Dog Meat Research Paper
The Dog Meat Hypocrisy Bacon. How many of us say that we can’t live without it? Its scent wakes people in the morning and draws them to the kitchen. Bacon has become a staple in American culture. But imagine if campaigns against bacon arose—many spurred by foreign ideas. They would march, holding signs saying, “Barbaric Americans Torture Pigs!” and slowly but surely, bacon would become tabooed. Although I do not foresee any of these pig-saving movements in the near future, we have influenced campaigns in other countries to stop dog meat. Under the mask of fighting animal cruelty, we sign petitions and participate in foreign rallies to stop the killing of dogs, even though dog meat is a nutritious and cheap delicacy in some Asian countries. How is this any different from campaigns that would take our bacon away from us? The idea of eating man’s best friend is repulsing to many, but why? Dogs have been our companions for millennia, and it helps that they are undeniably cute. They could have been used to hunt food and protect our families. Now, beyond being just a friend or pet, dogs have morphed into members of our families. It seems as if eating dog meat would be a great betrayal. However, dog meat is still eaten in much the same way that pigs, chickens, and cows are in other
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If we think that it is wrong to eat dogs, we are being hypocritical and should instead think that it is wrong to eat all animals. Though we have formed emotional bonds with our dogs, that is because of common interactions with them. Beef, bacon, and chicken, however, sit unnamed and barely recognizable on our plates. Perhaps if we spent more time with other animals, we would form emotional bonds with them too and feel more reluctant to kill them. In the meantime, however, we should not push our food taboos on other cultures, because we are not always right and different cultures have their own
If we think that it is wrong to eat dogs, we are being hypocritical and should instead think that it is wrong to eat all animals. Though we have formed emotional bonds with our dogs, that is because of common interactions with them. Beef, bacon, and chicken, however, sit unnamed and barely recognizable on our plates. Perhaps if we spent more time with other animals, we would form emotional bonds with them too and feel more reluctant to kill them. In the meantime, however, we should not push our food taboos on other cultures, because we are not always right and different cultures have their own