Is it legal to serve dog/cat, or eat dog/cat in america, or to kill your own dog?

Question

1. Is it legal to serve dog or cat in a restaraunt?
2. Is it legal to raise your own dogs/cats humanely for your own eating purposes? (not to sell to other people, just for yourself)
3. Is it legal to humanely dispose of your own dog/cat?

Just a dinner conversation we all have different thoughts on. Just trying to get the facts.

Please post a reference to your answer. I'd really appreciate a page that states the laws on killing/eating cats or dogs.

Whoever gives the most knowledge on the topic will likely be picked for best answer, but I do need refrences please.

Why ask why? Because we want to know. We have different opinions on what the law says about it, and we'd like to know who's right and who's wrong.

And maybe I'd like to eat some cat or dog for dinner one day.

I'm so tempted to report senseless answers as spam. But I won't this time.

What is 'ew' about? If you eat cow pig lamb, then you should have no problem eating dog. Pigs are kept as pets and worshiped in other countries where they eat dog and cat. It doesn't mean they're right and we're wrong.

Don't 'ew' it if you haven't tasted it.

I myself own two dogs, and obviously would not eat them because they are family. But that doesn't mean I wouldn't eat a dog raised for food.

Food is food, if it tastes good and keeps you alive, then it's fair game.

Between pigs and dogs, the only difference other than the obvious is popularity with the public.

Answer 1

I think cat tastes pretty good. Havent tried dog, but I know they served Horse at my school when I was a kid. The principle and super got in quite a lot of trouble for it locally. To answer your questions though
1. No its not legal.
2. Personal slaughtering and custom slaughtering for personal, household, guest, and employee uses.
The provisions of this subchapter requiring inspection of the slaughter of animals and the preparation of the carcasses, parts thereof, meat and meat food products at establishments conducting such operations for commerce shall not apply to the slaughtering by any person of animals of his own raising, and the preparation by him and transportation in commerce of the carcasses, parts thereof, meat and meat food products of such animals exclusively for use by him and members of his household and his nonpaying guests and employees; nor to the custom slaughter by any person, firm, or corporation of cattle, sheep, swine or goats delivered by the owner thereof for such slaughter, and the preparation by such slaughterer and transportation in commerce of the carcasses, parts thereof, meat and meat food products of such animals, exclusively for use, in the household of such owner, by him and members of his household and his nonpaying guests and employees; nor to the custom preparation by any person, firm, or corporation of carcasses, parts thereof, meat or meat food products, derived from the slaughter by any person of cattle, sheep, swine, or goats of his own raising, or from game animals, delivered by the owner thereof for such custom preparation, and transportation in commerce of such custom prepared articles, exclusively for use in the household of such owner, by him and members of his household and his nonpaying guests and employees: Provided, That in cases where such person, firm, or corporation engages in such custom operations at an establishment at which inspection under this subchapter is maintained, the Secretary may exempt from such inspection at such establishment any animals slaughtered or any meat or meat food products otherwise prepared on such custom basis: Provided further, That custom operations at any establishment shall be exempt from inspection requirements as provided by this section only if the establishment complies with regulations which the Secretary is hereby authorized to promulgate to assure that any carcasses, parts thereof, meat or meat food products wherever handled on a custom basis, or any containers or packages containing such articles, are separated at all times from carcasses, parts thereof, meat or meat food products prepared for sale, and that all such articles prepared on a custom basis, or any containers or packages containing such articles, are plainly marked ''Not for Sale'' immediately after being prepared and kept so identified until delivered to the owner and that the establishment conducting the custom operation is maintained and operated in a sanitary manner.

3. As long as its not dead due to a disease.

Answer 2

In the book Unmentionable Cuisine http://home.att.net/~Storytellers/ucuisine.html
there is a siting where a military officer humanely killed a dog and ate it. He was arrested for animal cruelty.

It is illegal to serve dog and cat in a restaurant and according to this book it is illegal to raise and slaughter dogs and cats even for yourself to eat.

It would be illegal to dispose of any animal carcass due to health regulations. If your dog dies at the Vet it is illegal for you to take it home to bury it.

The book Unmentionable Cuisine is a must read for those interested in this kind of stuff. Lots of great dinner conversation there, yeah.

Answer 3

Don't be ridiculous. Not only is it illegal to eat dogs and cats in China as well as in the western world, the costs of doing would be economically unsound considering the amount of business the average restaurant gets, how on earth would they get their hands on that amount of "dog" or "cat" to meet demands.

Answer 4

No, it is illegal in the U.S. (You're not allowed to kill an animal unless you have a permit (for hunting) and it's the correct season, or you are able to do it some other legal way).

You will get a fine if they find out, and could spend up to five years in jail, I think.

Answer 5

In America you can not raise cats and dogs to eat. I would say "EWWW" too but other countries think eating pig and cow is nasty...we have no right to judge other countries on their believes.

Answer 6

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I don't know about them putting dog and cat meat in the food, but Asian restaurants are famous for being written up all the time by the health dept. for unsanitary conditions!

Answer 7

1- no, u cant bring animals in restaurants.
2-it is illegal to harm a pet...there is a heavy fine.
3-If your dog gets hit by a car , u can bury it in the woods.
http://www.humanesociety.com

Answer 8

This Bush economy has got you thinking

Answer 9

theres no law against it. but if u did it animal rights acitivists and PETA members will be camping out in front of your house and singing stupid hippy songs about saving animals and all that crap. so i suggest you not do anything.

Answer 10

1. ew
2. ew
3. ew