FLESH OF YOUR FLESH (Should you eat meat?)

New Yorker | NOVEMBER 9, 2009 | Elizabeth Kolbert

[nickcarraway]

FLESH OF YOUR FLESH

[b4its2late]

I love defenseless little animals, especially in a good gravy!

[mountainlion]

Man I could go for some fried chicken, potatoes with bacon gravy and couple of Rocky Mountain Oysters!

[IrishCatholic]

From this long rambling review I take it we aren’t eating enough dogs and cats and aquarium fish. They are apparently delicious and we should be more open minded to the culinary possibilities.

[tatsinfla]

and a nice glass of chianti

[autumnraine]

I don’t eat flesh of my flesh. I would never eat my children. Not even if I were starving.

[airborne]

How is it that Americans, so solicitous of the animals they keep as pets, are so indifferent toward the ones they cook for dinner? The answer cannot lie in the beasts themselves. Pigs, after all, are quite companionable, and dogs are said to be delicious.

Never tried dog. But I'd give it a try.

[Fido969]

1 Timothy 4:1-5

1 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;

2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;

3 Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.

4 For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:

5 For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.

[Eagle Eye]

Had home made steak fajitas for lunch.

[Question Liberal Authority]

Collectively, these creatures cost Americans some forty billion dollars annually.

So it would take Americans approximately 100 years to spend as much on their pets as they do on the Federal Government?

[southlake_hoosier]

Never tried myself, by my motto has always been that the best dog is a wok’d dog.

[JoeProBono]

[Question Liberal Authority]

From this long rambling review I take it we aren’t eating enough dogs and cats and aquarium fish.

That's my take. Can't wait for the Iron Chef battle.

[tx_eggman]

Dinner for a nice gathering at casa de tx_eggman last weekend should tell you where me and mine stand:

To keep the moral universe in balance, we had some veggies as well - potato salad, coleslaw and beans to be precise.

[Dixie Yooper]

I always feel real good, before, during and after eating meat. Since I feel real good from the experience, meat must be real good for me. Beef is my favorite, but I like almost all of the common meats found in most supermarkets. They all make me feel real good!

[a fool in paradise]

Don’t eat anything with a face.

Have you ever tried yogurt and jellyfish?

[a fool in paradise]

Vegans will eat the placenta. True.

[MrEdd]

Dog is a bit stringy, but not as tough as monkey.

[JD91]

Don’t eat anything with a face

Do Spotted Owl have faces?