http://www.examiner.com/pet-rescue-in-national/chinese-dogs-rescued-from-slaughter-and-dinner-table  I was watching this story on the news tonight and found it totally touching that so many people came to the rescue.  Personally I can't get my head round eating dogs but was really touched by the rescue efforts and horrified that there is no animal cruelty laws in China (according to the news at 10!)

well at least a few where saved here,, what else goes on in China with the Dogs /cats does not bare thinking about someone on here once posted a very distressing you tube clip showing how they treat these animals ,had me in tears and seriously distressed,

i was very scared to watch the news after seeing it on the preview,i cant understand why they or anyone would eat them,even the way they were transported was terrible,lucky dogs had a happy ending,sad for the ones who dont
jo

They eat dogs because that is their custom.  There are people who find eating beef or pork disgusting.  Different strokes for different folks.

I don't have a problem with people eating dogs (other than eating carnivores is more hazardous to health than eating herbivores); it's the manner in which they're raised and slaughtered I have problems with, just as I do with any food animal.

very good post jeangenie,i dont want to know how they are killed though
jo

> They eat dogs because that is their custom.

"520 dogs, many of whom still had collars with bells and name tags, indicating they were stolen from their owners"

I'm sure the owners of the pet dogs do not agree that it's OK to steal & eat thier pets :(

They eat dogs because that is their custom

They do because it is. However, they also skin them alive in the belief that this makes the meat more tender. There is a clip on You Tube I believe, showing part of a documentary ... pretty horrific.

>I'm sure the owners of the pet dogs do not agree that it's OK to steal & eat thier pets <img

Exactly.  I eat meat but don't think it is ok to steal someone's cows to eat. 

> They do because it is. However, they also skin them alive in the belief that this makes the meat more tender. There is a clip on You Tube I believe, showing part of a documentary ... pretty horrific.

There is a rather long video somewhere - it is, I think, the only cruelty video I've never been able to watch all the way through and I know a lot of people who watched it the same time I did were either physically ill, fainted or both.

Re. eating dogs - as JG says I'm not against it per se, it's how they are raised, shipped and slaughtered and the theft of pets that disturbs me.

Someone on another forum had a chinese last year and found a microchip in it :-(