Comments on: Italian TV Chef Suspended After Offering ‘Cat Casserole’ Recipe

By: herwin

herwin — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 05:46:37 +0000

i think most people, at least myself, would agree with you.
but for me, the fact that many people at least see some animals as “friends” and can get involved in at least defending cats, offers some hope that these people can later also start to think about the animals that they eat, because i agree with you, they eat without thinking anything about it. They dont eat animals because the hate animals, eh. they just dont think about it.
i am curious to know do you think it was a good thing that many people mailed to protest against this cook cooking cats ?

Also, do you think that ONLY completely vegan person has a moral right to protest against fur, whaling, factory farming, etc.

Because the same arguments can be said to anyone that is agianst fur, etc, but maybe visit an aquarium once in a while, just to name something..

By: Chastity

Chastity — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:16:50 +0000

Totally agree. It’s speciesist and it’s also lazy, LAZY activism. Actually, it’s not even activism. It’s easy to boycott something that isn’t a part of your life but when it comes to pigs, chickens, cows and others who are eaten (take your pick of cultural delicacy), everyone gets pissed when the activists (like myself) point it out.

By: Chastity

Chastity — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:14:23 +0000

“YOU CANT COMPARE WHALES (cats in this case) TO COWS, CHICKEN, or PIGS. They are raised for consumption.”

They’re all nonhuman animals who deserve to be left alone and to live in peace–and not “humane” peace. To turn a blind eye to that fact would be speciesist. This isn’t me insulting you, this is me referring to the truth that many people wince at.

By: Dgredy

Dgredy — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:26:57 +0000

i kind of agree with u.. i dont understand they get so mad about him eating a cat but mena while they love veal(sad sad sad)im a vegetarian and pigs and cows should have the same protection then dogs and cats have.. they all feel the same pain.. and about michael vick u should never use him as an example he is an idiot..

By: VeggieTart

VeggieTart — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:24:14 +0000

No, you aren’t a horrible person. I was just thinking the same thing. It’s called carnism when people who are upset over some guy cooking cats and another guy running a dogfighting ring think nothing of eating cows, chickens, turkeys, pigs, goats, and sea animals. People are conditioned to see some animals as food and others as, well, friends. This is how someone can be outraged over Japan-sanctioned whale hunting but go home and eat other sea creatures. Or maybe visit an aquarium to watch Shamu do his tricks.

By: may

may — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:18:57 +0000

The reactions by who? Westerners? are you generalising about a whole group of people? Pot kettle black.

Anyway I’m pretty sure that cats, cows sheep and pigs are not endangered nor are they chased for miles and killed with what is in essence a big metal spike. That would be the difference and thus the reason behind the different reactions.

I really don’t care, personally, eat what you like just don’t eat my cat.

By: Jae

Jae — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:45:13 +0000

Manufactured cultural intolerance.
The 1991 law just shows how unecological the animal rights clowns are.
We’re i the middle of a food diversity crisis and an overpopulation of wildlife decimating cats.
Why not allow people to eat them?

Reinstate Beppe Bigazzi!

By: ariel

ariel — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 09:30:11 +0000

Hi! I’m Italian…
We sent so many emails and kicked up a real fuss about it
that at the end they had to suspend him

In my (our, vegans) opinion there isn’t any difference between a cat and a cow, but not in the sense that you can eat both of them, and this was the message of this guy

ciao

By: Rob

Rob — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 09:14:27 +0000

That’s confused. Species are not individuals.

By: From MN, with hope...

From MN, with hope... — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 05:20:58 +0000

Leave it in the SSCS threads. I have rephrained from calling the whalers japaneses because it inspires racial hatred. I try to stay clear of that.

YOU CANT COMPARE WHALES (cats in this case) TO COWS, CHICKEN, or PIGS. They are raised for consumption. Even so, many of us are going to go vegan because we have had a sudden reality, and dont like the reality that cows/chicken/pigs are still live animals with emotions. Cats on the other hand… I love them. I am guilty of being a cat person. Simple as that.

Again, leave it in the SSCS threads.