Back to the dog eating …….
I remember having this conversation on here .
A guy I used to work with travelled to china for a few jobs . Not so sure how true it is but chicken feet and dogs were the most common meats in most restaurants .
I see your point about not comparing one with the other . I was using a quote repeated in I believe it was some activists or organizatuonspeeches regarding reefing hobby .
they used the same comparison why it’s acceptable to replace fish after fish after each dies .
I understood it as they were blaming the new reefers for the reefs being over fished and over collected for years but they need to point the finger at someone .
they were specifically targeting the reefing hobby
To add to the point I was trying to make . I believe instead of a lfs being all for money . They could educate people with little
Knowledge how to properly care for the animals they sell , along with acceptable water chemistry
Someone walking in asking about buying any fish if the lfs was more about the care of the animals and not the money they would . That’s all
Not to derail the thread too badly here, but having lived in the Philippines, chicken feet are common roadside stand food items, and dog - while illegal (due to health concerns from diseased meat more than from moral dilemmas as I understand it) - was somewhat readily available. I actually had someone offer to take me and my roommate to try it once, and trust me when I say we were not sketchy people and we didn’t hang out/associate with sketchy people either (nor did we accept the offer to eat dog meat, in case anyone was wondering).
While it may seem cruel, gross, inhumane, etc. to those of us from different countries/backgrounds, dogs and cats are in fact food items in some places (and in a few of those places at least, the street dog packs or cats turning into food may be viewed in a rather positive light by some people - the street dogs in the Philippines where I was at were terrified if you were walking, but would actively try to maul you on a bike).
It reminds me of a few of the Christians (this is important culturally, as Hindus don’t eat beef but other religions do, and Muslims ran the beef shop where I lived) I met while living in India who were disgusted at the thought of eating beef. Gross to them, but fine to me.
Long story short, an animal’s an animal no matter how cute or cuddly or domesticated, and one person’s pet is another person’s dinner (whether we agree with it or not).
For clarification here, all animals should be treated with respect and be well cared for (including the ones we eat) - killing five of any animal like the blue hippo tangs mentioned above through sheer ignorance or whatever (especially to not make good use of the animal for food, clothing, etc.) is reprehensible and sad.
