This hits close to home since my dog actually escaped the Chinese meat market. As far as I’m aware it’s actually a big problem over there. They were owned by an (assuming) wealthy family then stolen and sold. They were part of the batch that were seized / stolen back (tbh I’m fuzzy on the details). We’ve since given her a happy life and a family, but I feel a little morbid that fate could’ve swayed the other way and they would’ve been someone’s dinner.
Should have sold the dog as a pet. Previous owner paid $300USD for him.
I’m sorry but this line is so absurd i can’t stop laughing
Anyway, this is a matter on the levels of disable someone
The article title and body don’t match in the amount of the sale:
sold for US$25
He was later told that Chutou had been sold to a dog meat restaurant for 180 yuan (US$27) and the pet had been eaten.
I mean, not that it’s that far off, but seems odd to have an article where the two don’t match.
180 yuan right now is $26.59. Given the headline only reports the conversion which changes, it’s arguably better to round it as they did to convey a general point rather than the exact specific amount of dollars.
Edit: Looking at it now, the conversion rate seems reasonably stable, so I wonder if they still rounded it just for simplicity’s sake.
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I hope he shared which restaurant the dog was sold to. I suspect the place would be burnt to the ground.
So dog meat is affordable?
looks at my cockapoo
You already own the cockapoo, so only you can say how affordable its meat is
My lab was $500. Discount doggy. But his alive value is immeasurable.
Rupert† was only $60. But we have fed him for something like 8 years. So that’s a pretty large investment for a meal. And if you see my posts over on c/cooking you will know that I am always calculating the cost of a meal.
Your lab has a lot more than $500 in them. Don’t undervalue them. I don’t think lab is suitable for breakfast, lunch or brunch. Have people over for dinner and charge a reasonable amount.
† aka I wasn’t letting my wife make him Giles.
This comment, hopefully, is solidly sarcasm.
Eating Dog? In modern day China?
Yes. People eat dogs shocker.
Really? Not John Wick?
