Dog Meat Taken Off China Menus For Olympics

**hunibuni** · July 14th, 2008, 12:17 PM

BEIJING -- Patrons at some restaurants in Beijing won't be able to order any canine cuisine during next month's Olympics.

Dog meat has been struck from the menus of officially designated Olympic restaurants, and Beijing tourism officials are telling other outlets to discourage consumers from ordering dishes made from dogs, the official Xinhua News Agency reported Friday.

Waiters and waitresses should "patiently" suggest other options to diners who order dog, it said, quoting city tourism bureau Vice Director Xiong Yumei.

Dog, known in Chinese as "xiangrou," or "fragrant meat," is eaten by some Chinese for its purported health-giving qualities.

Beijing isn't the first Olympic host to slap a ban on the dish. South Korea banned dog meat during the 1988 Seoul Olympics.
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**dop** · July 14th, 2008, 12:49 PM

I can see why take it from the menu, some people would feel ofended and disgust by it wile eating their pigs and chickens but discourageing people that order it? how fucking silly, if they regularly serve dog, its so fucking hypocritical to actually discourage a patron that wants to see what real hot dogs taste like.

**tjangel** · July 16th, 2008, 06:25 PM

eeeyoooo - that is just gross!

**funnymommy** · July 18th, 2008, 09:30 AM

Originally Posted by dop

I can see why take it from the menu, some people would feel ofended and disgust by it wile eating their pigs and chickens but discourageing people that order it? how fucking silly, if they regularly serve dog, its so fucking hypocritical to actually discourage a patron that wants to see what real hot dogs taste like.

True. There are cultures that do not eat the meat we do, such as pig or cow. They probably feel the way we do about dogs. Really, what is the difference? We have just been conditioned by society to think it is wrong or gross. Still, you won't catch me eating 'Fluffy"; I'll stick to 'Bessie', thanks!

**hunibuni** · July 18th, 2008, 11:33 AM

I agree with the fact that our cultures are different. But we don't eat our pets. It is a fact that the chinese have domesticated animals in their homes. If "Bessie" lived in our house with us we would not eat her. "Fido" lives in their home and can be served with rice to company.