Stewed Cat anyone?

[Arch]

Guinea pigs are tasty and have been domesticated for years too so I think the issue is cultural. The only thing that separates a cat from a cow is the taste

Well, that and the horns. And, if you're going to get picky, the number of toes, but yes, it's all cultural.

02GF74: the egg I think, much easier to domesticate, less likely to run away....

 

[Coco]

Well, that and the horns. And, if you're going to get picky, the number of toes...

I prefer my animal to have been processed before eating

 

[Hilldodger]

I prefer my animal to have been processed before eating

Like Spam you mean?

 

[trustysteed]

fingerprinted?

 

[User169]

I reckon I'd eat any mammal, or bird, assuming it tasted ok. Insects I might be more squeamish about, mainly because I think they would be squishy, not out of any cultural nicety.

There may be greater health risks associated with consuming other meat eaters such as cats.

They may have higher incidence of parasites (although cooking may deal with this) and may have higher levels of heavy metals and other toxins (difficult to deal with by cooking). You would need to avoid the liver in view of high Vit A levels and they may also have a higher lipid content.

I only eat veggies myself.

 

[Arch]

True, but I'm thinking as part of a balanced diet - people do eat carnivores, and live. Probably not ideal as a staple food.

Our ancestors would have eaten anything they could lay their hands on...

 

[darkstar]

And dogs were domesticated long before cats...

Elephant? If it happened to be culturally the done thing, and there was a ready supply of elephants, why not. The main issue with eating anything like that is the sustainability of supply - elephants take a heck of a time to gestate, so they aren't very efficient at replacing loss over and above natural death.

I reckon I'd eat any mammal, or bird, assuming it tasted ok. Insects I might be more squeamish about, mainly because I think they would be squishy, not out of any cultural nicety.

Yeh i know, i suppose the point i'm trying to make is that if you are fond of a particular animal, you are not going to want to eat it! Why when we are lucky enough to have such a vast choice of meat? If we were in a tougher situation then yes, i'd eat any animal to get by, it is after all a competative world we live in. I ate Dog becuase i'm not close to them (never owned them) i also ate Snake once, but some people, who are interested in them may not want to, it's just personal choice

 

[2Loose]

Dogs & cats were only really 'domesticated' because they became more useful to people alive than dead. Dogs to guard and hunt, cats to stop food from being ruined by vermin.
Horses to pull big loads and carry people...

Nowadays most of those reasons are far less valid, cats on farms probably being most likely to continue imho. Especially as the world needs more numerous sources of food as time goes by.

Either way, I'll eat anything, just add pitta and chilli sauce

 

[Arch]

Yeh i know, i suppose the point i'm trying to make is that if you are fond of a particular animal, you are not going to want to eat it! Why when we are lucky enough to have such a vast choice of meat? If we were in a tougher situation then yes, i'd eat any animal to get by, it is after all a competative world we live in. I ate Dog becuase i'm not close to them (never owned them) i also ate Snake once, but some people, who are interested in them may not want to, it's just personal choice

I know, I wasn't advocating the wholesale eating of cats...

Define 'fond' though. My friend has a small flock of Shetland sheep, for wool. The ewes and breeding rams have names. But the surplus ram lambs go off for meat once fattened. And she eats them, as do many of us who know her. I looked after them once, over a weekend while she was away, and then helped her load them into the van on Monday...

 

[darkstar]

I know, I wasn't advocating the wholesale eating of cats...

Define 'fond' though. My friend has a small flock of Shetland sheep, for wool. The ewes and breeding rams have names. But the surplus ram lambs go off for meat once fattened. And she eats them, as do many of us who know her. I looked after them once, over a weekend while she was away, and then helped her load them into the van on Monday...

Well i supose owning an animal for nothing but enjoyment, companionship etc and not to earn money, quite a big difference. Even if you give the sheep names, their sole purpose is to being in revenue from wool. A pets sole purpose is usually quite different. Times have changed from the days our ansesters had to eat everything in site, now we can simply pop to the supermarket and choose from a variaty of nice meats, we are spoilt really.

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

Staying in France once my host was very upset when one of his rabbits disappeared. I had noticed a "body" at the side of the road so mentioned this. He investigated and spat (as only the French know how) that it was a cat. I then said my mother-in-law had a rabbit as a pet. THAT was an alien concept - keeping rabbits in France is only for food. Cough/spit French Style PET Rabbit???

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

You sayin I is fat?

Well no - I really don't know what size you are. But being a Hill Dodger could be a clue on a cycling forum. Perhaps you've done your knees in, or you have a bottom gear of 120 inches or............

Oh dear - I'm digging myself in deeper

 

[fossyant]

There is a cat sat on my knee now - hope she can't read...........

Like Grommit said, try picking up a cat that does or doesn't know you and move it near any enclosed space........

Baby elephants must be quite tender.......

 

[Hilldodger]

Well no - I really don't know what size you are. But being a Hill Dodger could be a clue on a cycling forum. Perhaps you've done your knees in, or you have a bottom gear of 120 inches or............

Oh dear - I'm digging myself in deeper

Or I ride a Penny

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

Or I ride a Penny

Now that would be impressive

A 120 inch Penny