Chickens = food - dogs = pets

[Poultrybonkers]

I would try dog... But if it smells anything like the innerds of a fox I couldnt process it someone else would have to. I have a strong stomach but skinning a fox before the smell of the innerds made me feel sick. And ive processed allot of things.

 

[Kiki]

My step son was in the US Navy, stationed in Sicily. He went out to eat one evening with friends and they fed him horse. Didn't tell him what it was until he ate it, but he really liked it! Said he would eat it again no problem. Said it tasted like beef. I'd try it if I had to

He used to travel overseas often and says it's 'normal' to eat horse meat over there.

 

[Geena]

Exactly how DID eating horse become so taboo??? Illegal even, I think

Yep, so now they just ship slaughter horses to Canada and Mexico to be processed.

 

[SnootyHen]

I like my dogs more than my kids most days...and I wouldn't eat my kids. They're filthy!!!!

 

[cluckmecoop7]

I would eat my cats over my chickens. But don't worry, I'm not planning to eat any of my pets anytime soon.

 

[itsasmallfarm]

i would think its maybe do to the fact we have been raised with dogs and cats as companions, i know my great grandparents had dogs for live stock protection and cats to keep mice out of the grain and food/feed storage.

but lots of unconventional meats are really good. beaver tastes like beef. bear is really good taste like beef mixed with pork. squirrel and rabbit are good.

 

[Kusanar]

I wouldn't eat MY horses unless I was going to starve otherwise, they are pets, but eating horse in general? Sure. Same if I had a dairy cow, she would be more of a pet due to being halterbroke and trained to stand for milking but I eat beef no problem.

 

[Nero70002]

Maybe if it was a dog I might eat it if it was already cooked and I didn’t see the dog before. But that would have to be if I was literally starving. I also do the same with all other animals besides maybe fish in sushi, but otherwise I don’t like fish.

 

[Nero70002]

i would think its maybe do to the fact we have been raised with dogs and cats as companions, i know my great grandparents had dogs for live stock protection and cats to keep mice out of the grain and food/feed storage.

but lots of unconventional meats are really good. beaver tastes like beef. bear is really good taste like beef mixed with pork. squirrel and rabbit are good.

Deer is also good. I went to someone’s house and they made it look like ground beef. We were making tacos and I ate some and didn’t even know it was deer until they told me. It tasted like dry ground beef, but that was probably because of the way they made it.

 

[MarkJr]

I'm not sure but I would guess that horses serve humans better if they are alive. The same with dogs I think. There is a bond between horses or dogs and humans. A symbiotic relationship

I've heard horse meat gets more tender with age. Possibly serve two roles here... I'd say horse is similar to lean beef. A touch sweeter.

I would describe the dog as a heavy/rich taste. Like mutton, but stronger and not quite there. For whole meats, I'd not eat it every day. I prefer it in casings with plenty of seasonings. (Wolferoni is what the 60lbs of wolf meat went to) I've eaten both wolf and coyote. Pretty much same taste.

Cougar had me seriously looking at the neighborhood cats in a whole new light. Tastes remarkably like pork, except lean and more rich. If that makes any sense. By far the best ham I've ever had was made from a cougar leg. Ground cougar needs pork suet to help hold it together. Not enough fat to make a patty hold.