If you were in another country and starving, would you eat dog?

Question

Lets say that you are in another country and it's somewhere really poor. You are really hungry and can't go much longer without food or you will pass out. You smell something really good cooking, then someone informs you it's DOG meat! There is no other food for miles and you are in dire need and as your meal is served up, it looks and smells pretty good. Everyone will be offended if you don't eat it and you are shaking with hunger and your stomach is empty. Do you eat dog? Or would you rather starve? Would you feel bad?

Answer 1

I rather die. You can't pay me enough to eat dog, although I hear its quit acceptable in some countries like the Philippines(so I've been told any how). But I guess its to each their own right?

FYI- I won't eat rats,mice, cats, etc, any thing that I wouldn't normally eat in America for that matter.

Answer 2

Are you kidding me? I wouldn't have to be starving.

I'd eat it right now. No lie. I've always wanted to try it. I wish I could go to my local restaurant and order dog.

They have dogs that they breed just for eating. I don't see what's so bad about it. It's the same as any other animal.

And YES, I would eat another person in heartbeat... also something I've always wanted to try. I've read that men are stringy and tough while females are sweet and tender.

Answer 3

When you are starving, your body goes thru a process where it begins to shut down.  Certin "unneccisary" parts shut down before the more vital organs will.

Parts of your brain begin to shut down, particularly the part that rationalizes and reasons...  you begin to run more on instincts.  Yes, if you are starved enough you WILL eat dog.  Even if you think you never would!

People will cannabalize when they get far enough into starvation.  Its just simply a matter that thought and rationalization are gone and survival instincts take over.

Answer 4

NO i would try and find a reastunt

Answer 5

Starving....Eat it. I wouldn't have more a chance to live without eating the dog. If i didn't see it get killed or anything I would eat it.  

Answer 6

In a life or death situation, yes.

Answer 7

lol, I'd eat dog if they served it at Denny's.

Why so extreme?

It is just an animal and the only thing that sets it apart from things like cows and pigs is that we keep them as pets.  Livestock has feelings and feels pain too.  We just tend to conveniently dismiss that fact when we are chewing on a quarter-pounder.

If you are a meat eater in general and in denial over that, I'd suggest being a little less of a hypocrite and instead deal with what you are really doing in how you live your life.

Answer 8

Absolutly not. You sicko.

Answer 9

I think your question answers itself.  Anyone who is starving will eat whatever it takes to survive.  So, yes I would.

Answer 10

I would probably eat it to save my life but for no other reason. If I had to see it before it was butchered then I don't know that I could (but people have eaten people before to survive so when life is on the line who knows?) As a general rule of thumb, I do not eat other carniverous animals. I consider it a professional courtesy.

Yes, I would feel bad.  Dogs rank higher up on the animal hierarchy to me than food animals.  I wouldn't eat horse, either.  Just some animals should be eaten, but make no mistake I'm well aware there are parts of the world they are raised for this purpose.  I don't have to like it and I hope to never NEED that to survive on.  Most often times there are other means of survival, say vegetation and maybe even insects that I think I would look to prior to eating that.

I would rather starve, just not sure I would decide that way if I WAS starving.  This question certainly seems to be intended to poke at some raw emotions, so expect some fiesty remarks!  

Answer 11

No, I would eat grass first.......

no matter if I knew the dog or not, no, I would not eat a dog..sorry

I would have to just starve.......and I mean it, I just dont see it, but nearly passed out and it was being forced in my mouth without me knowing it was dog, then I guess so

Answer 12

Sorry, I'd still rather starve.

Answer 13

Everybody would choose to eat the dog if they were really starving and almost dead. Although to answer your question, people may thing that they wouldn't eat a dog, their bodies would make them. It's how so many people survived in jungles and out a sea for such a long time, living off disgusting stuff like fish eyes, and organs of snakes.

I know it sounds kinda weird but it is true.