Have You Ever Eaten a Neighbor's Pet?
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Most of my neighbors have dogs or cats and I've never been tempted to eat them. One previous neighbor had chickens and I was tempted, but one of the cats ate one first. In Venezuela, iguanas were running all over. I was invited for some iguana stew and it was terrific, but I don't know if that counts as a pet. CQ de W5ALT
Walt Fair, Jr.PhD P. E. Comport Computing Specializing in Technical Engineering Software
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Most of my neighbors have dogs or cats and I've never been tempted to eat them. One previous neighbor had chickens and I was tempted, but one of the cats ate one first. In Venezuela, iguanas were running all over. I was invited for some iguana stew and it was terrific, but I don't know if that counts as a pet. CQ de W5ALT
Walt Fair, Jr.PhD P. E. Comport Computing Specializing in Technical Engineering Software
Dr.Walt Fair, PE wrote:
In Venezuela, iguanas were running all over. I was invited for some iguana stew and it was terrific, but I don't know if that counts as a pet.
I'm so glad you provided a reasonable answer. This web forum has members that span the world. I'm pretty sure that eating a pet is illegal in the U.S., at least at the federal level AFAIK, but honestly... What constitutes a "pet" versus an animal raised for the purpose of consumption as sustenance? I once ate alligator nuggets back when I lived in Phoenix. You know what? They tasted like chicken. If there is at least one human being who owns an alligator as a pet, then I must confess. I've actually eaten an animal that people keep as pets. :omg:
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Dr.Walt Fair, PE wrote:
In Venezuela, iguanas were running all over. I was invited for some iguana stew and it was terrific, but I don't know if that counts as a pet.
I'm so glad you provided a reasonable answer. This web forum has members that span the world. I'm pretty sure that eating a pet is illegal in the U.S., at least at the federal level AFAIK, but honestly... What constitutes a "pet" versus an animal raised for the purpose of consumption as sustenance? I once ate alligator nuggets back when I lived in Phoenix. You know what? They tasted like chicken. If there is at least one human being who owns an alligator as a pet, then I must confess. I've actually eaten an animal that people keep as pets. :omg:
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Penthouse...
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Steve Raw wrote:
then I must confess. I've actually eaten an animal that people keep as pets. :OMG:
I just realized I once ate rabbit while living in the UK. My niece owns a pet rabbit... :~
Reminds of scene from "Local Hero" Reaction to eating a rabbit. "It was a pet, not an animal. It had a name, you don't eat things with names, this is horrific!" Great movie. Music score is Mark Knopfler (sp?) inspired.
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You've never had a farmer as a friend? :) Decades ago, friends of ours invited us over for dinner. He farmed peanuts, wheat, huge vegetable garden and he was really working on breed stock for beef. At the time, he had one tied up near the house. So, about a month later, we had been invited again for dinner and while grilling I asked where the cow was... he smiled at me and lifted one of the steaks off the grill.... "don't tell the kids..." If you can grill it, you can eat it. It's all perspective. There was a book written years ago "Coming Out of the Ice: An Unexpected Life by Victor Herman" that will give you a real clear perspective on the insanity rampant in Soviet Russia. He survived by eating rats. Most people were grossed out in the gulag (and died). Toward the end of the book, he mentioned that to this day, if he sees a rat, his mouth waters. Would I eat my neighbor's pet? Not willing? Would I eat a rabbit, cat or dog if I was starving or my family? Absolutely.
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Because it hasn't come to that - yet.
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Reminds of scene from "Local Hero" Reaction to eating a rabbit. "It was a pet, not an animal. It had a name, you don't eat things with names, this is horrific!" Great movie. Music score is Mark Knopfler (sp?) inspired.
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day" Badfinger
jmaida wrote:
Great movie.
Up to that point I thought "Local Hero" was a restaurant, and you were describing someone's reaction to someone else's ordering that off the menu. :-) In my defense, there are a few bar & grill type of restaurants in my area called Local Heroes. I don't think they serve rabbit however. I've always said, the cuter the animal, the tastier it is.
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You've never had a farmer as a friend? :) Decades ago, friends of ours invited us over for dinner. He farmed peanuts, wheat, huge vegetable garden and he was really working on breed stock for beef. At the time, he had one tied up near the house. So, about a month later, we had been invited again for dinner and while grilling I asked where the cow was... he smiled at me and lifted one of the steaks off the grill.... "don't tell the kids..." If you can grill it, you can eat it. It's all perspective. There was a book written years ago "Coming Out of the Ice: An Unexpected Life by Victor Herman" that will give you a real clear perspective on the insanity rampant in Soviet Russia. He survived by eating rats. Most people were grossed out in the gulag (and died). Toward the end of the book, he mentioned that to this day, if he sees a rat, his mouth waters. Would I eat my neighbor's pet? Not willing? Would I eat a rabbit, cat or dog if I was starving or my family? Absolutely.
Charlie Gilley “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759 Has never been more appropriate.
charlieg wrote:
You've never had a farmer as a friend?
My grandfather was a farmer. Some of his brothers were too. I've always found farmers were the most down to earth people (quite literally) you'll ever meet. They also eat well. I remember one of my uncles saying he worked on my grandfather's brother's farm as a kid. Dirt poor, but his table was always full, and the rule was - help yourself to anything you want, as much as you want, but you have to empty your plate.
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I hear the Pete' is pretty good, but haven't tried it myself.
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You've never had a farmer as a friend? :) Decades ago, friends of ours invited us over for dinner. He farmed peanuts, wheat, huge vegetable garden and he was really working on breed stock for beef. At the time, he had one tied up near the house. So, about a month later, we had been invited again for dinner and while grilling I asked where the cow was... he smiled at me and lifted one of the steaks off the grill.... "don't tell the kids..." If you can grill it, you can eat it. It's all perspective. There was a book written years ago "Coming Out of the Ice: An Unexpected Life by Victor Herman" that will give you a real clear perspective on the insanity rampant in Soviet Russia. He survived by eating rats. Most people were grossed out in the gulag (and died). Toward the end of the book, he mentioned that to this day, if he sees a rat, his mouth waters. Would I eat my neighbor's pet? Not willing? Would I eat a rabbit, cat or dog if I was starving or my family? Absolutely.
Charlie Gilley “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759 Has never been more appropriate.
charlieg wrote:
Would I eat my neighbor's pet? Not willing? Would I eat a rabbit, cat or dog if I was starving or my family? Absolutely.
Not only that, if you're hungry enough, all taboos are off: [Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguayan\_Air\_Force\_Flight\_571#:~:text=During the 72 days following,died in order to survive.) [Custom of the sea - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Custom\_of\_the\_sea)
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My brother-in-law held back his children's demands for a pet rabbit for years, by stating, 'OK, as long as you will let me prepare it for the meal'. A few years later, they did have a pet rabbit, and I never heard anything about him planning to prepare it. I guess that the kids had grown old enough to take the full responsibility for the pet.
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Never. 1. Most animals kept by my neighbours are not kosher. 2. Meat from the butcher is much less hassle.
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You've never had a farmer as a friend? :) Decades ago, friends of ours invited us over for dinner. He farmed peanuts, wheat, huge vegetable garden and he was really working on breed stock for beef. At the time, he had one tied up near the house. So, about a month later, we had been invited again for dinner and while grilling I asked where the cow was... he smiled at me and lifted one of the steaks off the grill.... "don't tell the kids..." If you can grill it, you can eat it. It's all perspective. There was a book written years ago "Coming Out of the Ice: An Unexpected Life by Victor Herman" that will give you a real clear perspective on the insanity rampant in Soviet Russia. He survived by eating rats. Most people were grossed out in the gulag (and died). Toward the end of the book, he mentioned that to this day, if he sees a rat, his mouth waters. Would I eat my neighbor's pet? Not willing? Would I eat a rabbit, cat or dog if I was starving or my family? Absolutely.
Charlie Gilley “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759 Has never been more appropriate.
Years ago when the kids were little and we lived in the country on a lifestyle block, the kids had pet lambs for training for school agriculture events. They didn’t end up in the deep freeze but we had to find homes for them to live out their days living on green fresh grass. So the theory went! Probably ended up in someone’s else’s freezer.
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What is a pet in a land is a typical dish in another one. So... yes. Not the one of the neighbour, but the same animal that the neighbour had as a pet.
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The next question is about Neighbor's children?
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Technically, no. However, I have eaten chicken, pork, and beef that came from animals that I knew, most notably a Yorkshire pig that I raised for a school project...his name was Wilbur...yes, I cried like a baby when we shipped him to the slaughterhouse...and yes, I did enjoy the bacon! :laugh: The others were animals (all but the chickens had names) that came and went on my grandparents 100-acre farm where I used to spend my summers. :)
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Years ago when the kids were little and we lived in the country on a lifestyle block, the kids had pet lambs for training for school agriculture events. They didn’t end up in the deep freeze but we had to find homes for them to live out their days living on green fresh grass. So the theory went! Probably ended up in someone’s else’s freezer.
A Fine is a Tax for doing something wrong A Tax is a Fine for doing something good.
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charlieg wrote:
Would I eat my neighbor's pet? Not willing? Would I eat a rabbit, cat or dog if I was starving or my family? Absolutely.
Not only that, if you're hungry enough, all taboos are off: [Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguayan\_Air\_Force\_Flight\_571#:~:text=During the 72 days following,died in order to survive.) [Custom of the sea - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Custom\_of\_the\_sea)
"A little song, a little dance, a little seltzer down your pants" Chuckles the clown
points. I think Disney's Bambi was the beginning of the end of reality. Meats meat.
Charlie Gilley “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759 Has never been more appropriate.