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| Chinese firm encourages people to EAT DOGS to show 'cultural confidence' as it boycotts drafted law that bars pet meat from the dinner plate in the wake of coronavirus outbreak |
| 2020-03-12 |
| [MAIL] A company specialising in making dog meat dishes has claimed that eating dogs is a way for Chinese people to show their 'cultural confidence'. Fankuai Dog Meat from eastern China made the statement in a blog post while protesting against a proposed law which bans people from consuming pets in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. The brand claims that lawmakers in the city of Shenzhen drafted the proposal to appease the West. Fankuai produces a wide range of dishes, including hand-shredded dog meat, spicy dog meat and dog meat braised in a turtle broth. Based in the county of Pei in Jiangsu Province, the firm is named after an ancient Chinese general who allegedly made his living by butchering dogs in his early years. The company published the strongly worded article last Thursday to condemn the potential policy from Shenzhen, which borders Hong Kong. The commentary blasted the city's plan as a 'denial to thousands of years of Chinese food culture'. It claimed that relevant officials had stood on the opposite side of the general public and drawn the proposal to appease the West, which is used to 'bullying' Chinese culture. It also said that the proposal represented 'extreme dog lovers' and created 'inharmonious social atmosphere'. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #2 I don't have a problem with eating these alternate protein sources, as long as they don't put MSG on it. /sarc |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2020-03-12 11:58 |
| #1 A better idea is to use the crisis to reform some of the dietary habits. Just start with the idea "if nobody else in the world eats this perhaps we shoudn't..." and work from there. Once you've stopped eating bats and birds nests you can move on to things they only eat in third world hell holes and start distancing from them as well. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2020-03-12 10:43 |