Today ate lunch at Mr. Pizza and
encountered the usual carnage that is a weekly occurrence in JinDing. A freshly skinned dog was being prepped, and a donkey had been cut open and gutted on the sidewalk. The whole scene was pretty graphic. This time we decided to go home and get the camera to document this. By the time we got back, here's what we saw:
1. This donkey tethered to a tree outside the restaurant:
2. Its friend, already butchered and hanging from meat hooks. From left to right: donkey legs, donkey head, dog, pig, pig.
Only half of the dog remained when we returned, so maybe it was already being eaten. You can see from the what was left of the belly area that it was female.
5 comments:
sis, you can spare me the graphics! luv ya, mom
It is gross, but it is also an important reminder of exactly how far Americans are separated from their meat sources, and how meat means different things in different parts of the world (thank goodness you didn't find a rat hanging here to go with it all). Maybe more graphics about American meat production would shift more people away from meat consumption. Just a thought.
Okay, so it won't make me a vegetarian, but it *will* remind me to purchase only locally produced, humanely treated animals. Because without regular reminders, I get lazy. Which, I guess, is part of being a foolish American.
suze,
you do realize that this is a perfect portrayal of locally produced and locally purchased meat!
brian
@chrisg: that was my exact reaction. This picture reminds me of what a bunch of wimps we are with regard to our food. Somewhere along the way, Bambi get's it - but we never want to watch. At least the Chinese are honest about it.
That being said, it's not what I'd want to see on the way to Pizza.
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