The controversial festival went on without much interference from the government while allegations from animal rights activists and pet dog owners are trying to stir up national and international outrage.But I think the festival is indeed both understandable and tolerable.On the one hand,people can choose to stay away from dog meat as they like,but they have no right to interfere in others' decisions.On the other hand,cultural traditions deserve to be respected.China had been an agricultural state for thousands of years,and there are good historical reasons existing in regarding dogs as a source of food,which is a different case from the reliance on shepherds of many western nomadic tribes.For example,cattle which are used to plough are most important to Chinese peasants,but no Chinese have ever deplored the outrageous atrocity of bull or cow eating.
Warning! Horrifying, graphic video of cruelty to dogs and cats in China. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=1e3_1362384990
My uncle used to own a pig farm when I was a kid. I hung out there a lot and several pigs over the years developed relationships with me much like my dogs. In fact they are just as smart, maybe smarter than dogs, very affectionate (some of them) and would come running when I came up to the fence. It would bum be out when they had to go to market, but even then I realized they were made of bacon. I love bacon.
Probably not, seeing as Pandas are endangered. That is horrifying, but is it horrifying because they're cats, dogs, and rabbits, or is it because of how they're treated or the fact that some of them may have been pets? Have you seen this one? (warning: graphic animal cruelty) [video=youtube;32IDVdgmzKA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32IDVdgmzKA[/video] Why is it crueler to eat a dog than it is to eat a pig or a deer or a cow?
Dog meat. I imagine it can taste like pork, although I'd prefer rabbit. Let them eat whale ! Moi r > g No
It is a matter of civilisation and values. I would never eat dogs or cats, it is beyond normal for me. However it is me, what I think is not binding for Chinese people by any standard.
