Another 'wtf' thread! This isn't ok?

[Stellenbosch]

"killing dogs to eat and consuming their meat is legal in Britain"

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6030759/Campaigners-call-Theresa-ban-eating-dogs-Britain.html

Rainingcatsanddogs, so you have nonissue eating a person then? Supposedly meat is meat after all....

@SavvySaver24 most people don't equate humans to animals (dogs or pigs or platypuses) .

Except for @OftenHangry who doesn't discriminate of course.

RebelRogue, well then you can't use the blanket arguement that "meat is meat". Essentially you are saying "meat is meat except humans". Whcih is no different to people who say they eat 'normal meat'but not domesticated animals.

Animals(dogs,pigs,cats,chickens etc) and humans. There's your distinction. If you don't accept it that's fine.

But people aren't saying animals. They are saying MEAT.

Having dogs turned me into a pescatarian. I'm consisting going further. We are all edible, but should we?

@SavvySaver24 fair enough. For me personally it's animals.. might've got muddled up. Sorry

When it all came out about the horse meat and people were "outraged" its still an animal!!!

You're right of course, but surely the point is that the rogue horsemeat was probably from an unlicensed supplier ... in other words full of veterinary drugs and goodness knows what else which shouldn't be eaten?

If god didn't intend us to eat animals, he wouldn't have made them out of meat.

A la Homer Simpson.

Agree with other posters whether to eat dog, chicken or rabbit is an arbitrary cultural practice. I personally don't eat meat of any kind as I don't believe in killing sentient creatures and meat production is wasteful and harmful to the environment. But if I did then I would be a hypocrite for eating lamb, pig or rabbit and turning my nose up at dogs. But since as UpstartCrow and others have pointed out the premise of the headline is debunked in the course of the article it's a bit of a non-issue.

If god didn't intend us to eat animals, he wouldn't have made them out of meat.

I love to see the great philosophers being quoted. I think you get a better class of debate on MN.

Cannibalism is pretty much present in our world even in modern times.

This is true. I've been to Burnley at night. I've seen things.

Whcih is no different to people who say they eat 'normal meat'but not domesticated animals.

What is 'normal meat' if not domesticated animals? Does anyone eat hedgehog but not cow?

Really if we are going to eat some animals, but not others, the criteria for exclusion should be:

1. Risk of disease transfer (so no to humans and other apes).
2. Some arbitrary, but consistent, level of sentience (so no to crows and dolphins; yes to dogs if we are eating pigs).
3. Yumminess (no to cats and foxes, because they taste rubbish; yes to tortoises because they are delish).

You also need to consider yield. I mean WTF is the point of eating frogs and guinea pigs when chickens exist? Both are not worth the hassle.

I thought the thread might be about this from the title.

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/aug/05/child-separation-migrant-parents-uk-hostile-environment-trump

Article could be upsetting [Edited by MNHQ at OP's request]

Thought it best to add a warning it's upsetting.

@donquixotedelamancha okkk. I will make sure never to visit Burnley 😂

Cats are similar to rabbit. However, yeah... Not as tasty.

You could eat human safely if the meat was tested, like they do with other meat. I think it would taste like pork. Let's face it, pigs are very close to humans. Insulin was made from them, use of their skin on burns victims in a past etc.

Why is no one eating seagulls? Have you seen the size of them? Affordable meat right there.

A dog's got personality.

Personality goes a loooong way!

Cats are similar to rabbit. However, yeah... Not as tasty.

I don't think you've ever eaten cat. Rabbits are great (cooked for hours in red wine). Cats taste worse than swan.

You could eat human safely if the meat was tested, like they do with other meat.

Too risky. Prion based diseases are really hard to test for and large scale consumption of other humans would eventually lead to some nasty disease evolving. We don't feed pigs to pigs for just that reason.

Of course as a one off, for novelty value, there is little risk to eating a human. We do indeed taste quite like pork... so I hear.

@donquixotedelamancha no. Just going by what I heard. Never tasted a swan though. Not nice?

😂 I heard humans taste is sweet. Now I am intrigued.

@DontFuckingSayIt every animal has personality.

Never tasted a swan though. Not nice?

Awful. Second most disappointing thing I've ever eaten. I'm gonna say woodlice are the most surprisingly pleasant- they taste just like prawns.

every animal has personality

I dunno. Have you ever tried chatting to stick insect?

I think it just needs regulated like any other meat. The decision to eat it is purely personal.

This is broadly because everything is legal unless it is made illegal. The UK does not have a history of slaughtering or eating dogs, so it has never been necessary to legislate on it. There are animal cruelty laws and the farming of mink for fur is banded on public morality grounds. I think the fact that the UK has a culture of loving dogs as pets is relevant when it comes to public morality. Consequently, I think a ban could be introduced for dogs, probably as part of legislation to make it easier to crack down on puppy farms.

I dunno. Have you ever tried chatting to stick insect?
😂
I bet you that someone who keeps them will argue they have personality

In terms of ‘is it ok for a dog to kill and eat a rabbit’, perhaps the rule should be if you can kill it with your bare hands, then go for it.

So chicken and lamb, probably yes. Cows and pigs unlikely!

This is a non-issue in the uk. It is a political move to set precedents by banning dog meat consumption in other countries as a ‘model’ for mainland China (I think it’s unlikely to work as the Chinese government doesn’t usually look elsewhere for legal inspiration).

From what I understand seagulls taste gross despite their good size.
Quite interesting about woodlice, there's a nugget of info to store up for the blackout

The name for human meat is Long Pig