Somehow, I just can’t imagine eating a cat (lion, tiger, etc.),or dog. Yet I love eating squirrel, which really is just a specialized rat. That well-muscled haunch is so good. Raccoon, another rodent,is relished by some folk, and I’ve been served rabbit a few times, in the Navy, of all places. It was good.
I'm annoyed that my local stores don't sell goose, pheasant, goat or rabbit. I can get beef and chicken; that's about it. Even lamb is not so easy to find in my area -- which is a shame because I love lamb.