I would've thought some part of SE Asia where I've got family in. It's fairly interesting watching the western concept of valuing all dog life move through Asia and change the cultures a bit.
I'm not even sure how old the western attitude is. I've read first hand accounts of travelers on the western plains (US) eating dog in the camps they would visit. It was portrayed as somewhat exotic, but not really a big deal.
I'm gonna blame Hollywood for this one since it seems like something that'd come from their ability to create mono-cultural beliefs shared across the states.
That's not a western concept, it's like a landed victorian gentry concept.
Swiss farmers STILL eat dog in the 21st century. not that there's anything wrong with that
I would've thought some part of SE Asia where I've got family in. It's fairly interesting watching the western concept of valuing all dog life move through Asia and change the cultures a bit.
I'm not even sure how old the western attitude is. I've read first hand accounts of travelers on the western plains (US) eating dog in the camps they would visit. It was portrayed as somewhat exotic, but not really a big deal.
I'm gonna blame Hollywood for this one since it seems like something that'd come from their ability to create mono-cultural beliefs shared across the states.
Hollywood could challenge some cultural hegemony if they gave us more Cujo and less Air Bud.
That's not a western concept, it's like a landed victorian gentry concept.
Swiss farmers STILL eat dog in the 21st century. not that there's anything wrong with that
This link is to a Wapo article about eating cat and dog for Christmas in Switzerland:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2014/11/27/swiss-under-pressure-to-ban-the-eating-of-dogs-and-cats/?outputType=amp
Some people would like to ban it, but apparently not many.
My own thought is that the Swiss are irredeemably uncivilized, but not because of what animals they choose to eat.