Dog meat in Korea!

[Twisterdog]

Twisterdog, I think you probably haven't heard of Americans eating goat because you live *I think* in a state where people are mostly local...........not from other regions or countries. ......... Goats and sheep.........they are both very commonly used for meat.

Well, I do live in Wyoming now, and you are right, it is not a very diverse state as a whole. However, the town I live in is very diverse. Our town's motto, actually, is "Home of 56 Nationalities", and it's printed on all our signs and billboards, etc. This town was a main stop when building the trans-continental railroad and is in the center of many large mines, both industries which attracted a very diverse population. Did you ever learn about the Chinese Massacre in history, where hundred of Chinese miners and railroad worker were killed during the building of the transcontinental railroad? That happened here. This area also has a very large immigrant hispanic population.

Also, I have lived in many parts of the country prior to living here, including Denver, Chicago, Indianapolis.

I know sheep are commonly eaten. There are a lot of sheep here. I often have to stop and let a giant herd of sheep, along with sheepherders, horses, wagons and dogs cross the road.

I can't see it being the mainstream method of slaughter though. Could be wrong.

Sadly, it is. Slaughterhouses could give a hoot whether the animal suffers or not. They have to kill as many animals as quickly as possible and get them processed. Slaughterhouses are horrible places, I can't even begin to go into what happens there. Maybe small, private farmers care how their animals are killed, but they are a tiny, tiny, tiny percentage of the food animals killed. Slaughterhouses are also filthy places, that is why so much meat carries deadly bacteria, such as e-coli, salmonella, etc. The factory farm industry in the USA is an atrocious embarrasment, and it's not just the animals that are being slaughtered that meet horrible deaths. The fate of laying chickens, dairy cows, etc. is rarely much better. Do some research on this if you are interested. You will be shocked and appalled, I guarantee it.

[bluekat]

ugh, I typed up this long post and it said I included too many smilies, now I have to start all over.
I'm just going to say my opinion. I agree with Soledad...all of us eat meat. I mean in general, people on this side of the world eat meat. They kill them in painful ways too, but they're just different types of animals.
But the thing that bothers me the most is how they kill the animal. If you're going to eat it anyways, why kill them in the most painful way possible? It makes no sense I know it sounds stupid, but why can't they just put the animal to sleep first in a less painful way, and then after its dead, skin it and do whatever? and they even kill them in front of the people. Are they happy watching the animal die?
Some people have no respect for animals. They just think like "oh, they're just animals, its just a dog" They have no feelings, it doesn't matter how much pain they're going through.

[CathyBogart]

So somehow the suffernig is justified if it's from people not caring rather than people deliberately hurting it? Do the cattle hurt less because we're not actively *Trying* to make them suffer?

Not that I'm trying to justify the torture of any animal, but that response seemed a bit biased...

[bluekat]

I'm just saying that its like people are trying to use the most painful way possible to kill the animal.

[magcpen]

Okay. frankly, how is that any worse than eating a pig or a cow???? Which I personaly won't do...

[Foam]

Oh my god..I looked at those photos and just about spit up my lunch.
That is HORRIBLE. Absolutley disgusting, and it should be stopped.

I have no words for this..I am completley speechless..

[zanzanfergie]

Originally posted by WolfChan
So somehow the suffernig is justified if it's from people not caring rather than people deliberately hurting it? Do the cattle hurt less because we're not actively *Trying* to make them suffer?

Not that I'm trying to justify the torture of any animal, but that response seemed a bit biased...

No, not justified. That was just the difference I was trying to show, which granted, does little to help the animals themselves, but the intentions are so different. Neither care about the animals, I guess, and you're right about that, but that's not what this thread's about. It's about Koreans eating dog, which disturbs me because of the way they intentionally make the dogs suffer, regardless of who how or why the US slaughterhouses operate.
And just remember...I'm only sixteen, okay? I don't have a whole lot of worldliness but I'm working on it. So be gentle on me.

[bluekat]

So somehow the suffernig is justified if it's from people not caring rather than people deliberately hurting it? Do the cattle hurt less because we're not actively *Trying* to make them suffer?

Not that I'm trying to justify the torture of any animal, but that response seemed a bit biased...

I'm confused now. Was that supposed to be for me or zanzanfergie?

[rachnjam27]

Some of you all can be so hypocritical. Take some time to think about our fur farms and our animal mills. How is that any different? Think about how the Indians feel about us consuming the cattle that they worship.
Korea, China, and the Phillipines are not the only countries that consume dog. I've seen Japanese selling skinned cats, rats, dogs, chickens, and I even saw some iguanas (though still alive) on the street.
Believe me, PETA and many of those anti-meat organizations exaggerate to dramatisize the situations. Humans are omnivores, get used to it.
Oh, and by the way, I noticed that some of those photos had japanese writing in the background. They also don't seem to be too recent, but this is just judging mainly by quality.

One last note, just an FYI, dogs are usually consumed because it is believed to increase penis strength and size.

[CathyBogart]

Thank you rachnjam! ^.^ (Oh, and welcome aboard!!)

Bluekat: sorry, should have specified, I was responding to zanzan.

[Dakota's Mommy]

Since Brian served a year in South Korea with the Army, I knew they ate dog meat. However, I was unaware of their way of preparing the meat. That's the part that really disturbs me. Yes, I understand it's a norm in their culture just like us eatting ham or steak. However, as I said, the brutality to these animals before their even killed is something I think is uncalled for. But, it's their culture. I just ask that they don't bring it to me. I also know Brian was very careful as to what he ate because he couldn't stand the thought of eatting dog meat!

[luckies4me]

Originally posted by rachnjam27
Some of you all can be so hypocritical. Take some time to think about our fur farms and our animal mills. How is that any different? Think about how the Indians feel about us consuming the cattle that they worship........

Glad to see you finally posted.

Now get your butt on down to Pet General and post some pics of your adorable hedgie girl! hurry Hurry!

And did you say Rats?

[wolfsoul]

Originally posted by luckies4me


And did you say Rats?

I watched this video, and it showed the inside of a chinese restaurant and there were skinned rats and dogs hanging from the roof...

[mahayana]

"Humans are omnivores, get used to it." Rachnjam

Biologically, that is true. But people are also what they choose to be.

I'm tempted to refer you to Erich Fromm's "The Heart of Man", a treatise about the human potential for evil. We are everything they say we are, and we are very proud of it!

But there is also hope, as more of humanity notices the connections between life-forms, thinks about the kind of world they want to have.

We kill, we torture, we destroy...

But we also love!

[dukedogsmom]

Someone brought up an interesting point to my post. And I wanted to clarify that I wanted them to rot in hell, not because they were eating dogs, as that's their culture, but because of the inhumane way the dogs were treated for consumption.