China clubs 50000 dogs to death because 3 people got rabies

[Hieronim]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14139027/

"Dogs being walked were seized from their owners and beaten to death on the spot, the Shanghai Daily newspaper reported."

China probably consumes that many dogs a year, anyway. They slaughter them in rather brutal ways, too. They think that if the dog dies in a violent manner, it's adrenaline will be pumping like mad, which when eaten will make little Chinese ****s harder. I've heard about the tiger *****, they make wine out of it too. Ground stag horn, too.
Deviant little *****es.

[The Willow Sword]

well this is just lovely. you know i never thought that the chinese culture was the most perfect and harmonious culture on the planet. yeah they got martial arts and taoism and all these really cool things for the good of humanity, mind body harmonization

You would think that all this wisdom and knowledge woudl transfer over to more common sense methods of dealing with rabies

oh yeah they eat cats as well,, how charming

TWS

[Starchaser107]

What makes eating a Cow a Chicken or a Pig, different from eating a DOg or a Cat,
They're all animals. Unless you're a vegetarian the consumption of animals is not a strange or deviant thing.
What's bad is the brutality. But that's based on my prejudices as well.

[The Willow Sword]

You KNOW as well as I do that this country domesticates Dogs and cats. Albeit that there is a level of animal abuse in this country with respect to dogs and cats , we STILL have fond relationships with these animal species, and instead of brutally BEATING dogs to death to deal with a rabies problem we use more humane and scientific methods.

Canines stand with humanity and serve us and we are stewards of them. get that through your head starchaser.

yes we eat cows and chickens and pigs and fish. there is a natural order and cycle of life that is consumed so that all things in this life are sustained, even in the plant kingdom.

oh and this country does not eat cats or dogs. you know why the chinese culture eat cats? well another defect of the mindset of that culture is that they seem to think they they get some sort of extra vitality by eating a cat. Just like they feel like they get an extra sense of vitality and nourishment from consuming tiger pen!s and bear gall bladders it is STUPID and has no basis on any sound and rational scientific OR nutritional basis.
oh and before you start playing the TWS is a racist card, keep in mind that i think that all races of the planet who engage in such frivolity, even my own, are worthless. its not the race i look at but the mindset of the culture.

TWS

[Starchaser107]

My friend, Anything can be domesticated. And I do understand in the West people tend to make pets of certain animals and frown on the consumption of them. I live in the west and I've never ate a dog or a cat, not to my knowlege anyway. If a big domesticated dog were hungry enough do not be mistaken it will attempt to eat you. Human beings are omniverous, and meat is meat. I was not about to call you any names Willow Sword. I was simply stating my opinion, that the brutality of clubbing dogs to death was disturbing. You may be American, but you live in the world, so think globally. Some animals are revered and worshipped in one country and eaten in others. If I eat animals I think it would be hypocritical for me to condemn other people for doing the same, regardless of the reason, for verility or for basic sustainance, even if the animal they eat is of a different species than what I am accustomed to eating. May I also remind you that while your views are probably reflective of a very large demographic, you do not speak for everyone in your country. There are Americans who do not share your point of view, playing that card proves nothing.
I'm truly sorry for the domesticated dogs and thier "owners". China and "rights" are not usually synonymous.
Brutality and Palette are two different things though.

[Chief Fox]

My friend has a pet pig. It's named "Sprog". Last night I had pork chops for dinner.

[omarthefish]

China probably consumes that many dogs a year, anyway. They slaughter them in rather brutal ways, too. They think that if the dog dies in a violent manner, it's adrenaline will be pumping like mad, which when eaten will make little Chinese ****s harder. I've heard about the tiger *****, they make wine out of it too. Ground stag horn, too.
Deviant little *****es.

The ignorance in this is staggering. I guess people will believe what they want to. First go reread Davies post but then.....you just made up so much dumb **** in that post I'm only glad it's not longer because just with this little bit, I don't know where to start so in the order of your post:

They think that if the dog dies in a violent manner, it's adrenaline will be pumping like mad, which when eaten will make little Chinese ****s harder.

What nutjob piece of "yellow scare" propoganda did you get that out of? While it's true that dogmeat is believed to have specific "medical" properties, that is not one of them. Dog meat keeps you warm. It's eaten mainly in winter because after a meal of dogmeat, even though it's snowing out, you will be warm and toasty.

The killing methods are no more brutal than what you see in western slaughterhouses, arguably less so. No one is going to give a lethal injection to it's food. The stuff about the adrenyline is just drivel.

I've heard about the tiger *****, they make wine out of it too.

And why exactly is this relevant to the story? Mainly though, NO they used to use the tiger bones not the ******. DEER's ****** is commonly seen soaking in a bottle of high proofe though. Tiger parts are not really available these days. Back in the days when tigers were still killing people, yeah, they had no problem eating it when the people won.

Ground stag horn, too.

Mostly they don't grind it up. They cut off the tips of deer raised on farms for just that pupose. I am not sure how this affects the deer but deer are hardly an endangered species or anything. I think beyong the fact that they are raised in captivity, not terribly cruel.

But here's the really dumb part about your entire reaction, trying to get people worked up about "deviant little ****s" and all that:

1. The dogs were clubbed to death because that's all they could afford.
2. Dogs that are eaten are "meat dogs". They have a specific species of dog that is raised on dog farms just like we raise cattle or chicken. No one was going to actually eat the pet dogs which are generally yappy little things that wouldn't feed an 8 year old.

[monkeyfoot]

I never get why the west are so against eating dogs and cats. Its just an animal in the end of the day, as long as it is slaughtered in a humane way, it doesnt really matter.

When I was in the street markets in Kaifeng or Wuling it was probs one of the best things to eat, bit of hot spice on the top, gorrrrr nothing quite like it.

Bangkok market is pretty crazy too, aligators and crocs for sale.

craig

[BM2]

Do the French eat horse? Of course!
When I was in China I noticed that no one was eating the beef stew. Man it was good. Afterwards I asked why didn't someone try it. Then I was asked " How many cows have you seen since we have been here?"

[SPJ]

Cows are sacred in India. They are allowed to run free. Sometimes, they have temples for rats and a fountain of milk to feed them.

In the country side of China, cows and horses work to plow the land and move a cart. Farmers respected them. In Taiwan, if you are a farmer, you will not eat beef. If you are a buddist, you will not eat any meat at all.

If there is an outbreak of rabies, yes, the dogs will be isolated, quarantined or humanely "destroyed".

How many cows were destroyed when there was the mad cow disease?

How many cows were cornered/rounded up and buried deep when there was the anthrax?

How may rats were caught and "destroyed" in any urban city if there is the "plaque" of some sort?

How many insects were destroyed by spraying chemicals, so that they will not eat fruits and veggie that grown on the farm?

The ultimate question is always that what is the "justified" cause for taking lives of other species?

[SPJ]

If there is an outbreak of rabies, dogs, bats, racoons, horses, and many other wild life will be effected and of course people.

What would you do if it happens in your city?

[_William_]

Pigs have been measured to have the intelligence of a small toddler. All you guys screaming about how ignorant the chinese are to eat animals like dog and cat are you gonna stop eating your side of roast pork now?

Or are you a bunch of ethnocentric hypocrites?

[lunghushan]

Every animal is just meat when it is dead. It is up to your value system to decide for yourself what should be killed and what should not be killed.

[Yung Apprentice]

Whats the difference between the two? The biggest reason is that dogs, and cats eat meat, and for the most part here in the U.S. the animals killed are those that are herbivores or those that eat insects.


I think there is a difference in taste, I heard animals that are carnivores or omnivores don't taste as good. I don't know, I've tried gator and found it to be good.

[omarthefish]

Actually, the real difference is the many thousands of years of co-evolution between dogs and man.

Dog's only exist as a species because we bred them to be companions. Dogs as meat came later.