Did you know dog meat is served in restaurants in South Korea? I didn't. In the United States and most western countries, Fido is a family companion and while it's not ethical to judge another culture by our standards, anyone who doesn't at least (humanely) butcher the animal first is acting without proper care. South Korea relies on western consumerism for their economy and needs to be aware that we do not accept the practice of skinning and boiling dogs alive. Originally shared by April Benney Over 6,000 restaurants in South Korea are still serving dog meat even though it is now illegal. In many Asian countries dogs are boiled alive or skinned alive when slaughtered. It's an unbelievably horrendous & torturous way to die. I know a lot of you hate seeing this kind of posts on G+, but the Asian industry slaughtering dogs & cats is how I first got involved in animal rights & it will always be my main animal welfare concern. It's intolerable what is happen...
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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?