Man Roasts Dog

Shockingly, it’s legal to kill a dog in New Zealand if the dog is slaughtered swiftly and painlessly. Paea Taufa chose to take advantage of this law and struck the family pit bull with a hammer and cut the dog’s throat after he decided that taking care of the dog was too much trouble. He then roasted and planned to eat the dog. Authorities say that the animal was killed humanely, and their conclusion has outraged animal rights activists. Brian Rudman, a commentator in the New Zealand Herald newspaper who praises Taufa for his actions, wrote that “the pit bull fraternity should be persuaded that their pets, once barbecued, are as delicious as crayfish or rare sirloin.” The same could be said about any species and begs the question of why some animals, sadly, are considered food and why others are considered companions—perhaps this debate will inspire New Zealanders to evaluate their diets.