You are mistaking the customs of your village for the way of all the world. Steak de cheval is common in at least several European countries. I have eaten it in Switzerland. Although I did not grow up in such a country, to me it is as ordinary as eating beef or lamb.
Totally, I didn’t want to suggest it was everyone’s point of view, more like that of those in my circle, or at least mine before not too long ago. Certainly dogs and horses are eaten in some places (horse is sometimes eaten in Spain, although much less commonly than in the past), just like bullfighting is accepted by many in Spain. My intention was to point out several inconsistent attitudes toward animals we commonly exhibit; the fact that these attitudes change so much depending on the country and culture makes them, to me, more “arbitrary” (in the sense that they depend more on particularities of the context/history than on consistent moral beliefs about the way things should be).
But actually yes, you’ve made me reconsider and I’ll remove that part and leave it at “We love dogs. We eat pigs. We wear cows”, cause I did want to use examples more universal among my audience than the ones I chose.
You are mistaking the customs of your village for the way of all the world. Steak de cheval is common in at least several European countries. I have eaten it in Switzerland. Although I did not grow up in such a country, to me it is as ordinary as eating beef or lamb.
Totally, I didn’t want to suggest it was everyone’s point of view, more like that of those in my circle, or at least mine before not too long ago. Certainly dogs and horses are eaten in some places (horse is sometimes eaten in Spain, although much less commonly than in the past), just like bullfighting is accepted by many in Spain. My intention was to point out several inconsistent attitudes toward animals we commonly exhibit; the fact that these attitudes change so much depending on the country and culture makes them, to me, more “arbitrary” (in the sense that they depend more on particularities of the context/history than on consistent moral beliefs about the way things should be).
But actually yes, you’ve made me reconsider and I’ll remove that part and leave it at “We love dogs. We eat pigs. We wear cows”, cause I did want to use examples more universal among my audience than the ones I chose.