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Re:Woman paid $1k+ to save 100 dogs from being eaten during ... by StavrosK on Monday June 22, 2015 @08:23AM (#9757744)
What's the difference between pigs, cows, sheep and dogs? Why is it okay to eat the former but eating the latter causes outrage?
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Re:Woman paid $1k+ to save 100 dogs from being eaten during ... by ssanders82 on Monday June 22, 2015 @08:57AM (#9757928)
My understanding is that the outrage is over the method in which the dogs are kept/killed. Some (many?) are burned/boiled alive to release endorphins/chemicals which is said to enhance the flavor:

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/ricky-gervai...

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Re:Woman paid $1k+ to save 100 dogs from being eaten during ... by StavrosK on Monday June 22, 2015 @09:01AM (#9757949)
Holy shit, yeah, that's completely unacceptable.
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