It was better for our ancestors to eat dogs instead of their fellow humans.:
Scientists Find Cannibalism at American Settlement (Jamestown, VA)
U-T San Diego ^ | May 1, 2013 | Brett Zongker
Posted on 5/2/2013, 6:50:53 PM by DogByte6RER
Jamestown colony photo: jamestown-colony-1.jpg
Scientists find cannibalism at American settlement
WASHINGTON — Scientists say they have found the first solid archaeological evidence that some of the earliest American colonists survived harsh conditions by resorting to cannibalism.
On Wednesday, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History and archaeologists from Jamestown announced the discovery of the bones of a 14-year-old girl with clear signs that she was cannibalized.
The human remains date back to the deadly winter of 1609-1610, known as the “starving time” in Jamestown, when hundreds of colonists died. Scientists have said the settlers arrived from England during the worst drought in 800 years.
For years, there had been unconfirmed tales of starving early colonists resorting to eating dogs, mice, snakes, shoe leather and even their own dead.
Yup, there were some FR topics about that too, they (at least should be) linked above, in that fine mess o' links. Of course, there are real health risks eating human flesh, at least with a dog you know you've got a best friend. ;^)