The Question of Dog Meat
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1558/ppc.29004Keywords:
dog, Chinese food culture, western values, animal welfare, tabooAbstract
Without denying that dogs have been raised in Chinese cultures for the purposes of consumption, the author argues that pets have never been on the menu and goes on to identify many instances where dog food or other meats now deemed abhorrent were eaten in the West.
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