http://evamoon.net/blog/2007/08/14/close-encounters-with-the-animal-world/ Music, Musings & Mischief Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:46:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://evamoon.net/blog/2007/08/14/close-encounters-with-the-animal-world/#comment-2390 Dreah Wed, 15 Aug 2007 13:31:04 +0000 http://evamoon.net/blog/2007/08/14/close-encounters-with-the-animal-world/#comment-2390 A long time ago in southern California, there was an attempt to make it illegal to eat dog meat. This came as a reaction to immigrants for whom canine steaks were a culinary staple, and probably couldn't afford meat that had been processed by the food industry. The arguments in favor of the law was that it would prevent dogs from being stolen and dumped into the stew pot. I don't remember the fate of this legislative attempt, but the argument against it was that it was already illegal to steal pets, and that we shouldn't be legislating what people eat. A long time ago in southern California, there was an attempt to make it illegal to eat dog meat. This came as a reaction to immigrants for whom canine steaks were a culinary staple, and probably couldn’t afford meat that had been processed by the food industry. The arguments in favor of the law was that it would prevent dogs from being stolen and dumped into the stew pot. I don’t remember the fate of this legislative attempt, but the argument against it was that it was already illegal to steal pets, and that we shouldn’t be legislating what people eat.

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