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	South Korea to Categorize DOGS as LIVESTOCK

leevardi

9-4-2009 12:36 AM

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leevardi says:

....some parts of the world are still very SICK. So much for man's best friend in Korea.

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9-4-2009 8:31 AM

The Infowarrior

It is no less sick than people eating beef.

In India Cows are not simply pets etc, they are in fact a sacred animal, yet we in the western world continue to eat them.

With all due respect, doesn't it seem like a bit of a double standard?

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