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I think the story is embellished a lot. I also think, though I might have my historical periods wrong, he lived in a time when stray dogs and cats were conside

I think the story is embellished a lot. I also think, though I might have my historical periods wrong, he lived in a time when stray dogs and cats were considered pests and eating puppies and kittens wasn't the weirdest thing.

dylan604 5y ago
Okay, maybe the pesky dogs and cats, but surely we can agree on toddlers being past whatever line.
- bawolff 5y ago
  A very modest proposal for a line
  - jahnu 5y ago
    Fine words! I wonder where you stole them.
howdydoo 5y ago
Definitely embellished. If you try to eat a live cat, it will scratch your face beyond recognition.
- Trasmatta 5y ago
  Here's a similar case that also purports live cat eating: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Domery https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Domery > In one year [Domery] devoured 174 cats (not their skins) dead or alive; and says, he had several severe conflicts of interest in the act of destroying them, by feeling the effects of their torments on his face and hands: sometimes he killed them before eating, but when very hungry, did not wait to perform this humane office So in that case, the person reporting it is saying the man was indeed scratched up by the cats.
SideburnsOfDoom 5y ago
> he lived in a time when stray dogs and cats were considered pests IIRC, Neutering cats and dogs wasn't common until the 1930s, and before then "getting rid of" the excess offspring was basically mandatory. https://dogtime.com/dog-health/spay-neuter/34567-history-spaying-neutering-pets https://dogtime.com/dog-health/spay-neuter/34567-history-spa...