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Dear Friends of Dogs I absolutely agree with you that the habit of eating dogs should be stopped immediately! It is vital that it stops as soon as possible! The longer Asian people treat dogs and cats as food rather than as pets - the more dogs and cats will needlessly suffer. As you are well aware - in the West, dogs and cats are considered to be human's best friends. To stop the practice of eating these animals is vital not only for those highly intelligent creatures, but also in order to maintain good human relations between the Western hemisphere and Asia. Unfortunately, many Western people become hostile towards Asians in general upon learning about the practice of raising and KILLING (in a very cruel fashion) the animals the Westerners regard as their beloved pets. If the panda bears were raised in Western farms or zoos and skinned alive or blow torched to death and then eaten by white men - I am sure that a lot of Chinese people would feel extremely offended. Thus, I believe that for the unity and understanding among all nations - Asians ought to abandon killing and eating dogs and cats. I do sincerely hope that some day human beings will come to understand that ALL animals are our friends, and as George Bernard Shaw said - we shouldn't eat our friends... Nevertheless, first things must come first. Eating dogs and cats is not necessary! Contrary to the popular (in Asia) belief - it is not healthy! Meat of carnivorous animals contains a great deal more toxins than meat of vegetarian animals. Killing dogs and cats in a cruel fashion by beating them slowly to death, or boiling alive - is (in the eyes of almost all Westerners and many Asians) simply BARBARIC. I have a beautiful and highly intelligent Korean "meat dog" at home. The dog's name is Kiddo. So far, Kiddo has been admired by literally hundreds of people - in both Europe and in Canada - where we presently reside. Hundreds of people have asked me where he was from, what breed he was, etc. Every time I am asked such questions I say that he is a Korean meat dog! "Really! Oh, my God! What kind of crazy people are they?!" - is the usual response. Of course I try to explain that Korean people on the whole are very compassionate, friendly and tolerant. But... the feeling of anger against Koreans and other Asian people remains... Since my wife is Canadian-Asian - the negative image of Asians hurts me directly!... Nevertheless I can't hide the fact that my dog would have been most likely beaten to death and consumed - some 2 and a half years ago - had he not been lucky enough to be bought out of this cruel fate. Sincerely - Edward Jurewicz |
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