[MR.K!]

A man in New Zealand who cooked his pet dog will not be charged as it is legal to do so.
Paea Taufu, a Tongan-born man living in Auckland New Zealand was in the process of roasting his pitbull terrier-cross in a traditional Umu pit-barbecue when animal protection inspectors arrived to investigate.
They were called by a concerned member of the public on Sunday but arrived too late for the animal.
Dog meat is considered an acceptable fare in Tonga. "Dog, horse, we eat it in Tonga. It's good food for us," said Lupi Taufu, Paea's wife.
Under New Zealand's Animal Welfare Act it is legal to kill a dog providing the slaughter is done quickly and painlessly.
But the local Society for the Protection of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) has criticised the actions. "I find it quite disturbing that someone would kill a pet and then eat it. I'm not okay with that but unfortunately the law allows you to do it," SPCA Inspector Derek Haddy told reporters.
Taufu was not aware that he was doing something uncommon in New Zealand but indicated he would not kill another dog to avoid offending anyone in the future.

-MSN



These are the times I wish there was a barf smilie.

[spitfire]

Is it really any different from eating a cow or a rabbit?

[MR.K!]

Yes. Because a dog is an emotionaly inteligent animal.

[Twilight]

Um i wanna be sick i hope that man have a long and painful death, its evil to eat a dog or cat imo anyone who does should have a long and painful death

[spitfire]

Pigs are more intelligent than dogs.So is eating dogs any different from eating a pig?

http://www.enotes.com/science-fact-f...st-intelligent

[MR.K!]

Can you train a pig? Can a pig cry or feel a range of emotions? Can a pig understand, and react on human commands? No. Pigs roll around in thier own shite, wheras dogs are civilised domesticated animals. Ask anyone, they would all agree with me.

[Twilight]

Originally posted by MR.K!
Can you train a pig? Can a pig cry or feel a range of emotions? Can a pig understand, and react on human commands? No. Pigs roll around in thier own s****, wheras dogs are sivilised domesticated animals. Ask anyone, they would all agree with me.

I agree

[spitfire]

Originally posted by MR.K!
wheras dogs domesticated animals.

As are pigs.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...icated_animals

[MR.K!]

Originally posted by spitfire

As are pigs.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...icated_animals

Whats your pet pig called then?

[spitfire]

Originally posted by MR.K!

Whats your pet pig called then?

Babe.

[Novo]

Babe was a clever Pig.

[MR.K!]

Originally posted by spitfire

Babe.

I tought it was going to be piglet

[spitfire]

Originally posted by MR.K!

I tought it was going to be piglet

Thats the neighbours.

[MR.K!]

Originally posted by spitfire

Thats the neighbours.

Ah.

[Zac]

Well if people eat other animals such as fish and pig, I don't see why a dog should be excused. So dogs shouldn't have to suffer while other animals do? I quite easily and happily could've done what that man did.

[spitfire]

Originally posted by MR.K!

Ah.

[Scarlett.]

nom.

[Captain.Remy]

Why not eating dogs or cats after all ? I already ate Kangoroo, Lion, Snake and Shark so it mustn't be too different. It's a meat like anything else.

[Tom]

Originally posted by MR.K!
Can you train a pig? Can a pig cry or feel a range of emotions? Can a pig understand, and react on human commands? No. Pigs roll around in thier own s****, wheras dogs are civilised domesticated animals. Ask anyone, they would all agree with me.

I'm sorry but I've never read so much sh*t in all my life.

All animals have emotions and all animals can be trained. A dog is a wolf, do you see wolves being domesticated and civilised? What about stray dogs? Dogs are only like that because they're trained from being little.

[MargeryFan]

Originally posted by Tom

I'm sorry but I've never read so much sh*t in all my life.

All animals have emotions and all animals can be trained. A dog is a wolf, do you see wolves being domesticated and civilised? What about stray dogs? Dogs are only like that because they're trained from being little.

Quite right. Pigs and dogs in reality are not that different, I've seen pigs be just as emotionally responsive as dogs and behave/play just as a dog would.

[Marc]

FFS.. why eat a dog.... eat a cat instead