Eating Dogs.

[iBlueBox]

In some parts of China, it's pretty much a tradition to eat dog meat.

What's your opinion on this?

[Kieran]

Meats, meat at the end of the day as long as its not your neighbours dog.

[lawrawrrr]

I'm interested to know what it tastes like (as with a lot of meats), but I'm not sure I could ever do it really... but it's a completely different culture over there, so I don't think they're WRONG in doing it.

[Empired]

I am a vegetarian, but if I wasn't...
I own a dog so I may feel guilty, but I think she'd only be upset with me for not sharing the meat with her.

Meats, meat at the end of the day as long as its not your neighbours dog.

I basically agree with this. Lambs are cute yet people eat them. Horses are kind of "pets" but some people still eat them. In my opinion if people can eat bugs, frogs and snails, they can cope with a bit of dog too.

[iBlueBox]

I know, it's a different culture, but I think the reason I can't understand is it is because people across the world generally have a closer relation to a dog? because there house hold pets.

[Munex]

I imagine dog meat to be tough and sweaty...

The whole concept makes me sad, but I'm not going to start a protest over it. Dogs are "man's best friend" and have evolved alongside us, and they are intelligent and loving animals. I've seen documentaries of Chinese men skinning live dogs - it was brutal and I don't agree with that. As long as they kill the dogs humanely, and they aren't locked in tiny cages, I wouldn't complain ... but of course, I'm still slightly disturbed that they are eating dogs...

[Red]

It's a different culture as other people have said and I think most people find it disgusting because dogs are a common pet. Personally I could never eat a dog though. I wouldn't even eat lamb or duck. In a chinese here, someone found a dog chip in their food. They had eaten someones pet dog. urgh

[Kasabian]

All different countries have different 'signature' dishes. I have no problem with it.

[lawrawrrr]

I know, it's a different culture, but I think the reason I can't understand is it is because people across the world generally have a closer relation to a dog? because there house hold pets.

The dogs they eat aren't household pets though. It's much more rare to have a pet dog there, which is why eating them seems less wrong. We eat beef, for example, whereas in India, they're worshipped and revered. They probably think we're horrid for eating them.

[dbgtz]

Live and let live.