“I wonder what Great Dane tastes like.”
Posted on 08/19/2009 6:54:29 PM PDT by DogByte6RER
Man escapes charges for barbecuing pet dog
By Saeed Ahmed CNN
(CNN) -- A man who roasted his pet dog to enjoy as a meal with his family and friends escaped prosecution after authorities in New Zealand determined the animal was killed humanely.
"We were in a dilemma at seeing something we were fairly upset about -- but being in a position of being able to do absolutely nothing about it," said Garth Halliday, of the Auckland Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, on Monday.
The SPCA -- which investigates acts of animal cruelty and presses charges -- responded to the house in Mangere, south of Auckland.
There, officers found the charred body of a Staffordshire terrier cooking in a barbecue pit. VideoWatch why owner made decision »
"They had had the dog for a while, but the man told us his wife was getting tired of the dog. He was becoming a pest," Halliday said.
"They decided to get rid of him. But instead of bringing him to the SPCA -- which we recommend -- they decided to have a meal, and cook and eat him."
The family is from Tonga where eating a dog is not uncommon, Halliday said.
"He didn't think he was doing anything wrong," he said.
The incident occurred in February. For the next few months, the SPCA looked into whether the man ought to be charged for the killing. Over the weekend, the organization decided it couldn't because the animal had been killed humanely.
The man, Halliday said, struck the dog in the head with a hammer, rendering it unconscious. He then slit its throat.
"That is the normal way -- if one can use that word -- that animals are killed all over the world," Halliday said.
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Anthony Bourdain?
This seems right up your alley...
Ping.
He must never play in the NFL again.
“I wonder what Great Dane tastes like.”
Well at least he didn’t turn it over to the SPCA so they could kill it.
“determined the animal was killed humanely”.
Oh,...OK ,.... I guess it’s OK then as long as it wasn’t Michael Vick and Spot died in a “humane fashion”.
Reminds me of The Lion King...
“Circle of life, Simba. Circle of life.”
Coming to a neighborhood near you.
I hear it tastes like chicken.
Oh great, our corrupt government parasites in this country will see this, and immediately demand we import several million people from Tonga, for their rich culture and because we have so many open jobs available.
I am disgusted by this. I don’t care what they do in Tonga, this is New Zealand. I shall be making suitable enquiries...
> “He didn’t think he was doing anything wrong,” he said.
Since when has Ignorance ever been any bloody excuse in the eyes of the Law??
I had no idea that diversity training included cooking classes.
In Japan, like many countries, horse is a regular fare on the menu. On an Iron Chef Japan episode this week, one chef was using little pieces of fat from the horse's mane.
On an episode of some foodie show in Peru, they showed guinea pigs running around the house, and roasting on a spit. On another show, I watched a guy eating Bigggggggg grubs live out of rotting tree trunks.
One man's trash is another man's treasure. Who was the first guy to eat an oyster?
Spot is glad to live in WV...
Perhaps you would be so kind to explain the legal difference between a pet dog and a pet cow, according to New Zealand law?
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