Cats as Food

Philippines
November 10, 2011 11:54pm CST
Cat meats used in Siopao - a bread delicacy was a joke. But, after witnessing a news report about cats being sold for 100 pesos (about 2 dollars)to be butchered for some menu, I was aghast. Cats are meant to be as pets, they are not recognized as safe for human consumption. However, in that area, people are getting hungry. A resident even cited that his health has improved because of eating cat meat. Care to share me your views about this? Have anyone of you tried eating meat that is not usual for ordinary consumption? Snake? Toad? Or rodents perhaps?
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8 responses
@vexxus (712)
• Philippines
14 Nov 11
Exotic food like snake, toad, rodents, can be served on my plate, but to consume a pet is a big No, for me, since cats are recognized as a domestic pet they were considered as human friends, I just cant bare to eat the meat of which I consider a friend.
@vexxus (712)
• Philippines
16 Nov 11
That's a great idea, I know two people who owns a pig and love it dearly, but that was only on a movie and one from protege, I guess you know them.
• Philippines
17 Nov 11
Yes, I know the movie. It's 'Babe' isn't it? Wonderful!
• Philippines
14 Nov 11
I definitely agree with you. Pets are friends, personally if I am going to have a pig for a pet, I won't eat it.
@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
21 Nov 11
Stray Cat - A Siopao Filling Candidate?
Well indeed some siopao dealers use cat meat. I can testify to that. When I was in college I have a classmate whose family owns a siopao factory. We were invited in their house one day and you know when we were about to leave we passed through the backdoor of their house and what I found there is a big trashcan filled with heads of cats. I could not believe it but that confirmed the fact that they were using the meat of the slaughtered cats as siopao fillings. They are actually catching stray cats and also buying live cats for this purpose.This is the very reason why I don't eat siopao. Never!
• Philippines
22 Nov 11
OMG, really? Siopao is my favorite, now I'm not sure if I'll still eat one in the future.
@mariahhh (1328)
• United Arab Emirates
24 Nov 11
Oh my goodness, really? I can't believe they are doing horrible things like that! They should be arrested and punished because they are killing cats and they are lying to the consumers. Cats shouldn't be eaten.
@lilaclady (28207)
• Australia
11 Nov 11
I personally do not think humans are meant to be eating meat anyway but the thought of the beautiful cat being eaten makes me sick, why do we humans think that anything is food fodder for us, why is their life so unimportant..animals have feelings, a will to live and a soul, what gives us the right.
• Philippines
12 Nov 11
I see animals as human too. I eat pork, beef and chicken. But, do not want to witness any killing. Cats and dogs are definitely out of the question.
@piya84 (2581)
• India
11 Nov 11
I am vegetarian .Cats are lovely creature and i would never it cats meat unless i am dying. I think there are parts in this world where people are too poor and literally eat anything available there.I wont judge them.If they have alternative they wont do that. I think there is one more dimension to this.You see meat here in India is costly so there are hotels here who are killing stray cats and mixing that in meat dishes to make it cheap.This is something i read in local newspaper and i was chocked. So here in my city there are people who are eating cat meat and are completely unaware they are doing it.
@piya84 (2581)
• India
12 Nov 11
I think i have seen it.It has made me gag.You know what in old days it wasnt like that.Animals were not kept in cages.Even chicken used to wonder freely in village,farm before it was killed for meat. Its just not cruel but seriously unhealthy to eat of a animal who are treated like that.
• Philippines
14 Nov 11
Here, we only buy from trusted markets and restaurants. I wanted to be sure of what we eat.
@mariahhh (1328)
• United Arab Emirates
24 Nov 11
That is seriously horrible. Why do they have to eat cats? They are so cute and adorable, just like a real baby. What was the reason behind this? Do they have nothing else to eat? Maybe they can just be vegetarians, my goodness! I will never try to eat a pet, cat or dog. I treat them as a family, like a human. So, it's just like eating a human, like a cannibal.
• Philippines
26 Nov 11
The people living in that area are really poor. But, it is wrong that they turn to cats for food :(
@jtj_hello (627)
• Philippines
12 Nov 11
This is disgusting. They should be condemned because of that. Cats are sweet and lovely creatures and they are not for human consumption. If everything that human has, they'll eat then what's going to be left? I heard some news regarding people eating fetus and that was so demon. I think that these people, those who eat creatures not there to be eaten should realize what they are doing and stop it as soon as they can". They are nothing but a bunch of ignorant and ill minded individual who happened not to value life. Again, cats are sweet pets with lovely eyes and they should be keep as in not as a menu on the table.
• Philippines
14 Nov 11
They are just being hungry but eating a cat is wrong. It's bad for health and cats are usually for pets not for some food.
• Philippines
11 Nov 11
i lived in one of the remote place in the philippines for a month... no electricity, no transportation and they eat the things that you listed above... they eat dogs too and its sold over a dollar... i was there to learn peoples' culture and means of living but the thing is i really can't stand their customs. some times i feel a bit alienated for i don't really fit in... i was ok with everything other than their menus just can't bare it... "di ko talaga kaya eh!" i don't know if i am going back there even if they raise the money...
• Philippines
12 Nov 11
I did eat dog meat once when I was a kid. But, I have no idea I was eating dog meat. And I agree with arealkool, I wouldn't want to feast on my pet.
@enelym001 (8322)
• Philippines
11 Nov 11
No way! This is disgusting... I could not even think of eating a cat. They're so cute to be butchered and eaten. They're pets. I cannot even stomach eating expensive exotic animals. When I was a child I used to see some male neighbors butchering a dog, cooking and eating it. I can't stand it hearing them cry while they were killing the dog
• Philippines
12 Nov 11
Yes, seeing an animal butchered is scary too. I don't know but sometimes I can associate animals with people.