Comments on: The Sickest Photo You’ll See Today …

By: Alannah

Alannah — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 07:01:45 +0000

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

By: Hermer

Hermer — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 06:56:08 +0000

Yummy. Looks good. I would eat it!

By: Hirudin

Hirudin — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 02:28:40 +0000

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.

By: NiteWhite

NiteWhite — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 01:37:36 +0000

@ 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.

By: Botanica

Botanica — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:14:12 +0000

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.)

By: avital

avital — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:34:29 +0000

@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.

By: Miranda

Miranda — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:28:45 +0000

That looked like a sack of skinned babies to me.

mmmmmm… roasted baby.

By: Suzie

Suzie — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:11:06 +0000

@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.

By: Kirkburn

Kirkburn — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 08:18:32 +0000

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.

By: LisaL

LisaL — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 07:40:18 +0000

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.

By: Lemons

Lemons — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 03:31:24 +0000

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.

By: marcusbacus

marcusbacus — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 02:14:49 +0000

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.

By: ted

ted — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:06:27 +0000

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.

By: Lea

Lea — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:00:47 +0000

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…

By: Jacki

Jacki — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:09:26 +0000

@ Lemons :

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

By: lux

lux — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 22:30:15 +0000

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

By: lynne

lynne — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 21:57:30 +0000

I’m just going to pretend they’re sheep….

By: Thomas

Thomas — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 21:32:03 +0000

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

By: JoBo S

JoBo S — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:58:25 +0000

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

By: avital

avital — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:45:22 +0000

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.

By: jessleigh

jessleigh — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:39:01 +0000

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

By: jessleigh

jessleigh — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:38:25 +0000

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.

By: CheeseDuck

CheeseDuck — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:47:31 +0000

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

By: fsmarch

fsmarch — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:33:31 +0000

@Jiminy Jizzbang :

You are a sick puppy

By: smak

smak — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:25:48 +0000

@ DreadfulBore:

I just ate your high horse. It was delicious!

By: Tempscire

Tempscire — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:14:02 +0000

Meh. Meat is meat.

By: Jiminy Jizzbang

Jiminy Jizzbang — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:03:28 +0000

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.

By: empty-minded

empty-minded — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 17:51:52 +0000

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

By: Algonkin

Algonkin — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 17:34:33 +0000

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

By: Suzie

Suzie — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 16:31:48 +0000

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.

By: fsmarch

fsmarch — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 16:13:31 +0000

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?

By: DreadfulBore

DreadfulBore — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 15:53:32 +0000

damn. i meant the incredible hulk.

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 15:09:42 +0000

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!

By: shinystream

shinystream — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:51:22 +0000

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

By: OddNumber

OddNumber — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:10:55 +0000

It does resemble an armadillo along a highway in Texas.

By: Lemons

Lemons — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:02:24 +0000

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.

By: probinu

probinu — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:58:46 +0000

or he is enlightening the masses…

By: OddNumber

OddNumber — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:55:39 +0000

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….

By: NiteWhite

NiteWhite — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:55:16 +0000

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.

By: R Pyle

R Pyle — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:13:56 +0000

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.

By: Andri

Andri — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:09:56 +0000

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?

By: Jacky

Jacky — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:43:49 +0000

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

By: ted

ted — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 11:25:46 +0000

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

By: DreadfulBore

DreadfulBore — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 10:31:04 +0000

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*

By: SenorMysterioso

SenorMysterioso — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 09:18:07 +0000

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

By: Marc

Marc — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 08:54:25 +0000

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.

By: su.wei

su.wei — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 07:38:49 +0000

slightly disturbing…
poor puppies

By: nach

nach — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 07:27:53 +0000

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

By: SenorMysterioso

SenorMysterioso — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 06:51:28 +0000

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

By: Bunk

Bunk — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 06:50:59 +0000

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