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| 801523 | 2009-08-16 03:01:00 | Captain James Cook (www.nzetc.org) ate it. (End of page 4 / Start of page 5) I don't see the problem with eating dog. |
bob_doe_nz (92) | ||
| 801524 | 2009-08-16 03:46:00 | Before I read the article I assumed it was a Chinese person who ate the dog since this is not uncommon in China. I never knew Tongans ate dog. If a person is not a vegetarian then it can be seen as simply another form of meat. However most Kiwi's get emotionally attached to their pets, especially dogs, so in this respect it becomes an emotional issue and therefore repugnant. This sums up the non-emotional aspect: ...SPCA Auckland chief executive Garth Halliday revealed it isn't illegal to kill and then eat a dog in New Zealand if the animal is slaughtered in a swift and painless manner. ...Paea Taufa, found roasting the pitbull terrier-cross in an umu at his Mangere home, said dog was a Tongan culinary delicacy. |
Strommer (42) | ||
| 801525 | 2009-08-16 04:28:00 | I thought eating dogs were illegal no matter how you kill it? I'm pretty sure you can eat any creature you like so long as it isn't human or on an endangered species list. Can't say dog appeals to me but why the squeamishness over anything that isn't a sheep, cow or pig? |
pctek (84) | ||
| 801526 | 2009-08-16 04:34:00 | I'm pretty sure you can eat any creature you like so long as it isn't human or on an endangered species list. Can't say dog appeals to me but why the squeamishness over anything that isn't a sheep, cow or pig? It seems the person at the SPCA is a vegetarian. He says: Halliday slammed the practice. "Although we appreciate the difference of cultures that exist in a place like New Zealand, the SPCA finds this sort of treatment of any animal to be totally unacceptable," he said. "Even though the law says you can humanely kill an animal, you should not be treating any animal like this." If that is the case, then he would be against eating any meat - the dog wasn't neglected or abused, it was killed in a humane way, so what's the problem? Since when was it the SPCA's job to advocate vegetarianism? |
somebody (208) | ||
| 801527 | 2009-08-16 04:54:00 | Dog and cats are just animals, we humans eat animals. You cant say a dogs life is more sacrosanct than say a cow. It easy for me as I hate dogs in towns and cities anyway. I get blardy annoyed with them barking. Have rung council about 10 million times complaining about barking dogs since I have been in this house. |
prefect (6291) | ||
| 801528 | 2009-08-16 05:40:00 | I hate the idea of eating dogs as much as I hate the idea of eating a human friend. To me eating dogs and cows sheep etc are different because the former is artificially selected for companionship and work while the latter are farm animals and had been bred specifically to be eaten. |
qazwsxokmijn (102) | ||
| 801529 | 2009-08-16 05:55:00 | Humans would be delicious. My thumb looks like a chicken drumstick............ |
Metla (12) | ||
| 801530 | 2009-08-16 06:43:00 | From my limited experience dealing with the SPCA some years ago, they are over-the-top in their feelings for animals (like many Poms, who would put a pet's life ahead of another human life) - 'soppy' for animals might describe it. Personally I would not eat dog - or any other carnivorous mammal - purely from a taste POV. I prefer my meat to have been fed grass or grain.... |
johcar (6283) | ||
| 801531 | 2009-08-16 08:37:00 | Dog and cats are just animals, we humans eat animals. We humans are just animals too. |
mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 801532 | 2009-08-16 08:41:00 | From my limited experience dealing with the SPCA some years ago, they are over-the-top in their feelings for animals (like many Poms, who would put a pet's life ahead of another human life) - 'soppy' for animals might describe it. A few years ago in California, USA a woman while out running got killed by a mountain lion. They had a collection for the woman's family and a collection for the mountain lion cubs. It was $21000 to $9000 to the cubs. |
mikebartnz (21) | ||
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