http://www.npr.org/2012/03/29/149617086/headed-for-the-butcher-chinese-dogs-are-rescued?ft=1&f=1001
http://www.npr.org/2012/03/29/149617086/headed-for-the-butcher-chinese-dogs-are-rescued?ft=1&f=1001
Dogs for Food.
Dogs for Food.
Fast zombies or slow zombies?
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I for one would certainly not care as much if they were pigeons (or chickens or fish or cattle). The morality of the subject is tricky, but I have come to the conclusion that it is directly related to levels of sentience, in particular suffering and mourning.
Dogs are much more intelligent and self-aware than those other animals, and to me it crosses the line of morality to consider them as food. Other people will position their line differently, but mine would cut off dogs, cats, apes, dolphins, & possibly even horses and elephants.
I'm almost on the fence about pigs, but dammit that would mean giving up bacon so I'm really sorry, pigs. :P
Haven't seen the stuff you refer to about cows... was under the impression they are fairly dumb in the scheme of things...
We could always just go with fish, and perhaps chicken, which we know to have very little self-awareness?