Talk:Cat meat

message: *Oppose merge with Cat. The concept of eating companion animals is considered repugnant in some cultures. The articles on cats and the various breeds are clearly in reference to these animals as pets. catsrule 17:08, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Merge proposal

message: How does it taste and what's its texture like? I've heard said that cat meat has problems in that area and that is why it is not eaten even as widely as dog is, but is this simply a myth? 82.103.215.236 22:46, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Does that even matter? If you can't kill animals freely, this is an issue of animal rights. Same with 'dog meat'. 207.210.16.76 06:17, 3 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It's a fair question.  Badagnani 06:44, 3 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It's good, can be stringy unless cut across the grain.  Vaguely tastes like pork, but gamier, almost 'livery'.  If some people had their way this would be the PETAcyclopedia.Sukiari (talk) 01:09, 7 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It's not so much to do with "PETAcyclopedia" as it is to do with the fact the general way to kill this animal for meat is to boil it alive. Keep living the dream though, Sukiari. Razstar (talk)  —Preceding comment was added at 05:25, 27 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  :( Yeah, that sort of thing came accross in the tone of the article. I'm gonna tag it for a rewrite to fix the article's tone. It practically screams "THIS IS BAD DO NOT EVER DO IT!!!!!!". yick. Use Neutral tense peoples.....--Marhawkman (talk) 07:53, 18 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  Seriously? This is a Wikipedia article, not one for meat texture discussion. If you want to start a section of this page titled 'taste and texture' thats fine with me. Androids101 (talk) 21:37, 24 January 2011 (UTC)

text: How it tastes has everything to do with an article on edible meat. Commentary on the taste of cat meat should be included in the article. --IronMaidenRocks (talk) 05:46, 12 December 2010 (UTC)
replies: text:  Agreed. Androids101 (talk) 21:37, 24 January 2011 (UTC)

text: 
http://blogs.sfweekly.com/foodie/2011/08/what_dogs_and_cats_taste_like.php
http://boingboing.net/2011/03/23/the-taste-of-cat-don.html
here are two credible sources on the taste of cat meat. I personally love cats, but I also believe I can't force anyone to not eat cats. So anyone who wants to add the taste section, be my guest.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.131.222.239 (talk) 17:16, 12 April 2014 (UTC)

text:  Folklore at least (good luck finding a cite) suggests that cat meat is very hard to tell from rabbit - hence the "roof rabbit" or "alley rabbit" references.  English tradition suggests that cat meat was frequently substituted for the (unrationed) rabbit during WW2 and hence the injunction to always buy rabbit with the head on. 82.1.7.156 (talk) 11:51, 29 April 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: Taste and texture

message: The article on dog meat has nutrition facts, why not this one?SayUnclePal (talk) 20:42, 6 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree.  Where are the nutritional facts?  This seems like a very deliberate case of animal discrimination.  Rearete (talk) 20:46, 6 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Maybe its because no-one knows, or because of the absence of reliable sources. Nutritional facts should be included, however there needs to be a source first. Androids101 (talk) 21:37, 24 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Nutrition Facts

message: Australians cook up wild cat stew 84.64.14.109 12:03, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Source

message: I don't see a lack of neutrality, if someone find sources for pro-eating cat it might balance it out, otherwise I'm taking it off. Its nice when people actually add this stuff in. And you people talking about what it tastes like, shut up, unless your a food reviewer and you reviewed cat or something and published that review so it became a source, your opinion doesn't matter and normal people don't want to talk about or think about their pet being eaten. And for you idiots who think its immoral or something, I think its immoral to treat cats better than cows just because I like them more, we don't treat any animals very nicely.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.137.207.191 (talk) 11:19, 2 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Neutrility 

message: In Israel, it is often jokingly said about meat of poor quality, especially in shawarma joints, that it is actually cat meat. As a soldier in the IDF I once heard it being said about the meat in my bases dining room. If I can find sources to back it up, would it be seen as relevant? Siúnrá (talk) 14:45, 17 March 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: In my opinion, just because you heard jokes about it on base doesn't meant the people of the area actually consume it. If you can find any articles alluding to the consumption of cat meat in Israel, and they are substantial and reliable, then I suppose it would be relevant. However, I highly doubt that such a thing is true, as cat meat is specifically forbidden in both Judaism and Islam (as mentioned in the article) and therefore would be taboo for almost all of Israel's population. Jade Phoenix Pence (talk) 17:33, 8 October 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Israel 

message: I was offered cat to eat, in the outer suburbs of Saigon, circa 2000. I think the Vietnamese practise should be added if someone can source it. +|||||||||||||||||||||||||+ (talk) 13:02, 10 February 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Under "in Asia". ;) CyanGardevoir  22:28, 23 May 2012 (UTC)

text: I agree. We need to carpet nuke China, Vietnam, and the Korean peninsula until all that's left is glowing radioactive glass. If I ever become president, that will be my first act; destroying those sickly barbaric savages. Jade Phoenix Pence (talk) 17:26, 8 October 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Vietnam 

message: The article was tagged as NPOV which requires the case to be stated on the talk page. However, although the NPOV tag was dated August 2012, there are no edits on the talk page from June to October 2012, so the tag may have been an error. Also the article was tagged with refimprove, but most of the article seems to be well-referenced so the tag may have referred to an old version. It would be better to mark up using the "cn" template anything which needs better referencing, or tag up unreliable sources. Anyway I have removed both these tags. Please let me know if this is an error. JoshuSasori (talk) 14:29, 20 December 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Un-tagging article, remove NPOV (invalid, no discussion) and refimprove (seems invalid) 

message: The very first sentence of the article States that it is frowned upon.  The article for beef, which is considered holy by about a sixth of the worlds population, doesn't mention that it is frowned upon until the seventh section.  The article for pork, which is frowned upon by a third of the worlds population, does not mention it's being frowned upon until section six.  When public opinion is mentioned in the very first sentence of an article, that's a huge red flag for nuetrality.  This article in drastic need of a rewrite. TBWarrior720 (talk) 22:38, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Absolutely agree, these articles reflect human hypocrisy towards animals in the extreme. Niether do these meat articles mention vegetarians, who often frown upon eating any animal and even the use of animal products. Smk65536 (talk) 14:13, 14 October 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Thouroughly oppinionated from start to finish. 

message: I wouldn't say that cats are "sometimes" eaten as famine food but always eaten when starvation occurs. This is due to the fact that they are domesticated and easily obtained. During the Siege of Leningrad, everything was eaten including other humans. Read Harrison Salisbury's "The 900 Days".  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.119.151.233 (talk) 04:21, 8 October 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  famine food 

message: http://www.thedailymeal.com/9-countries-eat-cats-and-dogs-slideshow
http://www.thedailymeal.com/9-countries-eat-cats-and-dogs/11414
http://vietnamcoracle.com/cat-meat/
http://www.thedropoutdiaries.com/2012/11/the-truth-about-cats-dogs-in-vietnam/
http://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/international/5337677/Where-cat-sits-happily-on-the-menu
http://saynotodogmeat.net/2014/06/23/vietnam-brides-eat-cat-meat-for-luck/
http://saynotodogmeat.net/2013/12/19/cat-meat-in-vietnam/
http://saynotodogmeat.net/2014/06/06/vietnam-dog-and-cat-meat-restaurant-signs/
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Global-News/2010/0722/Why-do-Vietnamese-keep-cats-on-a-leash-Hint-What-s-for-dinner
Rajmaan (talk) 05:30, 5 July 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cat meat consumption in Vietnam 

message: http://www.idausa.org/campaigns/dogs-cats/dogs-and-cats-of-south-korea/
http://koreandogs.org/
http://www.examiner. com/article/south-korea-dog-cat-meat-industry-to-face-protests
http://saynotodogmeat.net/2014/02/19/boiled-alive-cat-meat-soup-south-korea/
http://www.animalliberationfront.com/ALFront/Actions-Korea/KoreaDogMeatUpdate.htm
http://skdogcatcampaign.com/moran-market/
http://pepismartdog.com/dogmeat/?p=211
http://our-compass.org/2012/04/09/ban-south-korean-dog-and-cat-meat-trade/
http://www.change.org/petitions/pope-francis-denounce-the-south-korean-dog-and-cat-meat-industry-%EA%B5%90%ED%99%A9-%ED%94%84%EB%9E%80%EC%B9%98%EC%8A%A4%EC%BD%94-%ED%95%9C%EA%B5%AD%EC%9D%98-%EA%B0%9C%EC%99%80-%EA%B3%A0%EC%96%91%EC%9D%B4-%EC%8B%9D%EC%9A%A9-%EC%82%B0%EC%97%85%EC%9D%84-%EA%B3%B5%EA%B0%9C%EC%A0%81%EC%9C%BC%EB%A1%9C-%EB%B9%84%EB%82%9C%ED%95%98%EC%97%AC-%EC%A3%BC%EC%8B%AD%EC%8B%9C%EC%98%A4
Rajmaan (talk) 05:44, 5 July 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cat meat consumption in South Korea 

message: How is eating cat a form of entertainment? Food certainly, but not entertainment.Royalcourtier (talk) 00:03, 19 February 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Entertainment 

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message: The section on eating cat meat in Argentina was identified as a hoax. Please, do not return it back into the article. Ifnord (talk) 15:06, 24 February 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Argentina hoax 

message: Some uncensored pictures are going to encourage illegal activities in majority countries where those activities are not legal . Because of basic ethics , we should not put any uncensored images on Wikipedia . Such A Large Platform like Wikipedia must not promote ILLEGAL activities in many countries . Saiful Trismegistus (talk) 10:12, 7 March 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: How will these pictures encourage people to eat cat meat? Please supply evidence. WP:PROVEIT. What about all the photos on the human cannibalism article? Will showing photos of plane wrecks encourage people to crash planes? etc., etc. Adakiko (talk) 10:42, 7 March 2022 (UTC)

text: Wikipedia is not censored. MarshallKe (talk) 13:09, 7 March 2022 (UTC)

text: What consequences would that be? Do you mean consequences on our conscience? It's important that you clarify this. MarshallKe (talk) 21:43, 7 March 2022 (UTC)
replies: text:  In the absence of any evidence of your assertion, it's just as likely that adding photos would in fact revolt people and deter them from eating cat meat. JezGrove (talk) 00:40, 8 March 2022 (UTC)

text: No, Wikipedia is not censored, and you have presented no legitimate reason to remove this image - we're not going to remove it just because you personally do not like it. MrOllie (talk) 18:37, 10 March 2022 (UTC)

text: a) Eating cat meat is legal in 'most countries' and b) even if it isn't displaying images of cat meat is legal more or less everywhere. MrOllie (talk) 18:45, 10 March 2022 (UTC)

text: WP:NPA. I think I'm done discussing here. Good luck getting other folks to form a consensus with those tactics. MrOllie (talk) 19:02, 10 March 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Illegal and unethical 

message: the footnote doesn't help, and it might be dialectical, but in Italian it would be more likely mangia rather than magna. 2607:FEA8:FF01:78AF:8D1F:AF6E:B0DB:71E3 (talk) 15:27, 4 August 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  "magnagati"? 

message: Is this word for word, or is it a translation from another language? The word "denigrating" is being used wrongly, so if it's a translation then it should be improved. Equinox ◑ 18:52, 18 May 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  The 1996 citation: ""It's not denigrating to eat cat, it keeps a child's stomach full"