07-25-2016, 07:43 AM
I don't want to be too negative. But things like that are usually a sign of a society's decadence.
Fortunately, in our society nowadays we also have millions of people who would not dream of doing such a thing, and who will fight for the rights of animals.
If this 'coffee' was a question of finding something out in Nature, and enjoying it (such as finding civet poop in the wild) then weird though it might sound, there would be nothing wrong with it. Okay we could accept that as a rare expensive delicacy, similar to truffles....or something. Although I don't think I would want to drink it.
But the idea of making a commercial product out of these animals -and force-feeding them something which in large quantities (or if the berries are eaten at the wrong stage of ripeness) -is no doubt toxic for them....well that is incredibly cruel.
Those poor creatures.
Fortunately, in our society nowadays we also have millions of people who would not dream of doing such a thing, and who will fight for the rights of animals.
If this 'coffee' was a question of finding something out in Nature, and enjoying it (such as finding civet poop in the wild) then weird though it might sound, there would be nothing wrong with it. Okay we could accept that as a rare expensive delicacy, similar to truffles....or something. Although I don't think I would want to drink it.
But the idea of making a commercial product out of these animals -and force-feeding them something which in large quantities (or if the berries are eaten at the wrong stage of ripeness) -is no doubt toxic for them....well that is incredibly cruel.
Those poor creatures.
