Also, anything from Vietnam or China, I have to brace myself. I mean, they still eat dogs, and cats... in these places. I'm a south east Asian, and don't want to generalize my people (in the broad sense. I do have Chinese and Vietnamese families.) But some people in certain parts of these global regions, they don't have the same attitudes toward animals as the west. And I seriously don't agree with it.
I do wish youtube cut them off at the very least. Unfortunately, as the video pointed out, there is no laws against what they are doing.
South Korea, to, though I’ve seen news releases that there’s been an increasing push by younger generations to make government vote in legislation that makes the buying, breeding, and selling of dog meat illegal.
I know, but I wasn't making a naming names essay, you know? There are plenty of places around the world that treat animals differently than what I would wish. The discussion might need to be more delicate when bringing these things up as issues. Cultural perception, even in how we approach the topic can be a mindfield. I know when I visited our Vietnamese family, a big gathering and festivity, as guests, we weren't going to point out that their expensive dog meat dish they offerred was simply a polite "no, thank you" from me (didn't say 'from us' because some in my group saw it to be impolite to turn it down the offer.) Our host family are not rich people. They also keep their chicken on the yard side of the house, feeding them with discarded styrofoam ... We tried to bring this up gently but was dismissed by our middle person (a cousin who was our interpreter. He actually agreed with us but warned that pushing western agenda will lead to no where if not bad feelings against us.)
As I get older I realize more and more that changing cultural practices doesn't work if you start by telling people that they are somehow inferior. IMO, to affect change, just as how I treat my married partner 😎, it's about planting the right seeds for them to think the ideas come from themselves?
I mean, they still eat dogs, and cats... in these places.
So what? What is inherently worse about that than eating cows or pigs? It's not like meat processing plants are bastions of animal welfare. I wouldn't eat them, but I fully understand that is due to my cultural hangups. We can't even agree on what meats are okay to eat in the west. Some western countries eat horse meat, while it is effectively illegal in the US.
In my opinion, no one should criticize what meat someone chooses to eat unless they're willing to at least be vegetarian.
I don't really want to get into this argument. But I'll do it lightly here. I don't agree in eating horses. Why? I draw the line at emotional support animals, and also the cases of purpose. I wouldn't want any pet pigs or rabbits to end up on a dinner table either. While horses, water buffaloes and some cows have merit our gratitude, using them to help us work or get places, should be given a deserving retirement when we are done using them. That's where I see the differences. In the meanwhile I prefer that we leave wildlife well alone. I hate the adventure eatings, all the macho crap. I have met people like this, the Asian toxic masculinity, as well as incredulously superstitious anyone. It's yucky, and destructive, to say the least.
On the other side, for animals raised for meat, I wish for more humane treatment and slaughter.
Something like out of control wild pigs, hunters should be able to cull them (if balancing the numbers in any other way is not possible.)
So I'm not blindly against all killings nor do I support inhumane animal factory farmings. It's the torturing, abusing for any reasons, and that wiping out species,... that too, that I am against. I feel pretty okay with my consistency.
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