Be sure you understand the menu in Switzerland !

[joe_bloggs*]

Animal rights activists have drawn up a petition to ban the ‘barbaric’ practice of eating pets in Switzerland, where cat meat often appears on traditional Christmas menus in rural areas.

http://rt.com/news/209099-swiss-eating-pets-petition/

Dog meat is often used to make sausage, while cats are prepared around the holiday season in a similar style to rabbit - in a white wine and garlic sauce. A type of mostbröckli made from marinated cat or dog is another local favorite.mmmmmm

[electric*mayhem*band]

Garlic sauce ? ? ? How revolting is that ?

*yeuk*

[023mjc]

Don't get me wrong, I could never eat anything I had raised and loved, and if my family were starving I would feed the animals before myself. However, in principal, what's the difference between eating a cat or a wild rabbit. If you can eat a fluffy little lamb, then why not a dog. If you can eat a cow, then why not a horse.

We live in a culture where we love our pets and eating them is abhorrant to us, and of course I could never do it - although my grandfather raised chickens and rabbits for the table. I think it's not so much what we eat that matters, but that it's treated well during it's life, and killed humanely.

All the same, I'm glad I'm not Swiss.

[joe_bloggs*]

Talking about different foods,A shop assistant in Aldi told me they were stocking caviar for xmas,i thought he was winding me up till i got home and checked the internet,and its true,although i've never fancied it myself

[upthecreekyetagain]

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@023mjc wrote:

Don't get me wrong, I could never eat anything I had raised and loved, and if my family were starving I would feed the animals before myself. However, in principal, what's the difference between eating a cat or a wild rabbit. If you can eat a fluffy little lamb, then why not a dog. If you can eat a cow, then why not a horse.

We live in a culture where we love our pets and eating them is abhorrant to us, and of course I could never do it - although my grandfather raised chickens and rabbits for the table. I think it's not so much what we eat that matters, but that it's treated well during it's life, and killed humanely.

All the same, I'm glad I'm not Swiss.

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I agree - so long as the breeding, welfare and slaughter are carried out in a humane manner I see nothing different in eating cat, dog or horses to that of eating rabbit, lamb or turkey.

As you say, I could not eat an animal I'd cared for as a pet and that would be the same if I kept chickens, yet I'll quite happily eat a chicken bought from a supermarket or butchers.

[Anonymous]

Hello

so sweet !!!

[bankhaunter]

The is a pub/resturant by the Thames at Bourne End which many years ago was called Captain Hook's, the owner was a bit of a character who did actually sport a pair.

He once told me how a few days earlier a fox had got into the chickens and killed a number of them and as some were relatively undamaged it was decided they would do for the pot.

As he was tucking into roast chicken for Sunday lunch, his wife mentioned that they were eating Jenny, he said he couldn't touch another mouthful after that.

[mr-expresso]

Whatever next.... I guess they will start eating cuckoos ...

[lambsy_uk]

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@023mjc wrote:

Don't get me wrong, I could never eat anything I had raised and loved, and if my family were starving I would feed the animals before myself. 

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If your family were starving you may have to feed them the animals!

[tommy.irene]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/30205410?post_id=1307992503_10203174323421427 top eating cats and dogs say animal rights campaigners in Switzerland

[saasher2012]

I totally agree with the above posters, just because we don't eat these sort of animals & as long as they have been treated with respect & killed humanely then it's not for us to criticise , the bone of contention for me would be that they are not treated with respect up to being eaten!.we are lucky in this country that we can choose to be picky in what we eat, be it vegan, Vegatarian or carnivore, many countries are starving & can't make that choice& I for one would would rather kill & cook a pet than see my family starve!!.

[023mjc]

Well yes, I suppose if my circumstances were that extreme you feed your kids any way you can. Perhaps starving was the wrong word to use. I stand by my sentiments though. If I had only enough money for a meal for me, or a tin of cat food,the cat would win.

[bankhaunter]

I wonder how you would define a domestic animal, almost all smaller animals have been kept as a pet by somebody.

Chickens are very popular theses days, I once had a lamb running around in my living room.

[saasher2012]

Eat the cat food the cat is a great hunter & can shift for itself! 😀👍

[saasher2012]

The old breeds of chucks were bred for meat & eggs& everyone kept them for that purpose, the native Indians prized their horses but would still eat them in hard times, the dogs they kept were for keeping the camps clean & as a guard dog but would still eat them for the same reason!
I've been around livestock all my life , I love all animals but livestock for the food chain you have to detach yourself from, that doesn't mean they should not be cared for & treated with respect, like it or not a lot of these animals would not be around if they were not bred for this purpose!.they feed & clothe us & many more things beside, horses are a leisure pursuit now but at one time they did all the work that modern transport now does, they were worked into the ground & when they couldn't continue they were sold for glue!. We have short memories.

[lambsy_uk]

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@saasher2012 wrote:
 We have short memories.

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No I've just not been around as long as you!  

[saasher2012]

Ere! Cheeky begger!!😜😀

[tommy.irene]

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@saasher2012 wrote:
Ere! Cheeky begger!!😜😀

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Ha..ha.. thats a good one

[fallen-archie]

Sometimes referred to as the ‘clown of the ocean’ or ‘sea parrot’, the puffin, with its colourful beak and clumsy behaviour, is considered an adorable bird. The sight of a puffin flapping its wings and jumping from a cliff to generate enough lift to become airborne is enough to make anyone go ‘aaaah’.

In Iceland, however, these seabirds have been a source of sustenance for Icelanders on the islands for centuries. Iceland is home to one of the world’s largest colonies of puffins and ‘sky fishing’ is a sport which involves catching the low flying birds in a big net.

The best place to catch a puffin or two is in the Westman Islands, where they are sustainably harvested to prevent them from coming extinct. The heart of a puffin is eaten raw whilst it is still warm in traditional Icelandic delicacy.

Puffins are eaten by breaking their necks, skinning them and then eating the fresh heart raw. Puffin is supposed to be delicious like a fishier version of chicken or duck. It is often smoked, grilled or pan-fried. TV chef Gordon Ramsey caused quite a stir when he was seen eating this rare delicacy on TV.

[mouse4702]

I am surprised at anyone eating dogs or cats, simply because they are carnivores, and carnivores taste rank.  In the war when the contents of various zoos ended up on posh restaurant plates, not many asked for seconds of the carnivores.  No accident that we raise food animals which graze and eat veg..