Have You Ever Eaten a Neighbor's Pet?
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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.
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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... :~
General Melchett: Now George, you remember when I came down to visit you when you were a nipper, for your sixth birthday? You used to have a lovely little rabbit, beautiful little thing, do you remember? Lieutenant George: Flossie. General Melchett: That's right, Flossie! Do you remember what happened to Flossie? Lieutenant George: You shot him. General Melchett: That's right! It was the kindest thing to do after he'd been run over by that car. Lieutenant George: By *your* car, sir. General Melchett: Yes, by my car. But that, too, was an act of mercy when you remember that that dog had been set on him. Lieutenant George: *Your* dog, sir. General Melchett: Yes, yes, my dog. But what I'm trying to say, George, is that the state young Flossie was in after we'd scraped him off my front tyre, is very much the state that young Blackadder will be in now: if not very nearly dead, then very actually dead! Lieutenant George: Permission for lip to wobble, sir? General Melchett: Permission granted.
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Damn this KSS rule. I had a few hot neighbors... complete the sentence.
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Yeah, I have... Wait, you said "pet", nevermind :D
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I was 10 years old and lived next to a farmer. At 10 I never wondered where the food we ate came from. One day the farmer said he was going to butcher some chickens for dinner. Did I want to help SURE When the Ax dropped one of the candidates got loose. I was horrified but now I knew where the food we ate came from And How It Got To The Grocery Store One of my stepchildren at 10 wanted to be vegetarian. I totally got it.
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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:
Steve Raw wrote:
I'm pretty sure that eating a pet is illegal in the U.S., at least at the federal level
Actually I doubted that. I could see at the state level though. Apparently it is though. But only since 2018. Only applies to cats and dogs. Apparently legal to eat your own horse in most states. Rabbits, chickens definitely. I presume other birds also.
