blurwen
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Post by blurwen on Oct 27, 2004 1:35:27 GMT -5
Hey.. Anyone saw the news on last Mon? They say that in Taiwan, piggies are been cooked to eat..  So horrible man.. |
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Post by Leoric on Oct 27, 2004 23:07:45 GMT -5
I saw the thread in Cavy Galaxy..but i didn't know where to find the link of the Straits Times regarding this news.  |
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blurwen
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Post by blurwen on Oct 28, 2004 1:19:23 GMT -5
Ooh.. It's more than a week ago news.. Maybe I try finding later..
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Post by ghost on Oct 28, 2004 1:25:18 GMT -5
Ya....saw it at CG too....but no pics nothing....we have a thread here abt people eating dogs here too....also i'm boycotting KFC fast food now....i'll let u know why later in a new thread ....really piss me off man.... |
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Post by broccoli breeder on Oct 28, 2004 6:01:36 GMT -5
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Post by Leoric on Oct 28, 2004 8:06:41 GMT -5
i have the pix... quite gross actually.... machiam like western food....  Huh? Then you got the link any webbie that says about aating Guinea piggies? Do PM me if you have..thank you..  |
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Post by geraldo on Oct 28, 2004 10:35:09 GMT -5
Heard of some country eatin gp as food. Asia oso....isit phli n thailand. Only realise now tt Peru oso famous for tt! story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20041019/ap_on_fe_st/peru_guinea_pigHumberto Yaringano carries a guinea pig at Agrarian university in Lima, Peru on Friday, Oct. 15, 2004. After 34 years of patient tinkering, researchers at Peru's most prestigious agrarian university have bred a new culinary export they hope will scamper onto dinner plates throughout America and the world: the super guinea pig.   |
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Post by Leoric on Oct 28, 2004 10:51:26 GMT -5
Thanks for the link! I go through the page first..  |
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Post by broccoli breeder on Oct 29, 2004 4:32:28 GMT -5
This dutch-marking piggie looks prettier than my own! This one just like us going to the market buy chickens! |
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Post by broccoli breeder on Oct 29, 2004 4:46:30 GMT -5
From STREAT: Super-sized guinea pig bred for food
PERUVIAN researchers have successfully bred fleshier guinea pigs which they plan to market worldwide as another source of meat.
The "super guinea pig" tips the scales at around 1.1kg each, which is 420g heavier than a normal-sized one.
Although guinea pigs, from the rodent family, are adored as cuddly pets by millions worldwide, they are a popular meat source in Peru, South America, where they originated.
It is estimated that Peruvians consume about 65 million guinea pigs each year.
Said to taste as good as rabbit meat, guinea pig meat is high in protein and low in cholesterol and fat, Lianhe Zaobao reported yesterday.
Researchers at Peru's La Molina National University took 34 years to breed the super guinea pig.
Said Ms Gloria Palacios, director of the project: "Foreigners are more reluctant to eat it as they see the animal as a pet. I think if they become familiar with the meat, maybe they will be tempted to try it."
Since the beginning of this year, these guinea pigs have been exported to the US, Japan and several European countries that have large Peruvian communities.  |
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Post by AsH on Oct 29, 2004 13:23:59 GMT -5
It's sad lah... But in Peru, it's like their culture... They have been doing it since the beginning of time. And must take into account that they are a poor country and guinea pigs may be one of the other source of meat they have and can afford. But I would expect that as countries become more advanced, that they would start to shun this odd traditional source of food, however, instead they are looking to encourage the rest of the world to try this... That's Sick! I feel that it's wrong to start breeding them for export and doing genetic engineering to make them super big, especially since places like the US, Japan and other European countries have many farms and do NOT lack other sources of food. I don't understand the human race. |
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Post by ghost on Oct 29, 2004 22:38:34 GMT -5
You saying it's a poor country? Serve them right man.....the sight of this fried guinea piggies really put me off man....i think even CG don't have the pics posted there....argh!! |
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Post by broccoli breeder on Oct 30, 2004 3:27:31 GMT -5
if only i have the determination to be a vegetarian just like highheels...  |
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Post by ghost on Oct 30, 2004 11:22:05 GMT -5
i eat chickens too...but i still hate the sight of those chickens that were brutally killed by the KFC farm....1 animal that will eat another animal becos they need to live...& we are all humans....& to me,humans are considered animals too.... |
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Post by Leoric on Oct 30, 2004 12:15:25 GMT -5
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