Offended by Koreans eating dog? I trust you´ve never had a bacon butty | Chas Newkey-Burden
(The Guardian South Korea)

Frightened animals being caged, killed and turned into food - we´d never dream of such evils in the west ... would we?Would you eat rabbit? Even those who regularly consume meat from chickens, sheep and pigs will often balk at the thought of eating a cuddly little bunny rabbit. But what´s the difference? Why do we see some animals as furry friends and others as fair game to chop up and eat? With the Winter Olympics turning attention towards South Korea, dog meat has been put on the media menu. The west has gone into shock mode. They eat dogs? They must be mad!Dogs are smart and friendly - but so are pigs Related: Mass starvation is humanity´s fate if we keep flogging the land to death | George Monbiot Continue reading...