• Jeena@jemmy.jeena.net
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    10 months ago

    I’ve never understood thy people are so obsessed telling others that they should not eat dog meat while mjnching on a burger with crispy bacon and chicken nuggets.

    If a vegan does it then I get it, but you are not a better person because you arbitrarily chose not to eat some specific meat, but have no problem with cruelty when it comes to other species.

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      I’m a vegan, but one argument specifically against allowing dog meat trade is that it often encourages stealing companion animals (aka pets) to make a quick buck. Sometimes they’re held ransom and people have to pay the thieves to keep a member of their family from being killed and eaten. Wouldn’t wish that on anyone.

      Also, dogs were bred specifically to live alongside humans, to form bonds with us. To do that to any organism and then treat it like livestock is a special kind of monstrous.

      So I’m in favor of drawing as many lines as possible when it comes to animal consumption of any kind. And then, if the situation makes you uncomfortable about some of the other lines you’ve drawn around cows, pigs, or chickens, then you analyzing those in more depth too is also a win in my book.

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        10 months ago

        This is what I was talking about a vegan will have coherent arguments because they have been thinking about it.

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        10 months ago

        Sometimes they’re held ransom and people have to pay the thieves to keep a member of their family from being killed and eaten.

        thats just blackmail it has nothing to do with commercializing dog meat… that stuff is already illegal

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        10 months ago

        It makes no sense to ban the consumption of dogs simply because you are afraid of dog thieves. Do you ban driving a car because some people steal a car?

        Nothing in this world is completely beneficial, but you can’t ban everything.

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          10 months ago

          Stealing a car takes way more effort than kidnapping a pet. I’d also bet that people have way more personal attachment to pets than cars because pets are beings with emotions and cars are not.

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            10 months ago

            What about windows? Should we ban that as they are easy for thieves to break?

            Whether you have more personal attachment to a car, a pet or anything else is a completely personal thing, everyone should have their choice.

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              10 months ago

              Almost nobody is attached to their windows. Most people treat pets as family members.

              If people stealing pets to consume them is a huge problem, then it makes sense to ban the consumption of pets because the benefits of the law outweigh the drawbacks on a society. People who eat dogs ““ethically”” can easily move on to other animals, and the people who continue to consume stolen pets can be punished more harshly, causing fewer people to steal pets. That law would be a net win because the good it does for pet owners vastly outweighs the bad it does for dog consumers.

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                10 months ago

                Why don’t you rob the richest people and share the money with the poorest? Or just ignore the interests of the minorities? Apparently, the good outweighs the bad based on your calculation.

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                  10 months ago

                  Why don’t you rob the richest people and share the money with the poorest?

                  We should. The opposite literally happens on a daily basis.

                  Or just ignore the interests of the minorities?

                  The US used to do that. It didn’t end well for anybody on multiple occasions. There’s a reason why US politics is so focused on civil rights, because the good outweighs the bad on a societal level.

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      10 months ago

      Yeah I personally wouldn’t be comfortable eating dog meat but I do eat meat so I realise I have no moral high ground. In reality if you have a problem with this as a meat eater it should make you question your own choices if anything.

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      10 months ago

      People especially in western cultures have a severe favoritism towards dogs compared to any other living creature

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      10 months ago

      I’m not a dog person, but I gave a cat. The idea of cats being farmed and eaten isn’t pleasant for me. I don’t think that makes me morally superior to someone who eats cats, but it does mean I’d prefer it not happen anywhere near me.

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      It’s not about arbitrary choices; it’s about cultural perspectives. Dogs are often seen as companions, and advocating against eating them is rooted in that sentiment. Just as you might find it odd to eat a pet you’ve grown up with, some feel the same about dogs. It’s about empathy and cultural values, not just personal dietary choices.

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        10 months ago

        Nobody eats their pets. The dogs are bred for meet in farms like any other animal. People have pigs as pets and don’t eat them, but they don’t tell other people to not eat pigs, that’s my point.

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    Aw dang. They should eat as much dog as they like.

    As long as we’re eating everything else, I don’t see the point in drawing the line at dogs.

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    10 months ago

    I’m glad there’s no such ban in the US. Elwood’s Organic Dog Meat is my favorite source of protein, I don’t know how I’d survive without it

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      10 months ago

      That’s all I eat!

      Personally, I’m on an all dog meat diet. Science has proven it’s the healthiest diet.

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      10 months ago

      What the hell! They have their own website! How is this legal?!

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        What do you mean? eating dogs is a personal choice. Like ok you find them cute or whatever but like pigs are smarter and humans have canines so what ground can you stand on?

        I enjoy a nice deep fried dog leg ok? cope harder.

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        I really wanted pug bacon, but it’s just a vegan scam site.