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...problem. Bans on dog meat tell the public not that dog meat is unsafe, but that dog-eaters are—beyond being distasteful to the mainstream—so morally degrading to society as to be worthy of explicit legislation prohibiting their unsavory habits. Worse, such laws discriminate??€”in effect if not intent—against ethnic groups that traditionally eat dog meat—namely, some East and Southeast Asian cultures. Dog is considered a delicacy in many Asian countries; unfortunately for new immigrants to the Land of the Free, here any savage who disrespects...

Author: By Juliet S. Samuel | Title: Man’s Best Stir-Fry | 5/1/2006 | See Source »

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