--- In [email protected], "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], MDixon6569@ wrote: > > > > > > In a message dated 10/26/06 2:26:35 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > > Fish and Chickens don't count. > > I guess no-one has an intelligebt answer as to why Westerners in > > general do not eat meat-eating animals (dogs, cats, bears, etc) > > > > OffWorld > > > > > > > > > > Why don't fish and chicken count? Westerners do eat bear although I hear it > > is very greasy, tuff and not that tasty. It was much more practical to raise > > sheep, cattle and goats for food and dogs were often used to help heard and > > protect them. Dogs were also used for hunting game so it wouldn't be wise to > > kill the goose that laid the golden egg. Spair had also made the comment > > that it was much more efficient to feed vegetarian animals which could graze on > > pasture land than to constantly kill other animals to feed the meat eating > > animal you would intend to eat for yourself. Meat also spoils easier and could > > carry disease i.e. the green monkey virus, trichinoses and is difficult to > > store for long periods. So feeding meat eating animals for your personal > > consumption is not practical. > > > > As far as I know, no culture in the world raises packs of dogs for food. Likewise with bears > and cats.>>
China does. So does S.Korea. And many cultures have dogs around the tribal camp or village mostly for harvesting purposes. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/1781486.stm The ancient Polynesians carried them on their rafts and bred them as they travelled for months across the ocean island hopping, and eventually landing in Hawaii introducing dogs the the islands. They bred them for the purpose of meat-eating. They were small dogs and not much good for anything else. They also brought chickens to Hawaii, which did not exist until they arrived over 1000 years ago. OffWorld To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
