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Squirming octopus on the menu
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We already know about people eating animals that are still moving. The squirming octopus is one of those dishes. It is a Korean delicacy that has historic cultural roots.
It turns out the dish is now available in restaurants in Toronto.

https://www.thestar.com/life/2018/01/06/...s-ire.html

I am shocked to find the dish is on Toronto menus. I am glad PETA is on the issue and fighting it.

I know it is defended as a cultural tradition and all that kind of stuff, but if a tradition is barbaric or cruel it is time to discard it.
There are lots of things we no longer do or at least we are trying to put a stop to them. Bringing the custom to a modern city like Toronto is a step backwards. We never had the tradition before. Why would we want to do it now.
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(01-08-2018, 06:57 PM)Catherine Wrote: I know it is defended as a cultural tradition and all that kind of stuff, but if a tradition is barbaric or cruel it is time to discard it.
Quite right! The historical, cultural argument has no place, if cruelty is involved. If it is cruel - it deserves to be challenged, opposed and hopefully made illegal - no matter how long the cruel practice may have been done in the past. Cruelty is cruelty and must be challenged, regardless of the country or culture.

There are lots of historical cruel practices which went on for centuries in the Americas and Europe. A few examples are:

Burning witches, viewed by the public - which went on for centuries - see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_pe...witchcraft;
European bear-baiting, involving setting dogs on to a tethered bear, which also went on for many centuries - see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bear-baiting;
Burning cats alive as part of public festivities - see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat-burning

These abhorrent practices were part of European "culture" for many centuries, but were eventually banned. So the "we have done this for centuries" argument does not mean that a practice cannot be abolished as public awareness grows of cruelty issues.
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If people must eat creatures, they should do so as humanely as possible. I will never understand why some humans want to eat any creature who is being tortured. What do they get out of it? Why would anyone want to eat some being who is still alive? How would they like to be dismembered and eaten while still alive?
No, they can't associate their minds with the event. They can't imagine it.

I am sure PETA will get this stopped -in Toronto at least.

About silly "traditions" and cruelty....apparently Meghan Markle (Prince Harry's fiancee) has received great disrespect from the Royal Family over refusing to take part in the Boxing Day killing of Pheasants, and speaking up about it. This was labelled a "tantrum".
The Pheasant shoot is a "tradition". Well, good for her, I say.
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Well done Meghan Markle. It is time someone questioned the Royal Family. It is time we questioned a great many things.
It seems that humans have a terrible history of cruelty towards humans and animals. I would think that the fact that something is a long standing tradition should make it suspect. Anything we have done for a long time is sure to turn out to be terrible and cruel. 

I am glad that my family traditions/customs growing up involved picking wild berries to make jam and preserving vegetables from our garden. 
I can't imagine eating a raw still moving animal and claiming it as a tradition that I want to keep.

I will have to watch what restaurants I go to in Toronto. Just to be on the safe side, if someone suggests a Korean restaurant I will refuse to go. 

I will have to watch and see if there are any protests I can attend.  Peta does public events.

https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&...nkOcjXEELY

I shall have to check any restaurant carefully before I dine there. Usually I can find a menu online. 
It is deeply shocking to find that people living in my own city are doing this.
What else is going on that I don't know about.
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