Dog meat in Korea!

**RubyMutt** · 10-31-2003, 04:08 PM

I have to agree with Soledad and Richard...

I would NEVER eat a dog, the thought sickens me. However, people in other countries probably feel the same way when they see us eating cattle or other animals. As for the way those poor dogs are treated, sadly, that's how many of the animals used for meat in this country are treated

**Tonya** · 10-31-2003, 06:19 PM

I sure wish that I didn't look at those pictures. I am very upset right now. It is totally true...my husband was stationed in Korea when he was in the Air Force. I try not to think about it.

**CamCamPup33** · 10-31-2003, 06:33 PM

Originally posted by Tonya
I sure wish that I didn't look at those pictures. I am very upset right now. It is totally true...my husband was stationed in Korea when he was in the Air Force. I try not to think about it.

i know.. they are so graphic..

**GoldenRetrLuver** · 10-31-2003, 08:10 PM

That's sick.
I don't eat much meat...but, eating dog?? That just doesn't sound right in my opinion...

Poor doggies.

**Soledad** · 10-31-2003, 08:13 PM

You have a cockatiel and you (probably) eat chicken.

**ILoveMyAbbyGirl** · 10-31-2003, 08:14 PM

*not going to read it, not going to look.*

**Soledad** · 10-31-2003, 08:15 PM

I know, there was no way I was going to look at those links. I don't need to see that.

**GoldenRetrLuver** · 10-31-2003, 08:17 PM

Originally posted by Soledad
You have a cockatiel and you (probably) eat chicken.

No, I hardly eat chicken. I'll have it every once in a while, but like I said, I'm not a big meat eater.

**popcornbird** · 10-31-2003, 09:28 PM

Originally posted by Soledad
You have a cockatiel and you (probably) eat chicken.

Cockatiels and chickens are totally different animals! Its like comparing a snake to a frog.........both reptiles, yet totally different animals. Chickens don't compare to parrots in anyway, except that they are both feathered and a species of birds.......but they are totally different in the *food* sense. I used to have chickens..........I still ate chicken. I would NEVER EVER EVER eat a cockatiel or any sort of parrot though. They aren't *food* animals. Besides, what meat does a cockatiel have on its body?

LOL

Yeah I know its their culture and all, but I really see eating dog meat..............as not right.

**zanzanfergie** · 11-01-2003, 12:09 AM

I accept that this happens. Like Soledad, the part that upsets me is the way in which they suffer as they die.

The dog butchers actively torture the animals in order to "tenderize" the meat as Camcampup said. The extra adrenalin rush the animal experiences as it is beaten is thought to make the meat more delectable - therefore, the more the animal suffered as it died, the tastier the meat will be.

What also bothers me is the fact that the dogs are not always bred to be slaughtered, as cattle and sheep are. Strays are often taken off the streets, and sometimes pets are even stolen from backyards and never seen again.

Nevertheless, the eating of dogs is part of their culture and it has to be accepted. But there should be laws to minimize the suffering and pain the animals endure as they die, IMO.

**RICHARD** · 11-01-2003, 12:14 AM

what about the horse fighting??

**zanzanfergie** · 11-01-2003, 12:16 AM

Originally posted by popcornbird
Cockatiels and chickens are totally different animals! Its like comparing a snake to a frog.........both reptiles, yet totally different animals.

Frogs aren't reptiles, are they? I thought they were amphibians. Sorry to be pedantic.

**popcornbird** · 11-01-2003, 12:21 AM

Originally posted by zanzanfergie
Frogs aren't reptiles, are they? I thought they were amphibians. Sorry to be pedantic.

UGH silly me! But of course they are! I meant to say turtles vs. snakes....NOT frogs!

Don't know why on EARTH I typed frogs!

Sorry for my silly mistake!

**zanzanfergie** · 11-01-2003, 12:27 AM

Originally posted by popcornbird
UGH silly me! But of course they are! I meant to say turtles vs. snakes....NOT frogs! Don't know why on EARTH I typed frogs! Sorry for my silly mistake!

LOL. Maybe you were thinking of frog legs, since they kind of look like chicken drumsticks.

**Twisterdog** · 11-01-2003, 01:07 AM

As much as I LOVE dogs, I have to agree with Richard and Soledad.

We eat cows, sheep, chickens and pigs. We don't eat goats or horses. Why? Seems to be an arbitary "rule" to me.

In other places, goats, cats, dogs, monkeys and horses are routinely eaten. Who are we to say that eating a cow is ok, but eating a horse is not? By saying, "Eat this, don't eat this." one is effectively saying, "My culture is right, and yours is wrong." How arrogant and absurd. Eating cow is an abhorrant sin to Hindus. Yet we slaughter millions of cows, and none too humanely I might add. Who is right? Who is wrong?

I have no issue with eating meat. I personally wouldn't eat a monkey or a dog, but I'm certainly not going to demean someone who does. I DO, however, have an issue with killing an animal - be it a cow in the USA, a dog in Korea, or a guinea pig in Peru - for food in an inhumane manner. I think it is the LEAST we can do, as the top of the global foodchain, to at least provide a quick and merciful death to our meals, no matter what they may be.

Cockatiels and chickens are totally different animals! ... Chickens don't compare to parrots in anyway, except that they are both feathered and a species of birds.......but they are totally different in the *food* sense.

That makes no logical sense. They are totally different ... except for the fact that they are both birds. Ummm, ok. As to the "food" sense, again, that is cultural. Your "food sense" says it's ok to eat a chicken, and we have lots of chickens in the USA. A South American native's "food sense" says it's ok to eat a macaw, and they have lots of macaws in South America. What makes you right and him wrong?