中国人经常吃狗吗？ [美国媒体]

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Do people in China regularly eat dogs?

中国人经常吃狗吗？


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Christian Wenzel
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We all get upset by Chinese eating dogs (“it's my pet I would never eat it”) and forget how common it was or perhaps still is to do the same thing in the West.

我们都很不爽中国人吃狗肉（如果是我的宠物，我绝对不会吃它）但是却忘了这件事情有多么寻常，或许在西方也在发生着同样的事情。

I'm not a farmer myself but many times I've heard the same story from farmer boys. In parts of Europe it's a tradition to eat lamb at Easter. It happened that children on the farm were charged with taking care of lambs or rabbits and so they developed a certain affection for them. An affection which found an abrupt end when the cute little animal appeared on the family's table.

我自己不是个农民，但是我从农场里的小伙子们那听说了同样的故事。在欧洲的某些地方，复活节吃小羊羔是一项传统。而在农场里，恰好是孩子们负责照料小羊羔或者小兔子，他们会因此对动物们产生感情，但是这种感情会在这些可爱的小动物们被端上家里的餐桌的时候戛然而止。

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to Sunday roast with potatoes.

变成搭配着土豆的周末烧烤。

Those people from the farm my age remember their shock and remember that their parents taught them not to get too close to their animals. We may find it horrible or not the point is it happens in our countries.

那些出生在农场里的我这个岁数的人还记得他们当初的震惊，还记得他们的父母教育他们不要跟他们的动物太亲近。我们可能会觉得这很糟糕或者觉得这又不是我们国家发生的事情。

So when a Chinese says what's the difference I think of my old mates from the countryside and I struggle to find differences. I could argue with Chinese for thousand other things not this really.

但当一个中国人问这两者有什么区别吗？我就想起了我乡下的老伙计们。而我很难发现这其中有什么不同，我可以就其他一千件事情同中国人争论，但真的不是这件事。

P.S. I have traveled in China for so long and I still cannot get used to Chinese food. Sorry friend you keep yours and I keep mine I'll have turkey over snake and venison over dog any time. But I do not like to keep a culturally biased view on this matter.

补充一点：我过去曾经在中国旅行了很久，而我还是没有习惯中国的饮食。很抱歉朋友，你有你的看法，我有我的。我任何时候都更愿意吃火鸡而不是蛇，更愿意吃鹿肉而不是狗肉。但是我不喜欢在看待这件事情的时候带有文化上的偏见。

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Max Loh8 votes Show
This is a moral opinion which doesn’t answer the question. After reading this answer I still have no idea how common/normal it actually is.

小编说的是道德，并没有回答“中国人经常吃狗吗“这个问题。读了以后，我还是不知道中国人经常吃狗吗

Frank Silbermann5 votes Show
It seems to me that if it’s a waste of resources to feed grain and water to animals so you can eat them it would be a whole order of magnitude more waste to feed grain to animals so you could feed the animals to dogs so you could eat the dogs.

这对我来说，就像是为了不浪费给动物吃的食物，所以吃狗。但是，喂狗需要食物，何不直接吃了这些食物，就不会造成粮食的浪费了。

On the other hand given that some religious groups forbid the eating of dog (Islam Judaism) one wonders why SJWs don’t demand that eating dog in the US be allowed — on the assumption that the First Amendment forbids us from legislating standards that are religiously motivated.

并一方面来说，某些宗教集体是禁止吃狗肉的（伊斯兰教、犹太教），这是为什么世界卫生组织不要求美国允许吃狗肉的原因之一——假设第一修正案禁止我们修订具有宗教意义的法令。

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Jordan Rooker7 votes Show
Also people forget that MOST of the dogs consumed in east Asian countries are BRED TO BE SLAUGHTERED. These aren’t household pets snatched from houses to be eaten they’re meant to be eaten.

人们似乎忘了，东亚国家消费的狗肉，大多数是养殖的肉狗，而非抢来的宠物狗。

Alternatively people have to realize the massive population of a lot of these countries. Many many people have to eat whatever they can find or they will starve to death.

大家应该知道，这些国家有大量的人口，许多人不得不有什么吃什么，否则就会饿死。

I wouldn’t eat a dog if I could avoid it. If I was starving to death and found a stray dog….
I can’t say I wouldn’t do the same.

我不吃狗肉，但是如果我饿得快死了，而此时恰巧有一只流浪狗，我很难保证不做同样的事。

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Jeff Rowlands8 votes Show
I have a problem with comparing livestock to canines… livestock from the start were domesticated for the consumption of their goods these include milk meat eggs you name it. From the dawn of human history that was their relationship to us. Canines and other domestic dogs occupy a very different role in the evolution of our cultures and societies. dogs essentially evolved along side humans as our companions. To give an example I'm sure you've heard it said how dogs are the only other animals we know of who can follow our finger to where we are pointing. Not even chimpanzees and Bonobos have this ability. Further more this ability is thought to be a genetic trait rather than a learned trait which signifies an unprecedented level of parallel evolution with humans. TLDR I think it's much different.

我觉得把家畜和狗比较有问题....他们一开始就将家畜（肉犬）饲养成商品出售，就像你们说的牛奶，肉，鸡蛋。从古至今，人和家畜的关系就是这样，狗等家养的宠物狗在我们的文化和社会演变的一个非常不同的角色。狗基本上是随着人类的同伴进化而来的。举一个例子说，狗与其他动物相比是与众不同的，我想你肯定听说过，狗是我们所知的唯一能去到我们手指所指的方向的动物。黑猩猩和巴布诺猿猴也没有这个本事。。此外，这种本事是被认为是遗传性的，而不是后天训练学会的。这表示着，它们是跟人类同步进化的。长话短说，我想这是非常不同的。

Edit: sorry for the terrible pacing of the long response I was on my phone at a Halloween party.

编注：对不起，因为我在万圣节的派对上，所以长期的响起了可怕的节奏。

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Peter Cruz
Eating dogs is really a piece of cake if you know that even some decades ago some tribes in southern west part of rural Chinese province which are referred to minority people still eating people. As far as I remember when I was a Child in 80’s I read a Chinese book talking about the tribe people. According to their tradition when someone in their family died they will shoot an arrow towards the sky. Other people in the village will come to get some meat from the dead body to go back to eat when they see the arrow. Just remember that this story is even unknown to many common Chinese. They will be as surprise as you when they hear the story. And I have no clue whether it is true or not. But at least it clearly mentions it is a tradition of that tribe for thousands years so you know no one to be blamed.

如果告诉你中国西南某省的一些偏僻的少数民族部落数十年前仍然在吃人肉，那么吃狗这种事简直就是小菜一碟。80年代我还是个小孩的时候，读过一本描写这些部落的书。他们有一个传统，即当家里有人过世时，他们会朝天空射一箭。村子里的其他人看到箭后，会来到死了人的家里，从尸体上割一些肉回去吃。我记得，这个故事很多普通的中国人都不知道，他们听到这个故事后肯定也会像你们一样震惊。我也不知道这个事是真是假，至少有一点很清楚，这是他们延续千年的传统，没有人应该被指责。（我这个西南地区的人快哭了，玛德，吃草还不够，还要让我们吃人肉。呕…）

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Peter Cruz
Part of 1.4 billion people eating dogs doesn’t mean all of 1.4 billion do it. It is very unfortunate for Chinese people to be treated the same when part of 1.4 billion doing something. But it is true that according to culture Chinese don’t think the same way as western culture regards to eating dogs. In many ways dogs are not as lucky as other places. In Chinese dogs are often used to refer to bad guys. And as far as I know eating dog are actually more common in Korea but we tend to remember Chinese because it has 1.4 billion people. Many weird things could happen everyday when you have 1.4 billion people.
Peter Cruz

14亿人中的一部分吃狗并不意味着所有的14亿人这样做。当14亿的一部分做某事时，对于中国人来说，当只有14亿人中的一部分人吃狗肉时，所有人都被同等看待是非常倒霉的。但事实是，中国人并不像西方文化那样而是按照他们的文化思考关于吃狗肉的事情。在许多方面，狗不像其他地方那么幸运。在中国，狗经常被用来指坏家伙。据我所知，吃狗在韩国更常见，但我们倾向于记住中国，因为它有14亿人。当你有14亿个人的时候，每天都会发生很多奇怪的事情。

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Steve Madden
I taught English in China for 10 years. I would look through China Daily’s page of one or two paragraph stories. for discussion topics. A section I referred to as the ‘goofy section’. One story was about animal rights .people trying to stop a truck heading to Southern China (i.e Shenzhen) full of cats. (Mostly strays probably some pets nabbed off the streets of Nanjing. The tradition is mostly a Southern China one although it is not uncommon throughout Asia.

我已经在中国教了十年英语。我有时会浏览中国日报上的一两段故事，我把一个我称之为“高飞（米老鼠里那只狗）小节“的节选片段作为讨论话题。这是一个关于动物权益的故事。有人设法拦下一辆满载着猫驶向中国南方（即深圳）的货车。基本上，有一些走失的宠物很有可能是在南京的街道上被抓住的。虽然这一（吃猫肉）的传统主要存在于中国南方，但是它在整个亚洲并不罕见。

The topic of the day ‘Is it OK to eat your pet?’ The students took the topic seriously. Some were from the area and admitted it was common there but they did not do it. One said people there would eat “anything with legs except the table.”

这一天的话题是”你可以接受吃你的宠物吗？“。学生就这一话题进行了严肃的讨论。一些来自于那个地区的学生承认（吃猫肉）在他们那里是很普遍的，但是他们自己没有吃过。一个学生说他们那里的人吃”所有带腿的东西除了桌子“。

In the US we do not eat Flika (horse) but France does. Food is cultural. I only ask that it is inspected for safety. Other than that I don’t feel I have the right to tell other people what they should do.

在美国，我们不吃马肉，但是法国人吃。食物是一种文化。我只要求这些食物被安全检疫，除此之外，我不觉得我有权利告诉其他人他们应该吃什么。

Hung Luong3 votes Show
Dogs and snake and goats’ testicles are not our staple food though :D We - as SEAsians - eat rice (surprised!) along with pork/chicken/fish like everyone else.

然而狗、蛇和山羊的睾丸不是我们的主食：D。我们——作为亚洲人——就像其他人一样用猪肉/鸡肉/鱼肉下饭。

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Anand Subramanian
It is not common from my travels to China though their eating habits are one of the worst ever. They eat snakes and anything that moves including civet cats ( which brought SARS to the world) monkey brains dog meat during a festival in one part of China. Koreans are known to consume dogs more than the Chinese.

据我的中国旅行经验这是不常见的，尽管他们的饮食习惯是最糟糕的。他们吃蛇和任何移动的东西，包括果子狸（给世界带来SARS）猴脑，狗肉在中国某些地方的节日里。韩国人比中国人吃更多的狗肉。

All said meat eating is not for humans which has been proven many times and other than fish which is a valuable source of protein there really is no need to kill the way they do in all continents to just satisfy their taste buds. People eat meat more for the taste now than for its value add. If one went through the millions of documentaries including videos and thesis it is the vegetarian diet which has been acclaimed to control diseases provide nourishment and at the same time contribute to reduction of ozone layer destruction.

吃肉对人类来讲不是必须的，除了鱼，这是一个有价值的蛋白质来源，真的没有必要宰杀动物只是为了满足味蕾的需求。人们吃肉更多的是为了味道，而不是为了它的价值。通过数以百万计的纪录片，包括视频和论文，素食已被广泛认为能够控制疾病，提供营养，同时有助于减少臭氧层破坏。

It has been amply proven beyond doubt that a non-vegetarian needs 8 acres of fertile land as compared to one acre for the vegetarian and with the population growing the way it is wonder how much of cattle will be required to feed these voracious and gluttony mouths!

非素食者需要八英亩的肥沃土地，相比之下，素食者一英亩就够了。随着人口的增长，真想知道还要养多少牛来填充这些贪婪的嘴巴！

Hunger is no excuse to kill and stop a heart from beating. Imagine your loved one being killed by some other animal in the name of superiority in food chain. I just saw a lovely video where a ranch owner in South Houston had to abide by his wife who decide to name each animal became close converted to being a vegan and is hake and hearty.

饥饿不是杀戮的理由，想象你的爱人被其他动物以食物链高端的名义杀死。我刚看到一个有爱的视频，在南休斯顿的一个牧场主遵从他的妻子，给每个动物起名，从而变为一个素食主义者并且至今精神矍铄。

Cancer of the entire digestive system and worst of all the colon is attributed to excessive meat consumption. Karma always has a way of getting back. You eat these things nature blocks your bottom and makes it as painful as when one was instrumental in killing the innocent animals who gave up their lives to feed the family when there are enough alternatives. And worst of all woe befall on all those who eat veal. Imagine your young one being taken away from the mother and eaten by someone else.

消化系统的癌症是由于吃肉过多，这是报应。当有足够的替代品，还是选择杀死无辜的动物，以供养家庭，你会有报应的。有吃小牛肉的是最糟的，想象你的孩子被从母亲身边带走，被别人吃掉。

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Jo Michie1 vote by Teik Oh
Westerners may be surprised to know that in two areas of SWITZERLAND dog and cat meat is still eaten! China is nothing like as bad as Viet Nam and Korea when it comes to eating dog.

西方人如果知道瑞士的两个地区仍然在吃猫肉和狗肉可能会很吃惊。在吃狗方面，中国不像越南和韩国那样糟糕。

Lynn Huntsinger
The problem is that some of the recommended ways of slaughtering dogs and cats for eating are horribly cruel. Same with monkeys. That worries me a lot more than simply the fact that they are eaten. You will be eaten some day too.

问题是一些被推荐的宰杀肉狗和猫的方法是非常残忍的，猴子也是一样。比起猫狗被吃，这（屠宰方法）更让我担心。有一天你也会被吃。

Dominic Chan
They do. And its not only dogs but cats and other game meat as well. For the Chinese food is not only food but aphrodisiac as well. Many Chinese medicines and supplementary foods are derived from land and sea based flora and fauna extracts. Shark fins bear bile tiger bones and testicles sea cucumbers abalones etc. just to name a few.

他们是这样。不只是狗还有猫和其他的肉。对于中国人食物不仅仅是食物还是壮阳药。许多中药及补品都来自于陆地及海洋动植物的提取物。鱼翅、熊胆、虎骨、虎睾丸、海参、鲍鱼等等，这只说了一小部分。

John Mike
When you are truly starving you will eat anything you can get. With billions of people in the recent past China did not waste any food resource.

当你正真饥饿的时候你会吃任何你找得到的东西。在最近的几十年数十亿的中国人没有浪费任何的食物资源。

James Bitondo
Not so much but they do regularly eat cats.

没有这么多，但是他们经常吃猫。

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Lulu Xiao
Eating dog is not common in China but mass media coverage makes many people outside China believe it. I read too much negative news on VOA BBC about China .Less than 1‰ Chinese population eat dogs.

在中国，吃狗肉并不普遍，但是公共媒体的报道使许多住在中国之外的人坚信中国人普遍吃狗肉。我听到了太多美国之音和BBC关于中国的负面新闻。（实际上）只有不到千分之一的中国人吃狗肉。

Heloise o Byrne
It wasn't common in the west to eat dogs. The different types of animals domesticated by dfferent areas and their movement doesnt describe Europe or the west as Europes colonies to have ever commonly eaten dogs

在西方，吃狗肉不是普遍现象。不同类型的动物被不同地区的人们驯养，而他们的这一举动并不能表明欧洲或者说西方和欧洲的殖民地曾普遍地吃狗肉。

Paislee Cu
Those dogs are not raised for food dogs and cats are carnivores you know how costly it is to raise dogs and cats for food? Those dogs and cats are other people’s pets being stolen.

那些狗不是作为肉狗饲养的，狗和猫是肉食动物。你知道肉狗和肉猫饲养起来有多贵吗？那些狗和猫是其他人被偷走的宠物。

Alex Wang
I am a vegetarian so I can not really relate to your argument.

我是一个素食主义者，所以没法理解你们的争论。

Mark Gman
during the cultural revolution chinese ate many things. dogs cats rats and each other as 30 million were killed and another 19 million starved to death

在文化大革命期间，中国人吃许多东西：狗、猫、老鼠，甚至人相食。同时有三千万人被杀死还有另外一千九百万人被饿死。

Hansterino Yang1 vote by Jennifer Graham
we dont regularly eat dogs….go ask them koreans.

我们并不是经常吃狗肉......你应该去问问韩国人。