well yeah kind of!
It's only really by chance that we've befriended cats and dogs over any other animals. Some people keep chickens, ducks and geese as pets and they wouldn't dream of eating them.

I've been to China, I've eaten dog.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Fri 1 Oct 2010, 10:28, 2 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

I'd eat dog, no problem.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 1 Oct 2010, 10:30, Reply)

You and me both
not cats though. I freely admit that's because I like them as animals. The rest I don't give a shit about and I'll mange away all I like on them.
( Kroney, Fri 1 Oct 2010, 10:33, Reply)

Everyone was shocked when ostrich and penguin came up in the supermarkets
but I think the more they make it mainstream the less people will be bothered by it.

I don't think anyone in the West will ever think it's ok to eat cats though, we've kept them elevated to the god-like status the Egyptians first did.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Fri 1 Oct 2010, 10:39, Reply)

And rat?
Sorry.
I'm just making the general point that for most people there is an emotional/moral element to deciding what they eat.
(Cave Duck, Fri 1 Oct 2010, 10:33, Reply)

I'm not sure I'd eat rat
but that's because they're a bit disease ridden. I think I would go on taste, I don't think a rat would be very tasty. Plus there wouldn't be much meat on it unless it was one of those fuck off dog rats.

Same with hammy hamsters, pointless to cook it, it's tiny. However, I did see on a travel blog that someone had eaten guinea pig in Thailand and it made me feel a bit funny. However, I think that was the photo, it looked like a skinned guinea pig. I don't like food that looks like what it used to be, I hate whole fish in restaurants.

I understand the point you're making though.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Fri 1 Oct 2010, 10:36, Reply)