Is it wrong to eat a Cat or a Dog?
March 22nd, 2008 by wozog
In some countries dogs or cats are raised to be eaten. Much like cows and chickens in America. In Korea and Thailand you go to a store that sells Dogs to eat and it looks very much like a pet store. Imagine how Lobster houses showcase their lobsters. So you go in and pick the Dog you want to eat. Sounds terrible right??? But if you think about it more, is it really different from what Americans do to pigs, cows, chickens, etc.? Some people say that it is wrong to eat dogs or cats because they have “feelings” that cows and chickens do not have. Really?… I personally feel that they are the same thing. People eat animals, I eat meat, YOU eat meat. How they are made??? We try not to think about it. To say some animals are forbidden to eat is really ridiculous. Am I right?? It is hard to see these dogs like this but if you feel that dogs should not be eaten. Why should OTHER animals be eaten? Can someone explain this to me? To be honest I would want to try a dog to see what it tastes like.. does that make me cruel?
March 22nd, 2008 at 2:29 am
I don’t have a problem with people eating animals. I think it’s faulty logic that people would place a higher value on a dog or cat than they would a cow or pig. Personally, it would sadden me to have to eat a dog or cat because of my feelings and experiences toward these animals, but if I was starving, I would eat what I had to. Afterall, it was God who said in Genesis 9:3 that ALL animals were good for meat. So who are we to argue?
March 22nd, 2008 at 3:38 am
The big question is would you eat another human being if you were starving…
March 22nd, 2008 at 6:00 am
Wozog, you are one sick puppy. This is the last time I visit your site. I’ll be surprised if anyone else plans to continue to support you with web hits.
March 22nd, 2008 at 11:38 am
Dude.
March 23rd, 2008 at 5:32 pm
@jill - that’s a bit extreme. I think it’s an honest question, though.
@wozog - I guess my answer would be similar to those kids whose plane crashed in the Andes. I hope I would never find myself in that sort of life or death situation. But, to murder is wrong, even if it meant dying from starvation.
March 24th, 2008 at 4:22 am
You think it’s an honest question. Jill does not.
March 24th, 2008 at 2:58 pm
@Shanti - It’s a hypothetical question which spurs discussion on an otherwise avoided topic. There’s lots of stuff that goes on, or which falls in the realm of possibility, especially in terms of human behavior (and/or depravity) that you can’t just make go away by closing your eyes and pretending it doesn’t happen.
As far as the humans eating animals topic, that falls within the “what is allowable” in terms of human behavior. And the answer is dependent upon circumstance and culture. There are people from other cultures who are totally offended that Americans live on beef, but that won’t stop me from eating steak. So who am I to judge a person from the East who eats dog? There is far worse going on in the world today to be so hung up on what people from what parts of the world consume which animals as food.
The cannibalism question was, I thought, thought provoking. Extreme, but thought provoking none-the-less.
but, since wozog posed the question, I’d like to hear their answer.
March 25th, 2008 at 1:32 am
I feel humans are fair game when it comes to survival. Do you remember the survivors of a plane crash near the Andes? They ate their dead friends in order to survive. Think of it this way. If you were on an Island and knew you were dying would you want your son, parent, or even friend to eat you so they could survive? You would be selfish not to offer yourself.
March 25th, 2008 at 6:54 am
hmmmmm…. as I recall, the situation in the Andes was that the bodies of those that were eaten were already dead (victims of the crash itself), and it wasn’t until the remaining survivors were faced with starvation that they made the difficult decision to eat those remains.
I would have to say it is morally wrong to kill another human for food, or even to allow yourself to be killed. As noble as it may sound, sacrificing yourself does not guarantee the survival of anybody, especially if it turns out that the extra manpower is needed the following day when another solution is discovered.
I think it would be selfish of those surrounding me to say, “hey, you’re the weak link here, let us eat you so we can live.” What happens to me after I die is another story. But while I’m alive, I’d hate for my friends and family members to be frothing at the mouth in anticipation of eating my flesh. The act of murder occurs long before a person is killed, and I’d have to say that this would constitute murder.
March 25th, 2008 at 2:07 pm
Heidi,
Thank you for informing me it’s a hypothetical question.
Quote “who am I to judge a person from the East who eats dog”… but it’s ok for you to judge others.
Also, when I close my eyes everything does go away. It’s amazing. Poof.
March 25th, 2008 at 5:35 pm
@Shanti - who am I judging? And how? I’ve just read through all the comments and don’t see anywhere that I’ve passed judgment on anybody.
To DISAGREE with somebody is not judging. To be able to formulate an opinion and stick to your guns is not judging either.
Now, on the other hand, what Jill said was judging. She called Wozog a sick puppy and then passed judgment on their blog.
All I said to Jill was, “that’s a bit extreme.” I didn’t call her names or tell her she was a horrible person or anything.
And as I recall, it was YOU who prejudged me by responding to my response to Jill which was NOT a judgmental response.
As far as the closing your eyes sentence… it was an elaboration to the previous statement. The subject of that sentence (”avoided topic”) was found in the previous statement. The “you” was a general address to whomever was reading the comment, not just you. I suppose I should make my generalizations more general next time.
I guess the one truly judgmental thing that I do have to say here is this: I pity you that your sense of reality is determined by the status of your eyelids. Wow, to have such luxury! And all this time I was shopping for the perfect pair of rose colored glasses.
March 25th, 2008 at 9:03 pm
well, when your right, your right.
March 25th, 2008 at 10:29 pm
whatever.
with your vague short answers and your “anonymous” posting identity, it’s hard to figure out who you are, what you’re about, and what your point really is. How convenient.
March 25th, 2008 at 11:36 pm
What we really need is to search the Bible for the definitive answer. If Jesus or Moses or someone ate dogs or people, I’m on board. Except on holy days.
Shanti?
March 26th, 2008 at 2:49 am
actually, the Bible doesn’t have much good to say about dogs. They are often portrayed negatively. As far as food goes, I’ll still use the reference of Gen 9:3, which I take it includes dogs.
As far as what Jesus or Moses ate… they ate within the restrictions of the Jewish dietary laws. I’m not certain where dogs fall into that.
I will say that I am certain they did not eat human flesh. Both were exposed to severe hardship and near starvation, but God provided Moses and the Israelites with Manna, and Jesus with His word during the 40-days in the wilderness.
March 26th, 2008 at 3:23 am
Say What,
Sure let me know which days we are going to go with holy here. Anonymously (and by strange coincident what it say’s on my driver’s license.)
Shanti
It’s a comfort to know that the cats are better sports here than the humans.
March 26th, 2008 at 5:13 am
Word!
March 26th, 2008 at 6:21 am
Dear Anonymous, er, um Shanti,
ya know, you try to have meaningful dialog with people, but someone has to turn it into a junior high cafeteria food fight.
oh, and yes, anonymous as in I don’t see your name highlighted, so for all I know your next comment could be posted under Mickey Mouse. That wouldn’t be very sportsmanlike.
March 26th, 2008 at 4:27 pm
Do let us worry about what my next comment could be posted under. And be sure to get personal. I have other things to do with my life.
Peace out