Should dogs, cats, or horses be sold as food

Originally posted by GCG
Horsemeat is food. Where do you live?

Cats and Dogs don't know. Maybe in China but the real future food out there are insects. With pastures receding due to massive expansion of cities, the conventional livestock is becoming more and more unconventinal these days due to higher prices for animal hydration and nutrition. Fresh water is becoming scarce and animal fodder is becoming increasingly more expensive to produce.

But the question is this: Would you eat insects? Most westerners would not but in Asia, Africa and Australia, kids are raised eating insects, so not much biggie for them.

I came across this:

Though one site said insects tend to have a lower amino acid level but are pretty high in lysine and threonine.

Your thoughts on insects as food/protein source?

I'm allergic to cats, like deathly. Can I eat cat meat?

Thought: should only cats, dogs, and horses be sold as food?

Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
Thought: should only cats, dogs, and horses be sold as food?

I've noticed that every weird thing I've eaten tastes either like beef or chicken. So, I imagine that cats, dogs, or horses would taste like that too. And I loves chicken! lol

Originally posted by skekUng
I'm allergic to cats, like deathly. Can I eat cat meat?

Why not. Iams 😄

Deep fried budgies on a stick!

Originally posted by The Dark Cloud
I know they are in some parts of the world, especially parts of Asia and in the case of horses some countries in Europe.

None are commercially available in the US though.

My feelings are.. horses yes, dogs and cats no.

Horses are basically ungulate herbivores with about the same intelligence as cows or sheep.

Dogs and cats are far more intelligent and for this reason I am opposed to it.

What are some other opinions?

I would eat people given the chance and Kiru notwithstanding so I have no problem with animals.

Originally posted by The Dark Cloud
I'm beginning to have the opinion that no animal should be sold as food

I am with Dark Cloud to a degree though, I think we should much reduce our consumption of meat for health, economic, ethical and environmental factors.

Originally posted by The MISTER
That would make things hard on people who have pets...and the lions at the zoo would sure be sickly looking.

I mean sold as food for people. Humans are not designed to eat meat and if global beef/pork/poultry production would be converted to grain for humans there would be no food shortages. It takes 6-8 pounds of grain to make one pound of beef.

Originally posted by The Dark Cloud
I mean sold as food for people. Humans are not designed to eat meat and if global beef/pork/poultry production would be converted to grain for humans there would be no food shortages. It takes 6-8 pounds of grain to make one pound of beef.

Originally posted by The MISTER
If humans aren't designed to eat meat then why does it taste sooo good? I can tell that we're not designed to eat bark or grass. when it comes down to eating raw stuff it doesn't seem like we're designed to eat anything but fruit and some few choice vegetables. Don't the design of our taste buds have any say in the matter? Some meat is very healthy, like some fish and poultry.

Humans do not have the body plan of a carnivore. We have molars for grinding tubers, nuts and fruits, we do not have carnassial teeth, which all carnivors have, for tearing flesh.

Carnivores have a very short small intestine, herbivores have a long one, humans have a long one.

Carnivors do not suffer heart disease from high colesterol levels, humans do.

There are many more things but bottom line is humans who eat little or no meat are generally healhtier and live longer than those who eat considerable amounts.

LOL

Originally posted by inimalist
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Originally posted by BobbyD
Whether or not, or which animal is the NOT the question. If an animal must be consumed for a human to stay alive, give it as quick and painless a death as humanly possible. That is all I care about.

What this guy said 👆 is an ethical way of going about it.

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Originally posted by BobbyD
What this guy said 👆 is an ethical way of going about it.

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If eating an animal is a matter of survival then yes, it's valid. However, that's an extremely rare occurance.

Originally posted by Bardock42
I am with Dark Cloud to a degree though, I think we should much reduce our consumption of meat for health, economic, ethical and environmental factors.

Originally posted by The Dark Cloud
Humans do not have the body plan of a carnivore. We have molars for grinding tubers, nuts and fruits, we do not have carnassial teeth, which all carnivors have, for tearing flesh.

Carnivores have a very short small intestine, herbivores have a long one, humans have a long one.

Carnivors do not suffer heart disease from high colesterol levels, humans do.

There are many more things but bottom line is humans who eat little or no meat are generally healhtier and live longer than those who eat considerable amounts.

Also you have a point about our levels of consumption leading too disease but I'd think that if we don't increase our physical activity even fruits, beans, nuts, and veggies can have negative impacts on a sedentary human that consumes too much of them. Sugary sweets can still be made without meat.

Like Bobby D said at the least we can make sure that the animals that we kill for food do not suffer any more than they have to. We know that meat tastes good and we know that it's easy for our teeth after it's been cooked. That equals humans eating meat as long as there's meat to eat. So rather than boycotting something that is more pleasing to the taste buds, I'll grab a plate at the local Chinese buffet and eat whatever type of meat it is that tastes great.

I actually bought some Boca burgers and chicken patties in an attempt to eat healthier....puke Disgusting. And I tried to convince myself that they weren't that bad by seasoning them and putting portabello mushroom caps on them. Didn't work. I hate throwing out food so it took me three years to accept that nobody was going to eat the boxes that were left. What a waste. If eating like a rabbit is going to taste likeshit then I'd rather grab a fatburger and carry my ass to the gym.

Originally posted by The MISTER
Will an herbivore eat meat if it's starving? Like a deer or something. I've always wondered whether they would refuse it in the same way that carnivores would refuse leaves and grass.

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Many wild pigs (herbivores) will eat meat when their plant foods are limited. Ditto with many monkeys and apes.

Bears are carnivores by definition but only polar bears are exclusively meat eaters.

Goats (herbivores) will eat just about anything.

Humans do not need meat to survive and producing it for human consumption places additional strain on the worlds farmland that could produce more non meat food, but it isn't as profitable.

I am one of the guilty ones...I have eaten meat for years but I eat far less than I used to and soon hopefully I'll eat none at all.

Originally posted by The Dark Cloud
Many wild pigs (herbivores) will eat meat when their plant foods are limited. Ditto with many monkeys and apes.

Bears are carnivores by definition but only polar bears are exclusively meat eaters.

Goats (herbivores) will eat just about anything.

Humans do not need meat to survive and producing it for human consumption places additional strain on the worlds farmland that could produce more non meat food, but it isn't as profitable.

I am one of the guilty ones...I have eaten meat for years but I eat far less than I used to and soon hopefully I'll eat none at all.

I'm sorry if you feel guilty. I don't feel guilty unless I waste food. I'll keep on eating food that tastes good to me just like the rest of the animals do. Good luck with your goals! 😮‍💨