Eating Your Pet

In Vietnam, Korea, and China, it's a popular treat To slaughter your dog at summer solstice and eat the meat It brings luck and frolic Included are alcoholics Quite a celebration as well as many tears as they eat
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Cunningham Avatar
October 31, 2019 at 11:55 AM
Barbaric if you ask me, they don't even slaughter them humanely.
Ellison Avatar
October 31, 2019 at 5:52 PM
Yuksies! Not nice... :(
Pigeon Tart Avatar
October 31, 2019 at 7:31 AM
I'm not reading this to the dogs... ;),
Ellison Avatar
October 31, 2019 at 9:19 AM
Holy crap... what is going on! Bad/good news everywhere we turn! The bad is bad, the good is gooder!!! That damn ugly "C" word plays no favorites! Doggies don't know they shouldn't lick they don't speak English! XOX
Pigeon Tart Avatar
October 31, 2019 at 8:19 AM
Got my nose light! Using it on Rose's bad toe too. Toe from hell, been months... Nail tore, eventually got infected, 2wks antibiotics, healed up, when nail grew she licked a hole in the toe, every time get it healed she gets chance to open it bigger with her infectious mouth, vet' C word floating in mind took time to realize her mange not letting it heal...
Pigeon Tart Avatar
October 31, 2019 at 8:19 AM
...a saga
Ellison Avatar
October 31, 2019 at 7:48 AM
I'm not reading this one to Annie! SICK!!! XOX
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