Eating dogs: should be banned all over the world?

The sorry thing is that it's a cultural thing. I do know that there are some restaurants in the world, where eating dog is the norm, the owners will not serve it. It's their personal choice. I would never eat dog or cat or anything else that I would consider a pet. Even monkeys are people's pets, but there are some places that eat monkey brains. I'd rather see the banning of eating insects....sheesh...yuck!

I can see your point but where do you draw the line? Any animal that can also be a pet cannot be served on a plate as a meal? But nowadays people keep almost any animal as a pet. Then comes the part about killing the animals for their skins too. What happens to the flesh of the animals that are slayed every year just for their fur? That should be stopped too surely?

What about guinie pigs? It's conisdered a staple food in Bolivia but here in the U.S. and a lot of other countries, they are just cute fuzzy pets. Or what about things like deer or moose? Two common game foods eaten regularly in my part of the U.S. If you are unhappy with the thought of being served dog meat in a restaurant...I would suggest not going to a restaurant where dog meat is on the menu. The short answer buy the way....no. and an even bigger NO on the U.N enforcing something like that. As far as I am concerned, the U.N. has no authority over me, my state or my country and I refuse to recognize any. If other nations wish to, that is their perogative, they can do what they want. But it will be a cold day in hell before I let some UN thugs tell me what meat I can and cannot eat.

Why? Eating dogs might apart of another countries culture and the West can't force its customs on them. Are we actually tolerant of other cultures? No. We always expect other countries to be just like us. I think it's wrong. Other countries have the right to their bizarre customs. I'm sure we have many weird ones of our own they disagree with.

I would never eat dog,cat,rabbit or any other domestic pet.I think that in a lot of places where they eat these animals they also are cruel how the animals are killed and i do think that there should also be a law against the way these animals are killed even if they are only a food source.I can not see them selling cat or dog in the Uk ever as there would be an out cry.I do think that there are alot of people from the countries that have now moved to this country so you never know we have todo other things for them here so perhaps that will be the next thing.Thinking about it there are alot more cats and dogs going missing,so you never know.

Ban it all. I love my dogs! I will not eat them.

nope. It's part of their culture to eat dog meat. It is like some asian countries not wanting to eat cow meat because of it's sacredness but they don't ask people to do the same because they respect other people's choice.

yeah eating dogs meat is disgusting.. it should be banned.. i think as humans we should limit eating meat.. the animals are killed daily because we are eating meat.. there are artificial meats in the market and we should add those kind of things to our meal so animal wont be killed.. all the animals have a right to live..

I personally wouldn't like to have a dish that has been prepared using dog meat, but I am sure there are many people who like it. I don't think eating dog meat should be completely banned, because dogs are animals and so are the cows and pigs and sheep too, so why can't they be eaten? Anyway, I think that strong regulations should be made for using dogs for food. I mean, there must be a system of rules that describes how these dogs should be kept and grown and slaughtered, so it will be regulated, like growing cows and pigs.

well to be honest I can see your point as I defiantly wouldn't fancy dog meat. Although on the opposite side of the argument what's the difference between say dog meat, or horse meat, or pigeon or even pig or cow etc etc I guess different people eat different things and I know I wouldn't order dog meat but if someone else did then that's up to them I guess.

Hi pierone I think if a country has the habit of eating dog meat, then it should be respected. For most western countries, dogs usually are meant to be pets, but for others there are meant to be food. Again, if thats in their country´s habit it should be respected and allowed. Its not like they are eating humans.

I do not eat any kind of meat- I think that eating cows or pigs is no different than eating dog meat. To me, eating any kind of meat is eating meat. I understand that humans are designed to be omnivores, but I just chose not to support the way meat is produced in the US. Anyways, I'm not sure if dog-eating should be "banned" ALL over the world. Sure it might seem taboo to us, but I'm sure it's part of some people's culture and I think it's wrong to change someone's cultural values.

The thought of eating dogs makes me feel ill but I have to acknowledge it's a cultural thing. I'm from Britain and dogs are firmly perceived as pets, not food. However, unless you're a vegetarian can you really say one animal is intrinsically on a higher plane than another? Is a dog higher than a cow, or a cat higher than a sheep? They're all mammals. So, although I personally would never eat a cat, dog or even a horse, I recognise that people from other countries would have a different view.

Ugh. I thought killing whale was bad enough

This is a tough question. I would not want someone eating my dogs, but I think that if it came down to my dog or me...I would eat my dog. As far as eating animals go, I don't see the difference. I look at the realize utility of the animal. Some dogs can help with hunting and protection and some dogs are really just large rats. Some cows give milk and some don't. In a pinch, I think I would look at the utility and make a personal decision from there. Should it be banned all over the world? Who am I do comment on cultures that don't effect me. I think that sometimes people who want to do good, don't really understand the real damage they do. This year in Virginia, because of all the hunting regulation, deer were everywhere. They were running through neighborhoods and being hit by vehicles in the freeway. Without a natural predator around, the deer multiplied. The bottom-line is that I think that we walk a slippery slope when we ban something for another culture, just because we personally would not do it.

Awck-----Dogs meat i can even imagine killing them and baking them what makes it tastier for these people---it isn't a good practice for sure and i hope i wouldn't come accross one day when dogs become extinct our mankind have posed a lot of threats to Wild animals in the form deforestation and hunting but the governments shouldn't entertain those kinda things.great day.