Why "western"? Also same happens in, say, India. Cow is not okay, but sheep is fine. Although it's also true that like half of the population is vegetarian there. Please, someone, correct me if I'm wrong.

I'll enjoy my bacon but you touch my cat and I'll stab you :p

I kinda understand why you mention "western standards" but this is a news story about Taiwan. As far as I know it is not in fact illegal to eat a dog in most of the Western world...

It's easier to draw the line like this: "don't eat animals". See? Simple.

Draw the line at all animals.

It’s not double standards, there’s a huge difference between game, livestock and domestic pets and most of the anger from the West is not at the consumption of meat but the repulsive methods of slaughter. We don’t blowtorch and skin live animals to death in the West.

DOGS CATS ARE TORTURED BY EVEL DEMONS THATS THE DIFFERENCE SOCO REAL YOU FILTHY FLESH EATER

I don't think eating any of those animals is ok but it admittedly does seem worse with dogs and cats for some reason. I guess they're more like us than the others.

Here's where to "draw the line," if it has a nervous system and a brain it feels all the same emotions as you do. Go vegan.

Cats and dogs were originally bred for specific purposes, many of which were for hunting. Also, the fact that these animals are of a higher intelligence (I'm not saying this from bias, I love my rabbits and chickens, and could never kill them myself, but I also plan to study ecosystems and zoology in college and have done a ton of research on agriculture and livestock), as they are trainable, and serve other purposes. A dog can remember things, and based on the breed, is capable of doing many different types of work, whereas you don't see sheep guiding the blind. Plus, humans have, since ancient times, hunted for survival, and that included creatures similar to our livestock today. I love literally everything (including spiders, snakes, bats, and other "fearful" creatures) but I do understand how tribal people may have chosen between what they hunt versus what they praise. Cats and dogs were hybridized by humans, for humans to serve other purposes.

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p**s off vegan hippie!