Dog meat - anyone?

[Lev Butlerov]

Sincerely, I don't think that there are any studies made on dog meat, so it is quite hard to tell in scientific terms. At least I did not get to find any study done with dog meat.

 

[SteveMobsterG]

The whole 'what meat would you eat' thing is oh so cultural. The reason why so few eat dogs is we, the human race (including the Koreans) more or less adopted dogs back when we first stood up and started drawing on cave walls.

But different cultures have different approaches to their protein sources. So you can go to one place and find fried locusts and weevils on the menu and in another roast dog, mice and starlings. For the most part those cultures which see certain animals as pets tend not towards eating them.

Of course, historically speaking, if push comes to shove we will all eat just about anything. During many wars, inc WW1 and WW2, plenty of Russians and Europeans ate cats and dogs. Some (a lot) had been their pets. But they were starving so they ate what they needed to.

In terms of protein most forms, including insects, are as good as beef or close to it. Some are a bit higher in their protein content.

One of the issues many have with the dog thing is how they are treated. But if your culture sees an animal as food and not a pet then they treat the animal differently.

 

[stevesmi]

The thought of eating cows makes Indians sick ))

However, we are going a bit astray - I was wondering about scientific part of the question. Like pig meat has little amino acids and gets poorely digested, is there any objective difference with dog meat?

not really. there are moral reasons people eat certain animals.

I don't eat pig either. again it is a pet and is very intelligent.

the meat I do eat is humanely raised.. not tortured their whole lives. i also catch my own wild fish, not buy farm raised franken fish or buy wild fish (poor for environment)

 

[stevesmi]

But they were starving so they ate what they needed to.
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this is a good point

when the rugby team crashed in the Andes mountains they ate the dead, including their own family members to survive.

they ate them raw too cause they had no means to cook them.

I would eat you in a heartbeat bro. you got a lot of size to you. trevor would be last to be eaten

 

[muskate]

Based on what limited research I could find - dog meat has a very similar nutrition profile to elk and deer. It has a good amino acid profile and contains all the essential amino acids.