Now, I have dogs and even have a line of dog coats – I love them as much as any human member of my family. When I hear about people eating dogs in China and SKorea, I also get sick to my stomach, as do the members in my family.

BUT not everyone in the world regards all dogs on equal levels. Nor is it fair to point out that dogs are intelligent animals that are not “conventionally” thought of as food. Pigs are incredibly intelligent animals that are just as lovable. It is just convenience of this “convention” that dogs are perceived in a way that other animals are not. The emotional connection we feel with our dogs is also ingrained by society and tradition.

For many Hindus, cows are considered sacred. If put in a reverse perspective, they could also say that people in “well-off countries” think nothing of slaughtering cows for food, especially when they provide labor, milk, and fuel.

I am in NO WAY condoning it, but dog eating is not a recent fad. In addition, the dogs that are eaten are not pulled from the homes of their owners. They are herded and raised, much like poultry or livestock. In this sense, many of the people eating do NOT have the same attachments.

The attempts of their governments to deter the dog eating practice stems from globalization. Asia is is rapidly becoming more Western, losing much of it’s cultural identity to adapt to evolving towards a Western ideal.

Had China because a world-dominating empire hundreds of years ago, we today may not have this way of thinking.

Again I DO NOT SUPPORT THE SLAUGHTERING OF DOGS FOR MEAT.

This post was mentioned on Twitter by neophyteblogger: Please, pet lovers take a stand. Say no to dog meat. http://www.petinsurance-101.com/2009/11/30/say-no-to-dog-meat-and-cat-meat/...

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