Inside the cat and dog meat market in China

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Inside the cat and dog meat market in China

Postby amsroks » Thu Mar 11, 2010 1:46 am

Guangzhou, China -- Dogs bark and whine behind high chain-link fences, some of them gnawing the wire so hard they bleed at the mouths while cats packed into crowded cages cower in fear if anyone approaches.

This isn't a pet store -- it's a meat market in Guangzhou, a city in southern China where eating cats and dogs is common practice.

At the Han River Dog Meat Restaurant in central Guangzhou, diners can choose from a long list of menu items, including dog soup, dog steak, dog with tofu and more. In the kitchen, the chef chops up meat for dog hot pot, one of the more popular dishes. Most customers like it spicy.

"Dog meat is good for your health and metabolism," explains Li, the hostess who declined to give her first name. "In the summer it helps you sweat."

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Re: Inside the cat and dog meat market in China

Postby eoinzy » Thu Mar 11, 2010 8:50 am

Thats insane.

I live with a Korean who said he tried dog once. He said it was OK. A bit gamey though. Suppose its not much different than eating Kangaroo!! :p
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Re: Inside the cat and dog meat market in China

Postby amsroks » Thu Mar 11, 2010 9:57 pm

don't you have a puppy??? Imagine someone eating him/her!!! :(
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Re: Inside the cat and dog meat market in China

Postby eoinzy » Fri Mar 12, 2010 9:40 am

nah i moved house.

puppy free zone now. though we do have some cats that come in from the neighbours houses! they're always being noisy and "fighting". :lol:
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Re: Inside the cat and dog meat market in China

Postby amsroks » Fri Mar 12, 2010 11:25 pm

What did you do with the puppy??
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Re: Inside the cat and dog meat market in China

Postby dingo » Sat Mar 13, 2010 2:04 pm

It belonged to the other couple that we were living with. I miss him more than them to be honest!! :lol:
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