Owner roasts family pet in barbecue

**SMOKEU** · 16th August 2009, 11:51

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/2756...et-in-barbecue

**scumdog** · 16th August 2009, 11:54

And????

**Mully** · 16th August 2009, 12:00

Bit strange, but then that happens all over the world - people eating stuff that we find repugnent.

At least the dog didn't suffer (ironically, that's the bit that pisses the SPCA off).

**kevfromcoro** · 16th August 2009, 12:06

well it was only a pittbull.

less of those things the better.

but how could you kill your own dog and BBQ it.

YUK

**NDORFN** · 16th August 2009, 12:15

I've eaten dog. Wasn't bad. Good on them for eating the unruley beast. Waste not want not.

**Subike** · 16th August 2009, 12:17

the dumbest statement in the whole article was

"Halliday slammed the practice. "Although we appreciate the difference of cultures that exist in a place like New Zealand, the SPCA finds this sort of treatment of any animal to be totally unacceptable," he said.

so he thinks the killing of sheep cattle and chickens are not animals?

how PC are we geting when a domestic animal that humans have kept around since time begun as an emergency food supply is suddenly unacceptable.

are we that comfortable in our little boxes on the hillside?

Sure we do need to police animal abuse, but to comdem somebody for exersizing their culture in their own homes, almost the same interferance as child smacking

**NDORFN** · 16th August 2009, 12:21

Yeah, the heads of organisations like RSPCA and PETA are far too emotional. They love animals which is great, but they forget that we're animals too and eating other animals is what alot of animals do. I just used "Animals" three times in one sentance.

**98tls** · 16th August 2009, 12:24

Probably easier to eat it than register it eh.

**Dave Lobster** · 16th August 2009, 12:36

Originally Posted by 98tls

Probably easier to eat it than register it eh.

Paea Taufa, found roasting the pitbull terrier-cross in an umu at his Mangere home, said dog was a Tongan culinary delicacy.

Tongan people don't register dogs anyway, do they?? Wouldn't forcing them be culturally sensitive?

**Shadows** · 16th August 2009, 12:39

My neighbour has a couple of dogs he's welcome to. Anybody have his number?

**98tls** · 16th August 2009, 12:49

Originally Posted by Dave Lobster

Paea Taufa, found roasting the pitbull terrier-cross in an umu at his Mangere home, said dog was a Tongan culinary delicacy.

Tongan people don't register dogs anyway, do they?? Wouldn't forcing them be culturally sensitive?

Hard to say really,to me its culinary sensitive

Ive given up on the cultural thing,i cant keep up with all the changes,seems your not allowed to smack your kids but some can drown theres and walk away.

**Pussy** · 16th August 2009, 12:55

I, too, love animals.
They taste great

**Hitcher** · 16th August 2009, 13:10

Media beat-up sensationalism.

Apart from meeting the requirements for humane slaughter, it's also legal in New Zealand to sell the meat from any animal you can imagine, other than people, as long as it is correctly labelled, stored and packaged in accordance with the laws that apply.

**NDORFN** · 16th August 2009, 13:17

Originally Posted by Hitcher

Media beat-up sensationalism.

Apart from meeting the requirements for humane slaughter, it's also legal in New Zealand to sell the meat from any animal you can imagine, other than people, as long as it is correctly labelled, stored and packaged in accordance with the laws that apply.

DAMN! No wonder I was arrested... I wasn't LABELLING my meat!

**Dave Lobster** · 16th August 2009, 13:32

Originally Posted by Hitcher

Media beat-up sensationalism.

Apart from meeting the requirements for humane slaughter, it's also legal in New Zealand to sell the meat from any animal you can imagine, other than people, as long as it is correctly labelled, stored and packaged in accordance with the laws that apply.

If that isn't culturally insensitive, I don't know what is.