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Man Held for Selling Dog Meat

Thursday, January 27, 2005

Normally this headline would grab your attention, until you learn that it took place in Bangalore, India:

Jayanagar police arrested a 30-year-old man from Andhra Pradesh and rescued five dogs from his custody. He has been accused of eating dog meat and also supplying it to dhabas on the outskirts of Bangalore.

But what did surprise me is that there is an animal rights organization in India looking out for dogs:

Acting on a tip-off, the activists of People for Animals (PFA), nabbed the accused, Anand, at Jayanagar 8th Block and handed him over to the police.

And that India also has a law to prevent cruelty to animals:

Speaking to Deccan Herald, Deputy Commissioner of Police (South Zone) Ramasubba said, "He is a labourer and there is no evidence to substantiate the charges that he ate or sold dog meat. We have registered a case under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act."

Of course in a country that doesn't eat much beef, they probably get tired of eating chicken.

13 Comments:

Do you realise how insulting this post is? Especially the part that you were surprised that India has an animal rights organisation and laws to prevent cruelty to animals. What makes you think only America has such things?

By Anonymous, at 12:47 AM, January 28, 2005
This headline doesn't grab your attention bc it happened in India? How ignorant of you. For your information, India has been known to live side by side with all animals and revere them, not just cows. Where do you think you live buddy? There certainly isn't any animal crueltly or anything happening here in the states... geez- even GW would even have a hard getting people to buy that.

By Anonymous, at 9:33 AM, January 28, 2005
Steve, for your information, there are more NGO groups in India with far more activity and reach than there ever will be in America. Perhaps you should read up on the country before being "surprised" by how civilized they are.

By Anonymous, at 9:35 AM, January 28, 2005
Oh yeah, India is a real civilized country. Caste system, religious violence, rape, animal sacrifices, human sacrifices. Look it up, and give Steve a break, he may be a little ignorant about India, but I believe most people don't know about the bad things that go on there in the name of various gods.

By Anonymous, at 8:11 AM, January 29, 2005
Kind of like the bad things that go on here and globally in the name on one God. We're all to blame for the ills of society, i agree, give steve a break, but at the same time, get off your american high horse. just because we don't kill people in our backyard doesn't make us righteous.

By Anonymous, at 8:15 AM, January 29, 2005
You know, I'm glad I live here, but I am not proud of what is going on in the name of God and America, it has actually shaken my faith.I never voted for a Bush. I never said America was superior to any country, but go here; http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/dec23/n1.asp
and then get back to me, after you come down from your moral high horse.

By Anonymous, at 8:51 AM, January 29, 2005
That's unfortunate... but the reality is, we could post millions of articles from anywhere on earth about people doing terrible things... for example, let's look at what we allow to happen to the world: http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/1/prweb201566.php

I do agree with you, I love the US, always have, always will, but it's frustrating to see posts that insult other cultures that we don't know much about. Sorry about taking the moral highground, just reactionary.
Steve, thanks a for a good website, i check it often for dog news around the US.
PS, i didn't vote for bush either... it's a shame where we are headed. America will never be America again.

By Anonymous, at 9:17 AM, January 29, 2005
Me again, decided to register, as I check this blog frequently. The implications of the story at the link that you posted... I'm about speechless, wonder if we'll know the truth, but the politico-scientists will toss that aside like global warming in any case.

Where I work there are people from all over the world, I spent several years of my life living outside of this country. There are good things and bad things about every nation. People are people wherever you go, but it takes some kind of organization with a special interest to screw things up so badly between us all.

I don't know, guess that's why I like dogs.

By Brett, at 10:01 AM, January 29, 2005
Hey Brett,
Not sure if there is validity to that press release or not, but at least it will get people talking. Thanks for your comments- you're right, must be why we all love dogs so much!
take care.

By Anonymous, at 10:55 AM, January 29, 2005
I Love dogs I have three of them myself so dont get me wrong when I say that people who come from different cultures and backgrounds with there own beliefs sould be able to eat whatever they want and if you make a personal choice not to eat dogs thats your buisness people in Oriental countries have been doing it for years I like beef and Pork myself but other people have Cows and Pigs as Beloved pets, Now on the other hand I think a person should be arrested for selling Dog meat and saying that it is beef ;)

By Anonymous, at 12:11 PM, January 29, 2005
Well, supposedly the breed known as Chow Chow (I have a handsome Chow/Retriever mix) was bred, at least in part, to be a supplement to the diet of some segment of the Chinese population. Of course that was centuries ago, but I can imagine that, in the multi-cultural area here, he has been viewed as a wasted oppurtunity for a good feast. Also, the word Chow or Chow Chow apparently became synomynous with food in general, and WWII GIs who had contact with Chinese brought the term back with them. Don't take what I've just stated as fact, but that's how I understand it.

You're right, it may be a cultural/personal issue, but I think it's undeniably criminal when animal cruelty and theft of a pet or livestock is concerned. Of course, most dog lovers can't conceive of dogs being raised strictly for food. I guess most of us are OK in thinking that the intelligence has been bred out of most livestock animals, so that they don't have the same emotional needs as our pets, etc. Come to think of it, Duncan isn't the sharpest knife in the drawer, but his loyalty and apparent love for me is unsurpassed, and vice versa.

By Brett, at 2:57 PM, January 29, 2005
I think this website is more on informing us about news on dogs rather than defaming other countries; I would appreciate it if the article was phrased in another way. Especially when the country you are talking about is a neighbour of mine. Don't discriminate.

By Anonymous, at 5:08 AM, January 30, 2005
The author has been taking heat for it. The news article is relevant, but I guess the way it was presented is the big issue. I'm sure that I am guilty of fanning the flames too, when I came to the author's defense (more or less). Any constructive criticism? I don't think that ignoring the fact that dogs are viewed in different ways around the world is a valid argument. Much of the news concerning dogs is controversial and upsetting, but that shouldn't keep us from discussing it.

By Brett, at 6:41 AM, January 31, 2005

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