Australia IN THE NEWS! Guinea pigs being bred and eaten as food in QLD!

I can't even read anymore. Seriously, dogs and cats are eaten in other countries around the world. If that's the next thing on their dinner plate, I'm sure people will be outraged. That just disgusts me, some people are just plain dumb.

It may not be ilegal but to me it certainly is imoral. Hah the line where her husband is a ''meatarian'' what next canabulism?? (sp) Meat is meat to them it doesnt matter if its any animal as long as they are top of the food chain and they can eat what they want. To me thats cave man thinking. What about animal rights? So they think as long as they irresponsibly breed, and kill these animals its okay?

''Sorry son we have to kill your guinea pig because we love meat and cant seem to stop killing every living thing that has meat on it in our sights''

Really we live in the 21st century this isnt the stone age here, sure you can lead a ''healthy'' life style but do you really have to resort to killing a creature that has no way to defend itself? In the past humans ''hunted'' animals and at least they had the chance to get away put up a fight. Here they are trapped no where to go. I for one would not like taking an innocent animals life based on the fact that I can and Im bigger. Are they proud for taking an animals life that cant defend itself?? Are they proud that they are killing animals even though there is a wider food supply out there instead of going against moral ethics and deciding yes guinea pig would be nice.

So they think society wont have anything against it? Hmm im sure they speak for the 20 million people here in Australia dont they? Sorry Dear but you dont. Its immoral and wrong plain and simple. You can only go too far and then you cross the line. And they sure have crossed the boundry with me.

Another thing: In south america guinea pig is eaten because it is readily available, quick and its inexpensive. Are they so poor that they have to do this as well?

Write to ABC. Ill write as well. Sure they may ignore it but at leat these people will see that its not ''okay'' with ''everyone'' like they seem to think.

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"if it's in a country where the animal is not considered a domestic pet."

I never understood this way of thinking. I see no difference between eating a cow or eating a dog. They are both living animals with feelings. Just because a dog or a guinea pig are cuter they are spared? I love all animals not just the "cute" ones.

Can't Someone Remove That Picture?

The picture was removed, but not because it was objectionable. The picture was only removed because there was no acknowledgement of where the picture came from.

A guinea pig is a domestic pet, I'd have thought it'd be illegal. Guess not.

I feel guilty, I ate pigeon once. I just had to get that off my chest.

Wait, it was quail, not pigeon.