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This shit literally makes me want to cry. Just don’t eat octopuses, please.

anthk 4y ago
Well, it's a typical dish in a Northwestern Spanish region, in Galicia, near Portugal. And as Galicia and Portugal share lots of culture, I think might eat octopi, too. Hard to tell to some people. Also, we are used to eat rabbits, too; something an American would see hard to understand, but I think the wild USA people eats lots of animals uncommon to us too. Maybe deers or something like that.
- beezlewax 4y ago
  It typically a traditional dish from those regions yes... but it is eaten all over Spain in very large quantities.
  - anthk 4y ago
    It depends; is not the usual dish you would get on weekends, but almost on special holydays or celebrations.
- bibanez 4y ago
  Used to? In Spain it is also common to eat rabbits (yes we also have them as pets). Is this not the norm in other countries?? Now that I think about it eating a species we also have as pets is strange...
  - anthk 4y ago
    Are used to != used to.
    - chuchana 4y ago
      I'm not a native speaker, but shouldn't it be something like "are used to eating …" ?
      - SpaghettiCthulu 4y ago
        You're absolutely correct.
- tssva 4y ago
  > Also, we are used to eat rabbits, too; something an American would see hard to understand Rabbit can be found on many restaurant menus in the US and most major grocery stores have rabbit available for purchase.
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  - anthk 4y ago
    Ah, TIL. A lot of people in the US found that gross a few years ago.
    - tssva 4y ago
      This isn't something new in the last few years.
  - seanmcdirmid 4y ago
    I’ve never seen rabbit in a U.S. grocery store where I live, nor on the menu in any but some very ethnic Chinese restaurants.
    - tssva 4y ago
      Rabbit is usually in the frozen section where you also find duck. I currently live in Virginia but have lived in the south, northeast, and Midwest. Always been able to find rabbit in stores and on restaurant menus.
      - seanmcdirmid 4y ago
        Out in the northwest, we don’t have duck in our grocery stores either. Maybe in the Chinese grocery stores, or Korean ones, but not in the standard run of the mill Americans ones. Our meat sections are kind of boring, and our frozen meat sections are minuscule. Actually, there is one item that actually contains rabbit meat that we can buy at our grocery store: https://www.qfc.com/p/the-wild-bone-company-rabbit-bone-stew-jerky-dog-treat-1-oz-1810-1-pack-of-48/0075404210350?fulfillment=PICKUP https://www.qfc.com/p/the-wild-bone-company-rabbit-bone-stew... Rabbit jerky for dogs?
simplotek 4y ago
> Just don’t eat octopuses, please. I don't see any difference between this and, say, kill cows. Also, the news piece sounds too desperate in it's attempt to appeal to an irrational emotional response. The author goes to the ridiculous extent of claiming that "the operator intends to kill [octopuses] by submerging them, alive, in freezing water." I mean, isn't "being alive" a key precondition to kill an animal?
- jkmcf 4y ago
  Octopuses have demonstrated significantly more intelligence than cows. It's one reason why dolphins and apes aren't generally consumed. - https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/octopuses-keep-surprising-us-here-are-eight-examples-how.html https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/octopuses-keep-surprising-us-... - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cephalopod_intelligence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cephalopod_intelligence
  - simplotek 4y ago
    > Octopuses have demonstrated significantly more intelligence than cows. I fail to see how this is has any relevance. The ethical or emotional argument of killing an animal does not depend on vague assertions over the problem-solving skills of said animal. Meanwhile I feel your blend of arguments is terribly disingenuous for the way they avoid facing the fact that people eat animals in general and octopuses in particular.
pvaldes 4y ago
You convinced me. I will choose the Kosher two-weeks-old baby lamb instead.

Well, it's a typical dish in a Northwestern Spanish region, in Galicia, near Portugal. And as Galicia and Portugal share lots of culture, I think might eat octopi, too. Hard to tell to some people. Also, we are used to eat rabbits, too; something an American would see hard to understand, but I think the wild USA people eats lots of animals uncommon to us too. Maybe deers or something like that.

beezlewax 4y ago
It typically a traditional dish from those regions yes... but it is eaten all over Spain in very large quantities.
- anthk 4y ago
  It depends; is not the usual dish you would get on weekends, but almost on special holydays or celebrations.
bibanez 4y ago
Used to? In Spain it is also common to eat rabbits (yes we also have them as pets). Is this not the norm in other countries?? Now that I think about it eating a species we also have as pets is strange...
- anthk 4y ago
  Are used to != used to.
  - chuchana 4y ago
    I'm not a native speaker, but shouldn't it be something like "are used to eating …" ?
    - SpaghettiCthulu 4y ago
      You're absolutely correct.
tssva 4y ago
> Also, we are used to eat rabbits, too; something an American would see hard to understand Rabbit can be found on many restaurant menus in the US and most major grocery stores have rabbit available for purchase.
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- anthk 4y ago
  Ah, TIL. A lot of people in the US found that gross a few years ago.
  - tssva 4y ago
    This isn't something new in the last few years.
- seanmcdirmid 4y ago
  I’ve never seen rabbit in a U.S. grocery store where I live, nor on the menu in any but some very ethnic Chinese restaurants.
  - tssva 4y ago
    Rabbit is usually in the frozen section where you also find duck. I currently live in Virginia but have lived in the south, northeast, and Midwest. Always been able to find rabbit in stores and on restaurant menus.
    - seanmcdirmid 4y ago
      Out in the northwest, we don’t have duck in our grocery stores either. Maybe in the Chinese grocery stores, or Korean ones, but not in the standard run of the mill Americans ones. Our meat sections are kind of boring, and our frozen meat sections are minuscule. Actually, there is one item that actually contains rabbit meat that we can buy at our grocery store: https://www.qfc.com/p/the-wild-bone-company-rabbit-bone-stew-jerky-dog-treat-1-oz-1810-1-pack-of-48/0075404210350?fulfillment=PICKUP https://www.qfc.com/p/the-wild-bone-company-rabbit-bone-stew... Rabbit jerky for dogs?

simplotek 4y ago

> Just don’t eat octopuses, please. I don't see any difference between this and, say, kill cows. Also, the news piece sounds too desperate in it's attempt to appeal to an irrational emotional response. The author goes to the ridiculous extent of claiming that "the operator intends to kill [octopuses] by submerging them, alive, in freezing water." I mean, isn't "being alive" a key precondition to kill an animal?

jkmcf 4y ago
Octopuses have demonstrated significantly more intelligence than cows. It's one reason why dolphins and apes aren't generally consumed. - https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/octopuses-keep-surprising-us-here-are-eight-examples-how.html https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/octopuses-keep-surprising-us-... - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cephalopod_intelligence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cephalopod_intelligence
- simplotek 4y ago
  > Octopuses have demonstrated significantly more intelligence than cows. I fail to see how this is has any relevance. The ethical or emotional argument of killing an animal does not depend on vague assertions over the problem-solving skills of said animal. Meanwhile I feel your blend of arguments is terribly disingenuous for the way they avoid facing the fact that people eat animals in general and octopuses in particular.

pvaldes 4y ago

You convinced me. I will choose the Kosher two-weeks-old baby lamb instead.