Bright Spark
Posts: 417 
April 19th, 2008, 01:17 AM
A weird but true article on how some nations are different from others. In Korea it is okay to eat dog meat.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080414...t_080414051045
Seoul dog meat eateries face first hygiene crackdown
Mon Apr 14, 1:10 AM ET
SEOUL (AFP) - Officials in the South Korean capital Seoul said Monday they will launch their first health inspection of illegal dog meat restaurants this month.
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From late April, the city plans to take dog meat samples from about 530 such restaurants to examine whether they contain heavy metals or other harmful substances.
"We do not intend to regulate the selling of dog meat but to examine their safety," a food safety official told AFP on condition of anonymity.
The city will conduct regular inspections, publicise a list of restaurants that serve unhealthy dog meat and suspend their operations, he said.
Such restaurants are technically illegal. To avoid adverse publicity before the 1988 Olympics, the city banned dog meat and snake meat as "abhorrent food."
But the order is now largely ignored.
"Many citizens enjoy dog meat despite the ban. But there have been no hygiene regulations on their slaughter and trade because dogs are not classed as livestock," the official said.
The city government has proposed reclassifying dogs as livestock so it can set food safety standards.
But the proposal, which will be sent to the central government next month, has sparked angry reactions from animal rights activists, who staged street protests and launched online signature campaigns.
"Our inspection is not related to the proposal. But we still hope to push for the reclassification if a majority supports it," the official said.
Dog soup, called boshintang (health soup), is a Korean summer delicacy.
Somewhere between two and four million dogs are consumed in South Korea every year, but the slaughtering and processing is carried out in dirty environments and poses a risks to diners' health.
A weird but true article on how some nations are different from others. In Korea it is okay to eat dog meat.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080414...t_080414051045
Seoul dog meat eateries face first hygiene crackdown
Mon Apr 14, 1:10 AM ET
SEOUL (AFP) - Officials in the South Korean capital Seoul said Monday they will launch their first health inspection of illegal dog meat restaurants this month.
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From late April, the city plans to take dog meat samples from about 530 such restaurants to examine whether they contain heavy metals or other harmful substances.
"We do not intend to regulate the selling of dog meat but to examine their safety," a food safety official told AFP on condition of anonymity.
The city will conduct regular inspections, publicise a list of restaurants that serve unhealthy dog meat and suspend their operations, he said.
Such restaurants are technically illegal. To avoid adverse publicity before the 1988 Olympics, the city banned dog meat and snake meat as "abhorrent food."
But the order is now largely ignored.
"Many citizens enjoy dog meat despite the ban. But there have been no hygiene regulations on their slaughter and trade because dogs are not classed as livestock," the official said.
The city government has proposed reclassifying dogs as livestock so it can set food safety standards.
But the proposal, which will be sent to the central government next month, has sparked angry reactions from animal rights activists, who staged street protests and launched online signature campaigns.
"Our inspection is not related to the proposal. But we still hope to push for the reclassification if a majority supports it," the official said.
Dog soup, called boshintang (health soup), is a Korean summer delicacy.
Somewhere between two and four million dogs are consumed in South Korea every year, but the slaughtering and processing is carried out in dirty environments and poses a risks to diners' health.
num num
April 19th, 2008, 12:15 PM
I've seen people with pigs as pets that would probably prefer to eat dog than a nice slab of ham. It's all a matter of perspective.
Meat is meat is meat. They're all animals. They're all about equal in my eyes. Just don't kill anyone's actual family pet, or mistreat the animals you're using as livestock, and we won't have a problem.
I've seen people with pigs as pets that would probably prefer to eat dog than a nice slab of ham. It's all a matter of perspective.
Meat is meat is meat. They're all animals. They're all about equal in my eyes. Just don't kill anyone's actual family pet, or mistreat the animals you're using as livestock, and we won't have a problem.
Knows No Bounds
Posts: 2,688 
April 20th, 2008, 08:59 AM
A dog isn't considered a family pet anymore than a pig in many parts of the world.
And as much as I like dogs, have you ever sat down and had a conversation about how disgusting it is to kill and eat a cow with a hindu?
In Europe they eat horsemeat, to North American's thats disgusting.
A dog isn't considered a family pet anymore than a pig in many parts of the world.
And as much as I like dogs, have you ever sat down and had a conversation about how disgusting it is to kill and eat a cow with a hindu?
In Europe they eat horsemeat, to North American's thats disgusting.
Bright Spark
Posts: 254
April 23rd, 2008, 08:56 PM
They eat horsemeat in America and Canada but they call it something else.
They used horse bones to make glue for years.
I heard of people catching and eating pigeons and squirrels from city parks.
Some of the homeless have eaten dogs and cats just to stay alive.
As the price of food goes up I would not be surprised if dogs and cats will be the future cheap meat like pork was.
Think of the hundreds of dogs and cats that are put to sleep at the animal shelters because they are unwanted.
They can provide a nice meal for the homeless.
You might say that’s awful but they are serving dogs and cats in five star restaurants in Korea, Philippines and China as a delicacy where people pay more money than you would pay at a high-class steak place.
The simple fact of life is there are animals that you have for pets and then there are the ones you eat.
As long as you don’t eat your pet everything will be fine.
They eat horsemeat in America and Canada but they call it something else.
They used horse bones to make glue for years.
I heard of people catching and eating pigeons and squirrels from city parks.
Some of the homeless have eaten dogs and cats just to stay alive.
As the price of food goes up I would not be surprised if dogs and cats will be the future cheap meat like pork was.
Think of the hundreds of dogs and cats that are put to sleep at the animal shelters because they are unwanted.
They can provide a nice meal for the homeless.
You might say that’s awful but they are serving dogs and cats in five star restaurants in Korea, Philippines and China as a delicacy where people pay more money than you would pay at a high-class steak place.
The simple fact of life is there are animals that you have for pets and then there are the ones you eat.
As long as you don’t eat your pet everything will be fine.
Clever Clogs
Posts: 575
April 23rd, 2008, 10:52 PM
You know what's more disgusting?
In North America, pets get more nutrients than all of the poor and starving children.
THAT'S SICK, I say.
I know, I know, everyone's "love for pet." But you know what? Its sick and its about time we, developed world, start taking priorities--save our race first then maybe dog...then cat...
You know what's more disgusting?
In North America, pets get more nutrients than all of the poor and starving children.
THAT'S SICK, I say.
I know, I know, everyone's "love for pet." But you know what? Its sick and its about time we, developed world, start taking priorities--save our race first then maybe dog...then cat...
