As a passionate dog lover, this puppy’s intentions were meant to instill the realities and horrors [to some] of certain cultures taking place not only in China, but other areas as well for the sale and consumption of dog meat as a delicacy.
Dogs look out of their cages from a truck on a motorway on the outskirts of
China’s capital Beijing April 8, 2006. Photo Reuters / Reinhard Krause
Dog meat — commonly known as ‘fragment meat’ in the area — is not traditional food fare in northern China, but it is a regular menu item in the large number of Korean restaurants in Beijing.
And in Yunnan, Guizhou, and Jiangsu, dog meat has recently become the latest trend for hip Beijingers. Fried “long dog tails” are a treat in many areas of China, “as long as all the hair is removed,” usually burning off if deep fried.
It’s become a popular delicacy in the country believed by many Chinese to be an effective element to lower high blood pressure, and said to have warming qualities in winter, hardly an issue in a scorching Beijing August.
The Chinese have eaten dog for 7,000 years , farming them for their meat even today. But dog is less popular these days because of the high feeding costs. Young dogs are preferred because the meat is softer.
Photo Toronja Ajul
The directive ordered Olympic contractor hotels not to provide any dishes made with dog meat, advocating all restaurants serving dog suspend it during the Olympics, and said any canine material used in traditional medicated diets must be clearly labeled. Many have been strongly advised to suspend serving it up to September.
Designated restaurants for the ban which are caught selling dog meat will be blacklisted by the association, but the punishment was not specified.
“We had a notice from the city restaurant association.” said a spokesman for Huatian Cold Noodles, a Korean restaurant chain which has a contract to provide Olympic catering. “We usually have about 20 dog meat dishes on our menu. It will certainly have an effect on our sales.”
One restaurant was claiming to know nothing about the ban yesterday. “If it applies to us, the effect will be huge.” said a member of staff at Dog Meat King, a small, specialist purveyor. “If we get an order like that, I have no idea what we would do.”
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The move is part of efforts “to respect the dining customs of different countries” and also aimed at heading off protests by animal rights groups. It’s unclear whether other delicacies including donkey and horse will be kept off the menu for the Games.
Criticism from Westerners caused the dog meat-loving South Koreans to ban canine dishes for a period of time during the 1988 Seoul Olympics.
Dog Meat Customs
In some countries, apart from being kept as pets, certain breeds of dogs are raised on farms and slaughtered for their meat. Some eat it as an alternative source of meat or for specific medicinal benefits attributed to various parts of a dog.
Plate of dog meat prepared for hot pot dinner in Guilin, China, May 2005
In parts of the world where dogs are kept as pets, people generally consider the use of dogs for food to be a social taboo.
Though the consumption of dog meat is generally viewed as taboo in Western culture, some Westerners support the right to eat dog meat and accuse other Westerners who protest against dog eating in other countries of cultural imperialism and intolerance.
In Islamic culture, eating dogs is forbidden under Muslim dietary laws.
Cultural attitudes, legalities, and history regarding eating dog meat varies from country to country with very little statistical information available.
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China
Dog meat has been a source of food in parts of China from at least the time of Confucius, and possibly even before. Ancient writings from the Zhou Dynasty referred to the “3 beasts” which were bred for food including pig, goat, and dog. Dog meat is sometimes euphemistically called “fragment meat” or “mutton of the earth.”
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During a hard season when the food store was depleted in the past, dogs were occasionally slaughtered as an emergency food supply. Today it’s consumed for its perceived medicinal value of increasing the positive energy for the body (the yang), and helping to regulate blood circulation. Due to this belief, people eat dog meat in the winter to help to keep themselves warm. Others don’t eat it, believing it will overheat the body.
Contrary to some popular beliefs, the Chinese only eat dogs raised specifically for meat, not those raised as pets. They’re allegedly slaughtered between 6 and 12 months of age because of their size at that age, and for desirability of the meat.
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Despite being a socially acceptable practice, the average Chinese don’t usually eat dog meat since it’s relatively expensive compared to other meats, being generally more accessible to affluent Chinese. 300,000 dogs are killed in the county annually, much of the meat being processed into stew for export across China and Korea.
The Chinese typically cook the dog meat by stewing it with thick gravy or by roasting it. One method of preparing the dog carcass is by immersion in boiling water, allowing the skin to be peeled off in one pull.
A man slaughters a dog in the backyard of his home, where he breeds dogs partially
as pets and partially for food delivered to restaurants, in Beijing March 26, 2008.
Photo Reuters / Reinhard Krause
Some controversy has emerged about the treatment of dogs in China not because of the consumption itself, but because of other factors like cruelty involved with the killing including allegations that animals are skinned while still alive.
In recent years, Chinese people are increasingly changing their attitude towards eating it from personal choice to unnecessary cruelty. A growing movement against consumption of cat and dog meat has gained attention from people in mainland China which began about 2 years after the formation of the Chinese Companion Animal Protection Network.
CCAPN began organizing well-publicized protests against dog and cat eating in January 2006, starting in Guangzhou, following up in more than 10 other cities “with very optimal response from public.”
Some Chinese restaurants in the United States serve “imitation dog meat” which is usually pulled pork, flavored to taste like dog meat.
According to the recent documentary TV from BBC, Tibetan monks in China also eat dog meat.
Chinese vendor selling stir-fried dog meat. Photo Augapfel
Hong Kong
In Hong Kong, a local ordinance dating from British colonial times which has been retained after the handover to Chinese sovereignty prohibits the slaughter of any dog or cat for use as food, with penalties of fines and imprisonment. Four local men were sentenced to 30 days imprisonment in December 2006 for having slaughtered 2 dogs.
Apart from this, a large proportion of people are currently against the consumption of dog meat.
Korea
Gaegogi — “dog meat” in Korean — is often mistaken as the term for Korean soup made from dog meat, bosintang. Since 1984, selling dog meat has been illegal in South Korea. Dog meat manufacturing and processing are not allowed, but the order is sometimes ignored.
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The consumption of dog meat can be traced back many centuries. Dog bones were excavated in a Neolithic settlement in Changnyeong, South Gyeongsang Province. One of the wall paintings in the Goguryeo tombs complex in South Hwangghae Province, a UNESCO World Heritage site which dates from 4th century AD, depicts a slaughtered dog in a storehouse.
Types of dishes include:
• bosintang — dog stew including dog meat as its primary ingredient.
• gaejangguk — dog meat soup.
• gaesuyuk — boiled dog meat.
• gaesoju — a fermented drink that is distilled by cooking the dog in a double boiler. Dog’s penis used to be added as a medicine to supplement energy.
Use of dogs for meat and the methods of slaughter used have generated friction between dog lovers, both Western and Korean, and people who eat dogs.
Today in Korea, a segment of the population eat bosintang (literally “invigorating soup”), believing it to have medicinal properties, particularly for virility. Dog meat is also believed to keep a person cool during the intense Korean summer.
Photo Toronja Ajul
Many Korean Buddhists consider eating meat an offense, which includes dog meat. Unlike beef, pork, or poultry, dog meat has no legal status as food in South Korea. Some in South Korea and abroad believe that dog meat should be legalized so that only authorized preparers can deal with the meat in more humane and sanitary ways, while others think that the practice should be banned by law.
In recent years, more and more Korean people changed their attitude towards eating dog meat from personal choice to unnecessary cruelty.
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Japan
For Korean people in Japan, China is the only exporter of dog meat to Japan and exported 31 tons in 2006. Dog meat is available in Korean towns such as Tsuruhashi, Osaka and Okubo, and Tokyo.
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Indonesia
In Indonesia, the consumption of dog meat is usually associated with the Minahasa, a Christian ethnic group in northern Sulawesi, and Batak tribe of Northern Sumatra who consider dog meat to be a festive dish and usually reserve it for special occasions like weddings and Christmas.
Popular Indonesian dog-meat dishes include Rica-Rica, “RW” or Rintek Wuuk, Rica-Rica Waung, Guk-Guk and “B1″.
Photo Tanakawho
Taiwan
Eating dogs has never been commonplace in Taiwan, but it is eaten in the winter months, particularly black dogs, which are believed to help retain body warmth. In 2004, the Taiwanese government imposed a ban on the sale of dog meat, due to both pressure from domestic animal welfare groups and a desire to improve international perceptions.
According to Lonely Planet’s Taiwan guide, it’s still possible to find dog meat on some restaurant menus, but becoming increasingly rare.
Vietnam
Dog meat is consumed throughout Vietnam to varying degrees of acceptability, though more predominantly in the north. Many dishes feature dog meat, often including the head, feet and internal organs.
Platter from a street market, a few miles east of Hanoi, Vietnam. Photo Viet Grant
Groups of male customers spend their evenings seated on mats sharing plates of dog meat and drinking alcohol as a form of ‘male bonding.’ They believe it to raise the libido, considering it unsuitable for women, although it’s not uncommon for women to eat dog meat.
The consumption of dog meat can be part of a ritual usually occurring toward the end of the lunar month for reasons of astrology and luck. Restaurants which mainly exist to serve dog meat only open for the last half of the lunar month.
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Germany
Dog meat has been eaten in every major German crisis at least since the time of Frederick the Great, commonly referred to as “blockade mutton.”
In the early 20th century, consumption of dog meat in Germany was common, but since 1986 dog meat has been prohibited.
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Switzerland
According to the November 21, 1996, edition of the Swiss newspaper Rheintaler Bote, the rural Swiss cantons of Appenzell and St. Gallen are known to have had a tradition of eating dogs, curing dog meat into jerky and sausages, as well as using the lard for medicinal purposes.
Dog sausage and smoked dog jerky remains a staple in the Swiss cantons of St. Gallen and Appenzell, where one farmer was quoted in a regional weekly newspaper as saying that “meat from dogs is the healthiest of all. It has shorter fibers than cow meat, has no hormones like veal, no antibiotics like pork.”
The production of food from dog meat, however, is illegal in Switzerland.
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Canada
Consumption of dog meat is taboo in mainstream Canadian culture, but it may be practiced by some cultural minorities. In 2003, health inspectors discovered 4 frozen canine carcasses in the freezer of a Chinese restaurant in Edmonton.
The Edmonton health inspector consequently said that it’s not illegal to sell and eat the meat of dogs and other canines, as long as the meat has been inspected. The 4 canine carcasses were actually found to be coyotes.
Under Canada’s Wildlife Act, it’s illegal to sell meat from any wild species. There is no law against selling and serving canine meat, including dogs, but it must be killed and gutted in front of federal inspectors
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United States
It’s considered a social taboo to eat dogs in the United States. Under California Penal Code, it’s a misdemeanor to possess, import into, or export from the state, sell, buy, give away, or accept any animal traditionally or commonly kept as a pet or companion with the intent of killing or having another person kill that animal for the purpose of using or having another person use any part of the animal for food.
Beijing Olympic Ban of Dog Meat
Sources: Reuters, Yahoo News, Telegraph, Independent, and Wikipedia
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Oh Deb.. I’m not sure what to say about those who do indulge in this but I’ve definitely lost my appetite! I find it sad although Im sure a lot of people will come up with justifications for consuming “man’s best friend”..
This is probably one of the more visually disturbing and provoking posts I seen in a while
I agree with Quickroute, this does seem quite disturbing. But nice to hear it is being taken off the menu for the Olympics. For some reason I don’t think it would be difficult to find dog meat even during the Olympics if you really wanted it though…
Well, Pearl, I’ve refrained from voicing my opinion of what I think about others eating dog meat in this post, but I will say that I find it absolutely repulsive to do myself. My dogs are my kids. They’re highly intelligent creatures capable of emotion, devotion, and undying love. It sickens me to think of eating a dog.
Yes, I did read a number of people’s sentiments on the pro’s for eating dogs while I was doing research for this. It’s very difficult to read the insensitivities to it.
Quickroute, I take that as a compliment. That’s exactly what I had set out to achieve with this post. I wanted to create awareness, which does not happen readily when you shelter the public from the realities.
Yes, Nextiva, it’s great to hear that some dog’s lives will be spared … for now. With any luck, it will also create some more awareness within the country itself how unnecessary and cruel it is to kill them for meat. But I tend to agree with you, I doubt that it would be too difficult to find if you really wanted it.
thnak god I’m vegetarian.
Good on you Griselle
While I’m not vegetarian myself, I do have a difficult time eating it psychologically. Always have even as a child.
I have to disguise it with sauces etc. Steak is one thing I have great difficulty with, only being able to take a few bites at one sitting. Should there be any blood from being cooked rare to medium, I can’t even get it past my lips. Unfortunately my husband is a big meat eater, so I can’t escape it.
Other than the odd craving for a hamburger or chili, I could live without it for the rest of my life. But if I stop to think what I’m actually eating, I can’t even do that.
Deb,
This is discutsting. I’m certainly not hungry now. Thank-god they have taken the dogs off the menus!
Thanks Dan, I agree with you entirely.
Oh my gosh…those pictures are so graphic…and they make me very sad.
Gee how nice of them to now serve our best friends to us for a meal.
Different Country – Different Culture.
BTW my best friend is human not a dog.
Those images are brutal.. They should work on taking dogs off the menus for good, not only during the olympics
Yes, this is true, which is why I didn’t say as much within the article itself as I would when it comes to animal cruelty, Ifa.
I’m with you 100% Joseph. Here’s hoping that the public awareness over the issue has changed some people’s minds about eating them as a delicacy.
I don’t understand the hypocrisy of those who eat veal, cow, and pigs complaining over the site of the dogs being slaughtered and cooked. Is it simply because dogs are “pets” in Western countries? Because certainly pigs, cows, and other animals feel fear and pain just like dogs. A calf suffers when it is pulled away from its mother right after birth and has a tube stuffed down its throat to be fed continuously. A chicken suffers when it has its beak broken off so it doesn’t peck due to the unbearable strain its living conditions while waiting to be killed for food.
Yes, I’m a vegetarian and animal rights supporter. And I also realize that what we eat is largely culturally influenced. I would love it if we all could look at what we eat in the larger context of life and not just based upon what is acceptable to our society. (ie, The inhumane treatment of some animals is acceptable in the US but others don’t deserve the same respect.)
/soap box
Sorry if I offended, I’m just passionate about ALL of the babies, not just the doggies and kitties!
F**k off these damn veggies! I love dogs and cats, and love the cows to. If I had to kill on of them to eat, I would not like, but I would do!
Eating is ADAPTATION, period!
I would like to see VEGGIES living out in the South Pole or in Siberia or in Alaska.
Morons.
I’m with you for being against abuse to ALL creatures, Uptake.
that’s so digusting that they eats dogs ,i threw up from just looking at those pics
Repulsive… Sad to say that it’s not just dogs but cats, whales, dolphins, pandas, tigers and just about anything that moves.
I’ve seen a video of them killing cats. They have a stick with a loop at the end that they put around the cats neck. Then they take the live cat and stick it into boiling oil for a second or two so that all the fur melts off. The cat is still alive when they remove it from the oil and hang it on the meet hook.
It’s very disturbing what people can do to animals on a daily basis.
True Arasys, it’s gruesome and utterly repulsive what many creatures are subjected to. I’ve never heard of this method used on cats, but nothing would surprise me.
I watched a documentary years ago that took place somewhere in Eastern Asia. A reporter risked his life to bring back videos of how dogs were being skinned alive. It was absolutely gut wrenching.
Okay, I am open minded about other people’s cultures but what I find hypocritical in all of this is why they are taking off the menu? By taking it off the menu, they are conscious that it’s wrong. That’s what I find objectionable, not that they eat dogs, but they eat dogs and they know it’s wrong. And since when have the Chinese cared about offending Western cultures?
Donna, I’m not so sure that they consciously believe that it’s wrong, it’s more of an awareness that it’s unacceptable in Western cultures, so they’re attempting to appease tourists so as to maintain hassle-free business.
When you work your way through the walls of prejudice and stereotype that cloud this particular issue, things are really quite simple. Whether it’s dog meat or cat meat or salamander meat, people don’t eat their pets. And this quite regardless of where they live and what culture they grew up in.
http://void-deck.blogspot.com/2008/08/poor-dogs.html
How can those people do such a thing, that’s beyond despicable! Are we really on food shortage particularly meat that they have to resort on killing dogs who are supposed to be man’s best friend. It’s a good thing that you have posted this distressing reality because actually those people won’t be doing it if there are no ways to profit on it. The point is I “personally” condemn not only those who kill dog for leaving but especially people who ate it. Dogs are not livestock; they are a supposed to be a beloved pet. We should love them and care for them the best way we could.
http://edoghealth.blogspot.com/
Very true, Jeff. It is very simple when broken down to the basics like that.
It’s not a food shortage in the region, they actually deem it a delicacy, Faith. Unfortunately, we have a much higher regard for dogs as companions than they do in their culture.
People, people. How subjective we can be, when the big picture we fail to see.
MY culture = Korean and I say DOG = FOOD
MY culture = Kenyan and I say DOG = NOT food!
MY culture = Italian and I say PIG = FOOD
MY culture = Israeli and I say PIG = NOT food!
MY culture = French and I say HORSE = FOOD
MY culture = Fijian and I say HORSE = NOT food!
MY culture = Indonesian and I say COW = FOOD
MY culture = Indian and I say COW = NOT food!
MY culture = Innuit and I say SEAL = FOOD
MY culture = Iraqi and I say SEAL = NOT food!
MY culture = Japanese and I say WHALE = FOOD
MY culture = Jamaican and I say WHALE = NOT food!
MY culture = Chinese and I say RAT = FOOD
MY culture = Canadian and I say RAT = NOT food!
If any of the above were your PET, would you eat it?
One person says “food”, another says “disgusting/best friend/intelligent”.
If you eat an animal, YOU probably offend someone.
Ask yourself, WHY do you believe what you believe? What makes your belief right?
In this age of enlightenment, let us try to be objective. “One World, One dream,” supposedly
that is all sick and wrong
Very good point, Ruby.
It all depends upon your culture, Nicholas, but being a huge dog lover myself, it’s wrong in my books.
Why be so discusted at a dog being killed for food in china when in the “civilised” western world we kill sheep, cows, pigs, rabbits, chickens, deer, ducks, geese, turkeys, and countless fish for food and manny others for fashion and science and nobody relises how hipocritical it is to look down on another culture for what animalls they kill for food i disagree with the killing of any animal not just animals seen as pets of friends and whats the differance between a dog and “livestock” both feel pain and fear and joy and happiness if you eat a cow or a chicken you might as well eat your pet dog or cat all creatures are sentiant and aware so why think that some are “above” others and people seem to have not heard that dog fur is still being exported to the UK and America for cloathing just the other week i saw a woman in a coat that was OBVIOUSLY made out of ginger cats about 30 stiched together i sugest that people watch a documentry movie called “Earthlings” by Joaquin Phoenix but warning there are graphic scenes.
To yvette and other people who say that there’s no difference between killing a cat or dog and killing a chicken or cow, there is a gray area.
Cats and dogs evolved into human pets, while other animals didn’t, because of their perceived intelligence. It’s very natural to be disgusted by eating any animal with human-like traits, because of the slippery slope that leads to cannibalism. For this reason, I would never eat a monkey, even though I don’t keep those as pets.
The “all cultures equal” argument isn’t entirely valid either, because some cultures did have cannibalism. We have to agree that ethics go beyond culture! Of course, the gray area that may effect certain cultures has to do with the perceived intelligence of the animals being eaten. If you think of a dog as a dumb animal, then it is not as bad for you to eat it, then if you think of it as a highly civilized human-like animal.
Even in our western culture, certain animals like pigs may be more intelligent than is commonly presumed. But I think it is safe to assume that chickens and cows are not as intelligent, and share less in common with us than cats and dogs. It is always safer to eat non-mammals than mammals, and safer to eat herbivore animals than fellow carnivore/omnivore animals.
You’ll notice that mother nature obeys these rules most of the time too. Carnivores will rarely eat other carnivores. Also, they will often kill their prey as quickly as possible. There are of course exceptions, but the general rule is that while nature may not always be nice, it is seldom mean.
As humans, we are unqiue because we have the ability to be either more compassionate and noble than any other God-created creature, or more cruel than any other God-created creature!
Saying that all living things are sentient and therefore it is wrong to kill any of them may seem like the “high road”, but is it the same to step on an ant as it is to kill a dog? I am sure that both feel pain in some way. It is a gray area, and while there is nothing wrong with not eating meat, we shouldn’t make this a black and white issue.
For perspective, consider the number of unwanted cats and dogs that are euthanized everyday in the U.S. We consider this to be humane and justifiable, and yet a more utilitarian culture would consider it worse than eating the unwanted cats and dogs as food. Both result in death. So if it’s wrong to kill for food, then it should be even more wrong to kill not for food.
All that said, if I lived on an animal farm, I would probably never eat meat again.
The pictures are very disturbing. Regretted surfing the web while eating. @.@ Be back to read the full article.
I know some people who keeps dog as pet ,but they still go to eat dog’s meat in restaurant.
It is highly hypocritical to oppose the eating of dog or cat meat if you eat other types of meat. A friend of mine has a piglet as a pet, and when I was younger I had an adorable yellow chick that I won at the fair. My friend loves her piglet and I adored by pet also. Does that mean YOU should not eat pork or chicken? How is that different from eating a dog or cat? You can’t say it’s because of intelligence… pigs are highly intelligent and considered of greater intelligence than cats. Pigs are slaughtered for their meat and eaten all over America. Chickens are often kept in poor living conditions and piled together in the trailers of trucks to be shipped to slaughter. How is that less disturbing than dogs being shipped to slaughter? How is that less disturbing than seeing a cow hung up and skinned by a butcher? It’s all the same. My point is other countries my view your eating habits or lifestyle as deplorable, but that doesn’t mean they are right. Just because American’s chose to have dogs as pets doesn’t give us the right to dictate bans on other countries any more than they get to tell us to stop raising cattle, sheep, goats or any other farm animals.
In response to earlier comments I’d also like to add that Beijing taking dog off their menu doesn’t mean they believe eating dog is “wrong”. They were trying to be considerate of our American views and avoid offending us. If you know anything about our reputation abroad you already know Americans are generally considered to be rude and intolerant of other cultures. Some of the comments on this blog illustrate my point. I am not saying I believe we should eat dog. However, I do believe we should respect other cultures and recognize that we do similar things in our own country and should address those FIRST before attacking other people’s values.
People in glass houses should not throw stones.
I think this is so god damn wrong…i would not eat my dog and i would definately not eat my cat……. people must be real real sick to look at something soo cute…..loook at it hang i and beat t up to tnederize it and then kill or 9or whateva procedure the take) to eat meat……. for f***ing sake there is fish in the water there is chicken……y go kill mans best friend…. who eva sicko eats dogs cats u ae very very sick and i hope you get what you deserve…. just so you know there’s such a thing called KARMA what goes around comes around /\…………….
they should stop killing dogs and eating them.poor animals…dogs are made to be a comapanion not a meal…dats very wrong and certainly uncalled for. People shouldnt been doing this whats happpening to this world
May be we’re all can go back to our basic,… eat fruit and vegetables.
“And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.” – Genesis 1:29
I would be perfectly fine with living on fruits and vegetables, Thonny
Just one thing to add regarding the ethics surrounding this issue. Several people have suggested that because dogs are companion animals, they reside on the “unacceptable to eat” side of the ethical line. Here, though, many commentators are again mistaken. The concept of dogs as a companion animal is also a very Western one. Contrary to our Western predilections, many cultures, especially those in East Asia or influenced by Islam, do not hold dogs in high esteem at all. Quite the opposite in fact. This has manifested itself in different ways or the last thousand years or so. In Muslim cultures this attitude resulted in a belief that dogs are “unclean” and should be avoided. In Korea and China, on the other hand, dogs have been a part of their cuisine for over a thousand years, and have been bred for food for nearly as long. I believe this practice is slowly changing, but not because of some newly enlightened sense of ethics. The Koreans and Chinese have had their own beliefs about that for thousands of years too.
Congratulations if you don’t want to eat your best friend. But be mindful of your point of view. Someone else might look at your dog and say, “What an ugly animal. I wonder if it would go well with a beer.” Just saying!
Thanks for shedding some light on some other cultures, Brian. While it horrifies me to even think of it, I do attempt to bear in mind that other cultures have varying beliefs, which is why I have refrained to a degree of saying very much about it.
It has come as a great surprise and shock to many Westerners to learn of this though. To many of us, it’s like eating our babies.
yeah arasys perfector is there any way you could turn me on the the web site that shows video of the french fried kitty cat ? If you dont remember the exact URL could you tell me what U searched to find it? Ok who ever made this site thank you! The loud dog next door “its whats for dinner
This is barbarianism, not culture. So, they’ve been eating dogs for centuries – big whoop, not a justification to inhumanely beat and bloody animals until they die. China’s sorry state of excuses are rooted in a mindset from centuries ago; a conflict between trying to show the world how far they’ve progressed with such regressive thinking. They need to improve human rights as well as animal rights and basic sanitation standards for their population. Chicken bones fragmented throughout a dish isn’t a delicacy, it’s poor sanitation, period. A ride on a train from eastern China to western China would be enough for an outsider to get it. They’re polluting themselves to death, re-writing history in Tibet, and refuse to take responsibility by citing western expansions of empire throughout history, as if that makes what they’re doing any more acceptable.
Two wrongs don’t make a right, and it’s abhorrent to hear, ad nauseum. China doesn’t need apologists, they need to get with the program and stop making excuses for their horrid behavior to both humans and animals. They’re in a position to set a new tone, but all they’re doing is recycling old excuses to justify what is nothing more than indefensible. They don’t get to have it both ways and color-coat it as culture.
And, before the criticism alleges my view is ethnocentric in nature, I have been to over 30 different countries and have immersed myself in various non-western cultures with an open mind, and still find what China is doing to be every bit unacceptable.
This is discusting. I’m not hungry any more.
I am totally disgusted with the inhumane treatment of animals. The method for “the kill” should be done to these humans and I use that term loosely. Every living thing has feelings, it’s sickening that the Asians cannot connect to that thought. People who abuse animals should honestly be killed! Bastards!!!
I agree with UptakeInOH, yvette, Sherry and Ruby, though I don’t think chinese eat rats, they’re “pest” animals and obviously I’ve never heard of that and can’t find any sources to your claim… Well, I’m myself chinese and I definitely do not eat dogs, cats or whatsoever.
To michael:
I do not understand why we should change our culture just because of you western guys? Human rights? What about all the native americans? What about black people? Animal rights? What about KFC, whales, dolphins, horses, rabbits, deers? I’m sure there are people out there who think america is a bit “unacceptable”, too. Just because it has the most advanced techs, military and has over a dozens of bases stationed worldwide doesn’t mean it can force other people to change their culture. American people have too much freedom, what to do about all the free time? being ignorant of course, “because we’re the only superpower anyways”. On the other hand, chinese have little to no freedom. So USA is allowed to spend 500 billion on military budget, but they think china as a threat although it spends 80% less? China is the 1# buyer of U.S. debts, it won’t last forever tho’. I think the world has changed dramatically since “westernization”.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cx-x7BrgjSA
Oh, and to Arasys Perfector:
I never heard of people eating Pandas or Tigers, don’t be ridiculous. South-China Tigers and Giant Pandas are a part of chinese natinal treasuries.
This is appalling that these peaple slaughter dogs for meat. for gods sake they are a pet not a form of friggin food!!! you people disgust me
This is appalling that these peaple slaughter dogs for meat. for gods sake they are a pet not a form of friggin food!!! you people disgust me
that is f***ing disgusting.
how can they do that.
seeing this made me cry.
wtf
honestly?
that should be banned big time.
oh my god I used to be a total meat eater but you know just pigs and cows….. I mean I knew they ate dogs and I for one hated it… but looking at that…… it’s so sad how can they be that emotionless about it? dogs have a certain glow in their eyes and even grin…… seeing this made me start crying uncontrollably
I now sympathize with even pigs and cows.. you just made me a vegetarian I have to stop my laptop might short out from tears splashing on my keyboard no I’m not just being dramatic I’m crying that hard. one of the dogs in the cage looks exactly like my dog
I am now only eating fruits vegetable and dairy, dairy’s not that bad since it really isn’t hurting an animal after all God gave us fruits and veggies why not eat them instead of eating living breathing emotional creatures? it’s sick now that i think of it
“And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.” – Genesis 1:29
These pics are more then disturbing, they are a disgrace to the american name.this shud be stopped idmediately. i f***ing hate chinese ppl now. with my dog sitting next to me, and i look at him, he is my best friend ,, Mans best friend, please just stop. !!!
-thank you♥♥♥
that is so gross who in gods right would want to kill and eat mans best friend i mean think of it like this if you had a child would you take the time to kill them and eat them or would you rather spend your life witha happy animals cuz eating and killing dogs are just like killing a family member and you have taken a life that can never give back and so u beijing people think or i will personally kick some a** and come and take law against this it is cruel and not right if u wanna kill something so bad go hunting and shoot deer or even kill your self for all i kare just leave mans best frind alone i mean what did they do to you they did not want to cook you up so think and make the right choise for mans best friend and our futire
DOGS ARE VERRY NICE PETS . AND THEY ARE NOT F***ING MEAT YOU F***ING CHINESE
f*** the chinks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
what the hell is wrong with u mother f***ers, thats just disgusting
OK FIRST OF ALL UPTAKELOH VEGINS ARNT REALLY VEGAN BECAUSE IF YOU REALLY LOVE “ALL THE BABIES” YOU WOULDNT EAT FISH BECAUSE LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHIN FISH ARE ANIMALS TO SO DONT GIVE ME THAT CRAP “I LOVE ALL BABIES” BECAUSE ALL YOU VEGINS DO IS PISS ME OFF BECAUSE ALL OF YOU ARE LIARS YOU DO EAT MEAT.
Wat the hell is wrong with you people!!!! DOGS ARE NOT FOOD! THAT IS SAD AND IT HURTS ME TO KNOW THAT PEOPLE WOULD EAT A DOG BE A VEGITARIAN DAMN IT AT LEAST IT AINT MURDER
The space we live in, is nothingness. That’s space for anything.
Space by principle, goes 2 ways, in and out, up and down, left and right, black and white. Simultaneously it does this, and it doesn’t.
What’s happening here is wrong, and right. and neither of what I just stated.
See this in one way; The world is space, in process of expanding, it has to, again, principle of space. Right now, it’s in a state with so much f***ing friction, and why? because it just won’t leave s**t alone.
The world would be a lot more peacefull, free, and frictionless! if it just LET-GO. Follow the principle of space.
GIVE ANIMALS SPACE! -LET THEM BE F***ING FREE!
I DEEPLY LOVE ALL LIFE, AND TAKE MUCH MUCH F***ING LOVING PRIDE IN NOT TAKING LIFE, FOR MY OWN F***ING LIFE. I DON’T GIVE A F*** IF I WAS STRANDED WITH NOTHING TO EAT, I’D DIE IN PRIDE, RATHER THAN TAKE A LIFE FOR MY OWN.
F***-SAKE, I WAS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE IN GUANGDONG FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS.. NOW F*** THAT. I’D END-UP BUTCHERING AND EATING THE F***ING CHINKS THAT DO THIS SORT OF S**T.
oh my gosh that is so sad! i am about to cry! why would any one so that to an animal….i mean it is just so crul!
how they can f***ing do that f***ing priks… its a dog!!! pet!!! not a f***ing meal!!!
Man,this 4-th picture is great.It’s peace of art.
Not only that, the way of dogs being killed for food is horrifying…….the person who did it should go to hell and damned to burn for thousands of years
cant y guys just ban dog meat forever its is sooo crule stupid so high
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!! WHY IN THE WORLD WOULD PEOLE EVEN THINK OF DOING THAT IN THE FIRST PLACE? I WOULD LIKE TO HURT THE GUY WHO STARTED THAT. I MEAN EVEN LITTLE PUPPIES! GGEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!! That’s so heart breaking to know poor dogs are being killed as we speak or type or what ever.
can i get any response plz.
nikki I wish I could become a vegitarian but I could never break off from meat its to good. But ofcorse i would neer eat any meat other than cow, pig, chicken, and turky.
I have never been so much disgusted in my whole life, those are some nasty pictures , I still cant believe they eat dogs man :O . I knew they eat weird sea foods I saw a documentary about it on free documentaries online .. thats one thing but I think eating dogs is just out of scope. i mean come on is that even healthy for you??
’m no expert, but separating how I feel from my work is a task I find near impossible. If I’m in a poor frame of mind, I won’t give my best efforts to a project I’m working on, which is why time to yourself is of such importance.
disgusting chinese or any other country that abuse poor animals in this way. Shameon them all
I understand that people believe if you eat one meat, you can’t be against eating any other. That’s just not true. If I owned a pig I wouldn’t eat pig. I don’t eat much meat as it is, and the more mistreatment of animals (especially chickens) that I see, the more I lose my appetite. But I own three dogs, and they are members of the family. They are my children or my siblings, my friends and my guardians. They would put their lives on the line or give them up to keep me safe. I couldn’t reward such devotion by being alright with dogs being eaten. I’ve heard stories about pigs having the same devotion as a dog, but I don’t own one. It may be hipocritical, but Americans were born with certain animals being food and certain animals being friend. I wouldn’t support eating humans just because I eat cow. Humans aren’t for eating. Neither are dogs.
This is truely DISTGUSTING.Y IN THE WORLD WOULD U WANNA EAT CUTE CUDLEY PUPPIES .AND I KNOW ITS NOT ONLY ASIANS ITS A LOT OF PEOPLE UNFORTUNATLY . UNBELEIVEABLE ALL THEY DO IS LOVE AND WANT LOVE . THERE BEING A LOT OF OTHER MEAT SOURCES U HAD TO PIC DOGS.I HOPE NEXT TIME ONE OF U EAT DOG MEAT U REMEMBER THAT IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL CUDDLEY CREATURE.<3 ALL THE DOGS
Nice little images. I like second one.