Boycott South Korea for the NOTODOGMEAT campaign!

[singingsuzie17]

I believe that traders from countries that participate in the offensive practice of eating cat and dog meat by first torturing the animals, boiling them alive and electrocuting them before skinning them whilst still alive should not be allowed to trade on ebay as it sends a message that the West that we will not tolerate this kind of barbaric behaviour. If we allow them to trade we are condoning their actions.

[ilove2patch]

They sell the meat on ebay? 

[bravergrace]

An interesting proposition.

But surely the same or similar practices occur in most countries which are not vegetarian.

Electrocuting animals is quite common.

Many animals, particularly fish and shellfish, are routinely suffocated or boiled alive.

And killing animals when they are still alive, is surely the universal method of slaughter.

Will you stop buying anything from any countries where such practices occur, or just foreign countries where the animals involved are fluffy?

[mr-expresso]

When I was about 17 I worked in a slaughter house.

We slaughter chickens.....

We hung them upside down by their feet in a 'W' hook... They past through electrodes and them a person at the other end slit their throat while still alive.....

I think ebay should ban UK from trading...

[Anonymous]

I really don't understand the op here, surely a dog or cat is no different to a horse, cow, chicken, pig, sheep or kangaroo.

I don't understand why you think eating a dog is any different or more cruel than eating a pig.

Taking a stance against animal cruelty is wonderful, but surely all animals, not just animals you like.

[ilove2patch]

Mr E, type a row of dots above your sig in your settings to separate it from your post.

[blackburn_stevie]

Like the man said, you can't complain about how a dog is killed for food unless you are also prepared to complain about how chickens, pigs, cows etc are slaughtered in Britain. Not to mention shellfish. Have you seen how they kill crabs? 😞

[Anonymous]

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@singingsuzie17 wrote:

I believe that traders from countries that participate in the offensive practice of eating cat and dog meat by first torturing the animals, boiling them alive and electrocuting them before skinning them whilst still alive should not be allowed to trade on ebay as it sends a message that the West that we will not tolerate this kind of barbaric behaviour. If we allow them to trade we are condoning their actions.

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It really is very nieve to think that animal cruelty and back street butchery does not exist in the UK and throughout the World, i have seen it with my own eyes.

Do you honestly believe that all animals slaughtered for meat in the UK are humanly treated, i can tell you they are not, nor will they ever be.

When it comes to Game meat in this country the laws seem to disappear rather quickly.

I have seen Tame Rabbit killed with a broom across their necks and stamped on, this was in a specialist Game merchant shop, i have seen chickens strangled and thrown on the floor still moving, while other birds in the room react noisely to the slaughter, knowing full well they are next.

I have seen Aylesbury Ducks killed with their necks across a table edge and wacked with a mallett because the killer could not strangle the bird because his fingers were to small.

You think cruely doesn't happen here, your are very wrong.

[merehazle]

A dog is different.

That most dog owners will understand believe you me. All other animals are wonderful. But I doubt they can (can) respond in the way a dog does to humans. Dying of a broken heart is quite common in dogs I can assure you. (unlikely in a cat for instance,or any other animal you mentioned) So many wonderful stories over the years particularly about dogs as mans best FRIEND:- 

Greyfriars Bobby, who stayed at  his masters grave for 14 years, until his own death in 1872. Only the stars for a roof.

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[Anonymous]

Please explain to me how a dog is different to any other animal apart from the fact that you consider it a little more intellegent.

Just because a dog is man's best friend does not single it out for special treatment.

I can not see a difference between being cruel to a dog, cat, kangaroo or chicken.

oh, i own a dog and i eat meat.

[merehazle]

I already have explained it to you. (A picture says a thousand words). And a Dog is a Dog.  No Animal should be treated as in the OP's description. We differ in opinion    that's alright I don't mind.  It's no big deal musicmate.

I cant do links, but here is another story about another dog who would be worthy of special treatment IMO in the Mail today someone might bring the link up for me if it's still there?Thank you. Here is a bit of it ....

[tommy.irene]

10 Things You Always Wondered About Cannibalism

LAUREN BROWN MAY 31, 2012, 5:38 PM 75,876 9

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The recent spate of stories in the news aboutface-eating, ripping a man’s heart out of his chest, and serving one’s own **bleep** for dinner has put cannibalism back on the map. 

It’s horrifying, nauseating and suggests that the coming Zombiepocalypsemay not be complete hogwash but it also presents a number of unanswered questions—questions that we should have answered considering that humans have been engaging in cannibalistic practices for millions of years. 

From its root cause to the best body part to eat, we’ve answered all of the cannibal questions that you were just too scared to ask.

When did humans first start eating each other?

Brazil. Engraving by Theodor de Bry for Hans Staden's account of his 1557 captivity.

Anthropological data shows that millions of years ago, Homo antecessor, the link between Neanderthals and Homo sapiens, were cannibalistic for nutritional reasons. Humans eventually developed more advanced hunting techniques in order to prey on animals since consuming each other was not a sustainable food source.

In 1492, when Columbus came to the Americas, he encountered the West Indies Carib tribe, who were ritually cannibalistic. The explorers mispronounced their name and called them Canibs instead of Caribs.According to Merriam-Webster the first known-use of the word cannibal was in 1553. 

From the 16th through 18th centuries, blood, ground bones and other body parts were routinely used in what is referred to as medicinal cannibalism. Through cannibalism's history there has been a persistent theme that the vitality of the human body and spirit can be ingested to bestow power and life force upon human beings. 

In the 20th century instances of survival cannibalism are known to have occurred in China up through the 1960s and even in North Korea more recently. 

Is eating another person against the law?

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Surprisingly no. In the United States and most European countries there are no outright laws against the consumption of human flesh. Most criminals who commit acts of cannibalism are charged with murder, desecration of corpses, or necrophilia.

Because the victims often consent to the act it can be difficult to find a charge, which was what happened with the famous Miewes case in Germany. His victim responded to an internet ad: “looking for a well-built 18 to 30-year-old to be slaughtered and then consumed." He's now serving a life sentence.   

Read more:http://www.businessinsider.com/10-things-you-always-wondered-about-cannibalism-2012-5?op=1#ixzz2ZcJ4...

[Anonymous]

Merehazle,

i love my dog, as well as all my previous dogs, i know what wonderful companions they are, i also know the story of the dog who stayed by his masters grave.

I also know many stories where dogs has consumed parts of their dead owners when they were starving, i guess greyfriars would have done the same if being placed in a similiar situation, 14 years at the graveside, well he had to be fed and watered otherwise he would of cleared off right sharpish.

I don't like cruelty to any animals, i eat meat and i accept that by eating it, i am part of the cause, but saying we should ban South Korean sellers or boycott them because they eat dog and the dog is inhumanly treated in our eyes is somewhat hypocritical, as i have stated in earlier posts on this thread, we really need to get our own house in order before we stick our noses up high and think we are better that others.

[merehazle]

Musikmate.

Is someone sticking their nose up high? I dont see it neither do I  see anyone thinking that we are better than others?

What I do see is someone suffering from the disadvantage of being too long on points that YOU are trying to put over.

And we have our house in order somewhat, we don't eat dogs. If we did then hypocritical would be the word.

Yes you know many STORIES. Thank you i'm sure you do. And you can guess. I'm sure you can, but guessing is not proof.

Thanks, but remember others on here are giving their OPINIONS, and  without guessing I think.

'He had to be fed and watered or he would have cleared off right sharpish'  YOU say. Guessing again musik? Yes take away a dumb animals credits why not?  OK got it now   

[Anonymous]

merehazle.

Anyone can get aggressive and pick holes in words 'guessing'', let's get something clear, i don't agree with what they do, if you can find anywhere on my posts where i say i do, please point it out to me.

As for sticking noses in the air, i am talking about this nation, not individual people within it, i thought that was quite clear, animal cruelty exists everywhere, are we to ban all peoples of the world because we don't agree with what they do, if that was so, then we wouldn't be posting on this forum.

Opinions, i didn't call the dog dumb, that has come from you, am i to assume you consider dogs to be dumb, i certainly do not.

I think that the story of the dog by his masters grave is wonderful, do i really believe it, no, i believe the dog attended, but never left till he died, no.

Animal cruelty goes on in every country of the World, to all types of animals, some not as intellegent as a dog and some far more intellegent than a dog, i totally agree that something should be done about cruelty to dogs and cats in South Korea, but i don't agree with silly boycotts that can only achieve absolutely nothing.

I really don't see how anyone that cares one little tiny bit, can pick and choose what animals 'are different' and what animals are not, cruelty is cruelty, end off.

[blackburn_stevie]

I don't mean this to be a reply to the previous poster, just a few words of my own on the subject. Not actually words of my own but you know what I mean.

http://tinyurl.com/3har4ox 

It shows that the whole Greyfriar's Bobby thing was a hoax to get folk to part with cash.

[merehazle]

 'The whole Greyfriars Bobby was a hoax' ?  

 Not really steve, the fact is nobody knows the facts about what really happened. 

 Reading those comments on your link might be a fairer.

 I  totally agree with  ALL 10 of them comments on that link you brought up, and in paticular comment 6 down by Paul Gerrard.

#16 musikmate - Yes END OF!  That will do  . 

Oh,one thing it would be obvious to most that know me that I meant dumb dog in the fact that they cant speak.  (not an insult). 

But not to you it seems.  Never mind move on.

[Anonymous]

So what your saying merehazle is,

That i should know what you are saying or meant, but you can twist and change the meaning of what i meant.

i agree, time to end.

[blackburn_stevie]

I would also like e to add thar if you stuck a bit ot of dog meat in a curry nobody would know the difference.

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If you stuck a bit of human meat in a pork casserole, no one would probably notice either.  It's not really an argument for eating or not eating something though.