What species of animals would you not eat?

Animal Friendly said:
I DO NOT eat pigs, sheep or cows either thank you.
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chicken? goat?, or a nice piece of fillet of horse maybe?

Personally, the thought of eating certain animals really doesn't bother me, others I would choose not to, its a personal thing. For me dog is of the plate, but if I was brought up where rover the dog is a regular dish compared to daisy the cow, then I suppose I would be not one for munching on beef.

I do believe that not eating meat does make one crave for something else though generally...
 
1) I will eat any animals if they are domestic species.
2) I will eat non-domestic species if they are farmed (e.g. crocodile)
2) I will eat wild animals if they are sustainably harvested (e.g. various fish species, deer, etc: it differs according to country obviously)
3) I will NOT eat animals if they are unsustainably harvested (e.g. bush-meat)
4) The exception to rule 3 is if I am in a tribal village (just as an example) and they are eating whatever they caught that day; I would not order the same thing in a restaurant, nor ask for it to be caught for me to eat.

Everything domesticated except horses dogs and cats
 
I don't think I could eat an elephant or an orca. I have too much emotion on 'em. Same for cats of any kind and probably dogs as well. I'd probably avoid primates as well, I'm too paranoid about getting a disease from it. I probably wouldn't eat a dolphin, in part because of the whole emotion thing but also because dolphin meat in many, if not most parts of the world would be pretty toxic from all of the pollution. I won't eat anything endangered.

Though, I am going into an archaeology degree. If I end up travelling to faraway places (which is what I'm hoping for) I might be forced to make exceptions, either out of respect or necessity.
 
I don't see myself eating any of these.
Carnivoran mammals (cats, dogs, seals)
Endangered species (especially if they aren't hoofstock)
Elephants
Giraffes
Cetaceans
Odd-toed ungulates
Primates (humans count too)
Hippopotamus
Most marsupials (maybe except some kangaroos)
Guinea Pigs
Hamsters
Parrots
Toucans
Flamingoes
Canaries
Sharks
Sea cucumbers
 
I wouldn’t eat a domestic dog or cat (though I know it’s irrational and purely based on emotional associations with these animals, as I have no problem eating pork even though pigs are comparable to dogs in intelligence).

I also wouldn’t eat any primate, because it would feel weird to eat something so close to humans.

And of course I wouldn’t eat an endangered animal that has been hunted unsustainably or illegally.
 
I'm a little torn on this one but octopus. On one hand, octopus is delicious, but on the other hand I would feel really bad, especially having read and watched multiple books and documentaries on cephalopod intelligence. Especially not any of the blue-ringed octopus species, which are poisonous (blue-rings are one of the very few animals that are both venomous and poisonous).
 
I´ve never tasted sheep and goat meat. I can´t touch seafood apart from (some) fish, a sight of shrimp is as repulsive as a cockroach would be. I don´t like pangasius. I don´t buy venison anymore, more on hygienic grounds, but would eat it when served.

What I like apart from usual (beef, pork, chicken, turkey, duck, goose) is rabbits that I buy or get donated and cook often. Nutria is hard to get but sometimes I have luck with village farmers. I love zander and pike, I buy it alive during autumn fish ponds drives. I used to eat horse salami but it gets impossible to buy.

If I were really hungry and lost in exotic lands, what would be still taboo - apes, most carnivore mammals (zoonoses danger), seafood, insects. And critically endangered species.
 
I would not eat any wild animal. For domesticated ones, I only eat cattle, pork, chicken and turkey (once a year). I have tested duck, but it's not something I would try again. The main exception are fish and shellfish: I love sea food, but I would avoid endangered species
 
I would avoid anything poisonous or venomous like rattlesnakes or pufferfish
I also would avoid animals like the Javan rhinoceros since they are endangered.
I would definitely not eat bats or primates as they have been linked to several viruses.
I am not vegan or vegetarian so I’m fine with eating farmed animals.
 
Only a few animals are of the plate for me:

Pork (Charlotte's Web, need I say more?)
Dog (Not my thing, but I'm not gonna judge if you eat them)
Cats (Same as above)
Rats/mice (Due to my phobia of them and fear of disease or poisoning myself by eating a rat contaminated with rat-poison)
Primates* (disease really, and the fact that I have never heard of sustainably harvested Colobus Monkeys)
Horse (Same as dogs and cats, not my thing)

Note**: In the event of an emergency I am willing to eat primate although Human would be my prime choice due to the fact they are generally clean and disease free right out of the box.






Just kidding, relax. Although I still wouldn't recommend getting lost in the Amazon with me. As Sandy Squirrel said "Eat or be Eaten!!" :p
 
DaLilFishie said:
I'm a little torn on this one but octopus. On one hand, octopus is delicious, but on the other hand I would feel really bad, especially having read and watched multiple books and documentaries on cephalopod intelligence. Especially not any of the blue-ringed octopus species, which are poisonous (blue-rings are one of the very few animals that are both venomous and poisonous).
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Yes, I have the same moral dilema regarding cephalopods , I love the taste of squid and octopus but to eat such an incredibly sentient being (I suppose the same might well be said about pigs though) is somehow disturbing to me.
 
The Cassowary said:
I wouldn’t eat a domestic dog or cat (though I know it’s irrational and purely based on emotional associations with these animals, as I have no problem eating pork even though pigs are comparable to dogs in intelligence).
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Yes, again I agree here, I couldn't eat domestic dogs or cats (or wild felids / canids for that matter) but as you rightly point out there is an irony when you consider pigs and their intelligence / sentience.

Guinea pigs (the rodents) on the other hand I don't feel any unease about and would love to try and in fact intend to when I visit Bolivia or Peru in the future.
 
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I think it's a bit unfair to judge which animals you would eat and not eat based on their intelligence, but that's just my opinion. :)
 
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