The Sickest Photo You'll See Today ...

1. Geekazoid
   April 7th, 2008 at 8:53 pm

   Ewww, what the freak IS that? I nearly hurled. Oh well, one man's meat.....

2. DoorFrame
   April 7th, 2008 at 8:54 pm

   Ok, I admit, I don't know what that is. Is it a dog with it's skin pulled off and out? Is it a big turtle without a shell? I need some help here.

3. Dave
   April 7th, 2008 at 8:55 pm

   Poor puppies.

4. Eric
   April 7th, 2008 at 9:00 pm

   holy crap. What the deuce is that thing? Ha, i like saying "Deuce"

5. Ty
   April 7th, 2008 at 9:02 pm

   Someone please tell us what those are! Freaky

6. Patricio
   April 7th, 2008 at 9:03 pm

   What are you talking about? Those Italian dry sausages look delicious!

7. cherishimo
   April 7th, 2008 at 9:07 pm

   C'mon, little shrimp sauce and they're good to go.

   Seriously though, can you imagine have to take that thing home and quartering it like a chicken? Horrifying.

8. GoShogun
   April 7th, 2008 at 9:10 pm

   Stay Puft Marshmallow Rat?

9. MrPumpernickel
   April 7th, 2008 at 9:11 pm

   Yes, it's a flattened dog...or two of them rather. In a way that's no more gross than having a pig's head (which is not all that uncommon in the western world) on display at your delicatessen. I trust no one got surprised that they eat dogs in certain parts of Asia, right? Just like they eat guinea pigs in South America, or insects and grubs in Africa.

10. Ali S.
    April 7th, 2008 at 9:37 pm

    Sure it's pretty nasty but I'm sure you'll find weirder stuff out there. What it could be? Well, two guesses. First guess is a giant rat flattened or a dog. I made these two guesses from the way the snout looks like.

11. Justin
    April 7th, 2008 at 9:40 pm

    it said in the description it was a "Shar Pei" which according to google is a breed of dog from china. Here is a link to what they look like unflattened.

    http://home.texoma.net/~h2358/Hargo%20Shar-pei.jpg

12. Nastia
    April 7th, 2008 at 9:48 pm

    ew speaking of pigs head, when I was in Uzbekistan they killed a goat for us and put the head on display in the middle of the yard.

13. mattytiz
    April 7th, 2008 at 9:52 pm

    That wasn't a description, that was just a comment somebody made. I don't think there is any way we can tell at this point...

14. Kate
    April 7th, 2008 at 10:07 pm

    Those "things" are, in fact, dogs. This pic, or one remarkably like it, has circulated before.

    *shrug*

    There really isn't much of a difference between eating a dog or a horse or a rabbit. (Expect, perhaps, flavour and texture.) It's really not very shocking or gross if you've ever eaten meat before.

15. Jennifer
    April 7th, 2008 at 10:18 pm

    No more gross than eating cow, or pig, or chicken or fish. Just because you call it a "pet" here doesn't mean that someone else in another part of the world doesn't call it "dinner". Think how horrible we are to Hindu's eating a sacred animal for 99 cents from greasy fast food joints.

16. missbossy
    April 7th, 2008 at 10:22 pm

    Wow. That doesn't even make me flinch. I must have been living in Asia too long.

17. Christophe
    April 7th, 2008 at 11:03 pm

    Who am I to judge?
    I eat rabbits, lambs, horses, cute tiny birds, snails, frogs and whatnot.

    As long as the animals are not tortured...

18. the robot child
    April 7th, 2008 at 11:05 pm

    Okay so I am the only one who finds it kinda mouth watering?

    Aye if it's cooked good I'll eat it.

19. otterly
    April 7th, 2008 at 11:22 pm

    Some of yall have to be frikin kidding me! Eating cow or pig is no different than eating Dried and salted flattened puppies? Are your serious?

20. DrJones
    April 8th, 2008 at 12:07 am

    Wonder how they do that?

21. matt
    April 8th, 2008 at 1:06 am

    i know for one, that dogs intended for food in china, are known as "fragrant meat". they eat the strangest things!

22. TT
    April 8th, 2008 at 1:13 am

    Looks quite tasty, actually. Just another creature we should be eating, not a big deal.

23. avist
    April 8th, 2008 at 1:27 am

    My first impression was its an armadillo. Why would they flatten it though? Can't you just cut it up, cook it and eat it?

24. CCBC
    April 8th, 2008 at 1:46 am

    It looks like the skin is puffed away from the flesh so that it will crisp nicely while the meat stays moist (cf: Peking Duck). Yum! Unless they're already cooked and then they look disgusting.

25. Bunk
    April 8th, 2008 at 1:50 am

    Pancanines. FlapJackals. Pupcakes. They are all the same thing, and they all taste like Shih-Tzu, unless you barbecue 'em.

26. SenorMysterioso
    April 8th, 2008 at 1:51 am

    I really didnt find the picture disgusting at all. Maybe because it just looks like meat at this point. If it looked more like the family pet it may be more disturbing. Also the round flat shape just makes the picture a bit confusing. I knew it was dog but aside from the snout, I could not recognize it as a dog

27. nach
    April 8th, 2008 at 2:27 am

    This picture is older than the internet! First time I saw it was on rotten.com.

28. su.wei
    April 8th, 2008 at 2:38 am

    slightly disturbing...
    poor puppies

29. Marc
    April 8th, 2008 at 3:54 am

    The way a society treats its animals is pretty indicative of the way it treats its citizens.

    In the West we stun animals before slaughter. In the East (you can find the video evidence on the net)- dogs are piled-up terrified in wire crates and then butchered in front of each other. There is a lot of violence and a lot of pain- and that can only debase a society.

    Disturbing.

30. SenorMysterioso
    April 8th, 2008 at 4:18 am

    rotten.com was of course a newsletter when nach saw this picture

31. DreadfulBore
    April 8th, 2008 at 5:31 am

    here we go again with the 'johnny foreigner treats animals badly' rubbish. a few questions:

    1 - "In the East" - where is that exactly?

    2 - "The way a society treats its animals is pretty indicative of the way it treats its citizens." - what's the difference between society and its citizens? and BTW, no it's not.

    3 - "In the West we stun animals before slaughter" - after we force them to grow in cramped conditions, cut off their beaks, pump them full of growth hoemones etc etc. - have you visited any modern industrial animal processing plants lately? i have an audio recording of a pig slaughtering plant in canada if you're interested...

    4 - "(you can find the video evidence on the net)" - i can probably find videos on the net of dwarves juggling bowling balls on stilts underwater dressed as wonderwoman if i look hard. surely proof that "in the west" we humiliate dwarves. is the tsunami of kitten videos on youtube proof that america loves kittens?

    sorry. maybe i'm over-reacting - it's just that photos like these aren't just photos - you can tell a lot by the way they get disseminated and re-presented...

    *gets of high-horse*

32. ted
    April 8th, 2008 at 6:25 am

    Didn't look at it.
    Thanks for not posting it directly here.

33. Jacky
    April 8th, 2008 at 7:43 am

    I thought there are hanging two turtles above that Chinese man! They does'nt look like dogs.

34. Andri
    April 8th, 2008 at 8:09 am

    I love dogs, but I don't think that's discusting at all. I wouldn't eat it though. Just doesn't look very tasty.

    I think it's more American sentimentalism?

35. R Pyle
    April 8th, 2008 at 8:13 am

    In too many Asian countries, dogs are SKINNED ALIVE for their fur, which is then sold as "rabbit" or even faux fur. Remember last year when so many coats had to be pulled off the market for having dog fur labeled otherwise? Then they end up in markets like this. Imagine having your skin pulled off piece by piece while you're fully conscious and cognizant. Please don't publish any more photos of this nature. Even if you don't put the photo here, but put a link to it, you're still perpetuating this barbarism.

36. NiteWhite
    April 8th, 2008 at 8:55 am

    I can't blame Asians for eating everything that moves, because they eat every part of it and waste nothing. Their culture is f*cking old (5k years) and they know a thing about making food. I mean, c'mon who here hates Chinese food? I would say no one (but of course some weirdo is going to reply and say they hate Chinese food).

    Humans have canine teeth for a reason - to tear apart meat. Vegetarians confuse me, but more power to them. If you can eat tofu morning, noon and night, then I don't mind you taking out your frustrations by screaming murder.

    Pigs are just as smart as dogs, yet we eat bacon, ham and pork chops. Hypocritical, I'd say.

37. OddNumber
    April 8th, 2008 at 8:55 am

    Unfortunately a google search does not bring up any videos of "dwarves juggling bowling balls on stilts underwater dressed as wonderwoman", so DreadfulBore is now discredited. Sorry, I guess I've been reading too many political articles lately! ha!

    It does personify the animal if we see it flattened out with head, feet, etc still attached, so we do get a bit sqeemish, but is there anything wrong with eating animals? Whether you believe in God providing animals for nurrishment or survival of the fittest, I don't see how you can argue that you shouldn't eat animals. They're sooo tasty too....

38. probinu
    April 8th, 2008 at 8:58 am

    or he is enlightening the masses...

39. Lemons
    April 8th, 2008 at 9:02 am

    Er, you *are* aware that posting a link != endorsing animal slaughter? At least, I don't see the connection.

    I second the armadillo impression, and it didn't seem especially gross to me. So sue me, I think cute little baby lambs are tasty.

40. OddNumber
    April 8th, 2008 at 9:10 am

    It does resemble an armadillo along a highway in Texas.

41. shinystream
    April 8th, 2008 at 9:51 am

    BTW, in Rome they eat intestines
    http://www.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fhangovers.altervista.or g%2Findex.php%3Foption%3Dcom_content%26task%3Dview%26id%3D33%26Itemid% 3D31&langpair=it%7Cen&hl=en&ie=UTF8

42. Tom
    April 8th, 2008 at 10:09 am

    I feel like dogs, as a species domesticated as companions and helpers for humans, should not be subject to the grill, except under emergency situations (ie just before you start eating your neighbors). Same goes for cats, and perhaps ferrets.

    Most everything else is fair game though. Bring on the horsemeat!

43. DreadfulBore
    April 8th, 2008 at 10:53 am

    damn. i meant the incredible hulk.

44. fsmarch
    April 8th, 2008 at 11:13 am

    I think they are dogs. I showed the pic to my pup, and she tucked her tail and ran!

    Seriously, though, some of the crap that we 'westerners' eat is pretty disgusting, when you think about it.

    Differant strokes, for differant folks, eh?

45. Suzie
    April 8th, 2008 at 11:31 am

    Meat is meat is meat. Are people really going to discriminate because we eat pigs, cattle, and chicken and in other societies they eat dogs, cats, guinea pigs etc..? They are all animals. At least they aren't being hypocritical about their food... anthropomorphizing one type of animal, while deeming another as food worthy...
    Also seeing some PETA video on the internet of animal torture does not mean that all dogs slaughtered for food are skinned alive.

46. Algonkin
    April 8th, 2008 at 12:34 pm

    Ok... so if their going to remove the bones, why not get rid of the face and paws?

47. empty-minded
    April 8th, 2008 at 12:51 pm

    I guess they could go down if you had some meatwater with you.

48. Jiminy Jizzbang
    April 8th, 2008 at 1:03 pm

    that photo reminds me of one great night. Just me, my friends, a high pressure tyre pump and next door's yappy assed terrier. Great days.

49. Tempscire
    April 8th, 2008 at 2:14 pm

    Meh. Meat is meat.

50. smak
    April 8th, 2008 at 2:25 pm

    @ DreadfulBore:

    I just ate your high horse. It was delicious!

51. fsmarch
    April 8th, 2008 at 2:33 pm

    @Jiminy Jizzbang :

    You are a sick puppy

52. CheeseDuck
    April 8th, 2008 at 2:47 pm

    Dog actually tastes pretty good. If it is a dog anyway...

53. jessleigh
    April 8th, 2008 at 3:38 pm

    Every animal is or has been eaten at one time. Despite that, I really don't know exactly what this is. At first, it looked to me like a dog that is hanging inside some sort of pig skin. I remember when I was a little girl, there as an issue of National Geographic that my parents received.. it had pictures from a Chinese market and it showed all sorts of strange animals being eaten. I was forever scarred and didn't eat meat for a while.

54. jessleigh
    April 8th, 2008 at 3:39 pm

    follow up to above - notice I said FOR A WHILE. I love meat now. Ostrich burgers are delicious.

55. avital
    April 8th, 2008 at 3:45 pm

    Saying that dogs aren't different than cows, chickenns etc. may be true, but those two poor things weren't treated as animals in the western meat industry are treated.
    For heavens sake, they were'nt even slaughtered! The skin is complete, the skull is not broken. It's food, so I don't suppose they were poisoned (not to mention the cost of poison).
    Those animals were tortured, probably skinned alive, and suffered unbearable pain before they died. As Marc said, that's exactly the difference between that meat and the meat we buy in the supermarket.
    That picture really made me sad.

56. JoBo S
    April 8th, 2008 at 3:58 pm

    Honestly I have seen WAY grosser things that that. I agree with most of the posts, meat is meat.

57. Thomas
    April 8th, 2008 at 4:32 pm

    I've eaten stranger. I bet they're tasty.

58. lynne
    April 8th, 2008 at 4:57 pm

    I'm just going to pretend they're sheep....

59. lux
    April 8th, 2008 at 5:30 pm

    heh barely compares to nothingtoxic.com, now that website has some disturbing stuff.
    This... not so much.

60. Jacki
    April 8th, 2008 at 6:09 pm

    @ Lemons :

    Well, it could also be considered increasing awareness of such a case...

61. Lea
    April 8th, 2008 at 7:00 pm

    I am very pro-animal rights but I understand different animals are viewed and treated differently in other parts of the world.
    What shocked me what the fact that they were flattened. It looks like something that happens to Wyle E. Coyote every other episode...it's just not something I expected...

62. ted
    April 8th, 2008 at 7:06 pm

    Geez, Lemons.

    Neatorama endorses the slaughter of animals every day with its "funny shapes made out of meat" posts.

    It ain't no vegetarian site. Interesting how some folks like to shove their own opinions down other people's throats. Fine if you disagree with the slaughter of animals, but don't expect Neatorama to back off of this subject for fear of offending you.

63. marcusbacus
    April 8th, 2008 at 9:14 pm

    If you are a vegan or a PETA member, perhaps this is offensive, sick, disgusting, you name it. To me (and mostly to the Asians), it's just food.

64. Lemons
    April 8th, 2008 at 10:31 pm

    FYI, since people seem to be misunderstanding me: != is the INEQUATION symbol (like ?, which I typically don't take the time to look up). Yes, I *do* think that this does much more to raise "awareness" than it does to somehow promote animal slaughter. As I said, I don't think it's especially gross myself.

65. LisaL
    April 9th, 2008 at 2:40 am

    I'm sorry, but I think it's absolutely disgusting that people eat dogs and cats.
    Asians and whoever else are obviously always going to eat it though... but I sure as hell don't have to like it.

    I was raised to view dogs and cats as PETS, not dinner so images as such are going to be digusting to me and to alot of others. It makes me laugh at the people who want to get all "holier-than-thou" and proclaim how dogs are no different than cows, pigs, etc.
    Yeah sure... but most of us who find it disturbing haven't been raised to think of dogs as FOOD so please go set up your soapbox somewhere else to spew off your idoicy.

66. Kirkburn
    April 9th, 2008 at 3:18 am

    Lisal, you realise what you just said makes no sense:

    You have been brought up a certain way ... so everyone else must have been brought up the same way, or they're spewing idiocy or "holier-than-thou" rhetoric.

    Painfully ironic, methinks.

    Anyway, I barely even recognised them as dogs, and I really can't see any "gross" factor. It's way nicer than roadkill.

67. Suzie
    April 9th, 2008 at 11:11 am

    @Avital
    Stop being so sad.
    You have no idea how those animals were killed. Their throats could be slit, they could have been hanged, looking at the picture it's just speculation...and you are assuming that they died terribly because why? Some guy commented he saw a video where Asians were skinning dogs alive? Okay that is sucky and gross, and I am sure it happens- but how is that even practical? Think about all the work it would be to skin an animal alive every time you wanted dinner meat.
    And "Western" meat slaughter is not humane. If you want to be a meat eater and maybe not such a hypocrite about how your food dies- try eating Halal or Shechita.
    But please dont blindly jump on the bandwagon that in the "west" we are so kind to our dinner, and in "east" they brutalize it.

68. Miranda
    April 9th, 2008 at 11:28 am

    That looked like a sack of skinned babies to me.

    mmmmmm... roasted baby.

69. avital
    April 9th, 2008 at 12:34 pm

    @Suzie
    I try to think the best of people, so I'm assuming you are just really naive.
    I didn't assume they were killed that way because "some guy commented he saw a video". I assume that because it is a common, practical way of killing dogs (or other furry animals) with the highest profit possible. Looking at the corpses, and like it or not- remembering that we are talking about an eastern country, where those acts are common, it seems very likely.
    And I never said the west is kind to animals. But it is still kinder, and forgive the oxymoron, but even more compassionate when it comes to slaughtering, at least in Kosher Shechita.
    Closing your eyes, shutting your ears and accusing others of third-world patronism isn't going to change the sad facts about animal treatment in the east.

70. Botanica
    April 9th, 2008 at 6:14 pm

    I'm hungry...

    Sometimes these things happen out of euthanasia, and then the meat is "not to be wasted." And other times when people aren't even certain if they are going to have enough to eat tomorrow, or afford whatever that they crave, animal-right is out of the window. Just be happy that it's not your pet, or any of your body-parts, hanging there.

    cheers. (now for dinner.)

71. NiteWhite
    April 9th, 2008 at 8:37 pm

    @ avital
    Your words serve as enmity to others labeled only by a difference of inherited traditions. You know nothing of this man in the picture so your righteous indignation over a bunch of assumptions holds no water.

72. Hirudin
    April 9th, 2008 at 9:28 pm

    There's a puncture mark on both of the animals in the same place (on the left of their neck). My guess is that is from when they were killed.

    I find the claim that animals are skinned alive to be highly dubious. If I'm harvesting dog fur you can be sure that they'll be dead first. Is anyone saying that they do cats the same way? Have you ever tried to get a cat into a box? Imagine trying to pull their skin off. There's more than one way to skin a cat, but you can be sure that 99% of those ways are postmortem.

73. Hermer
    April 10th, 2008 at 1:56 am

    Yummy. Looks good. I would eat it!

74. Alannah
    April 11th, 2008 at 2:01 am

    My dog demands I no longer look at this picture. I'm pretty sure he;s going to pee in my shoe in retaliation.

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