AW said:
Well, bunnies are basically pests, farmers usually try to get rid of them if they can since they damage crops. Some even go so far as sticking their double barrel shotgun or sticks of dynamites down the carrot holes to only blow up in their face. That wasally wabbit...
Dogs are companions, and even some of the hieroglyphics show some worshipping of doglike drawings long ago in Egypt.
That being said, I'd be more concerned with crazy people or extemists here who have access to guns than a different culture consuming questionable food across the ocean (my dog is staring at me as I'm typing this, haha)
Years ago farmers and ranchers used to allow hunters on their property, but today they want $$ for guided hunt. Specific to rabbits, the legal ways to take them is to either shoot them, trap them (must be killed and not relocated), or poison. I do not recall the name of the poison that is allowed, but it causes internal bleeding where the rabbit would cough blood and scream in agony for days before they die. It's for this reason that the City of Mission Viejo authorized shooting of rabbits by air rifle rather than poison.
In lesser developed countries you can expect wide disparity in livestock handling and slaughter techniques. China did not have Temple Grandin to advocate a more humane method of livestock slaughter that also had financial benefits (less animal injury). As Chinese companies purchase meat and livestock companies like Smithfield abroad, they will eventually import modern methods back to China.
The consumption of dog meat is a regional and not mainstream culinary tradition. China's own pet-animal welfare groups will go protest. As a meat-eater I actually object to depopulating local rabbits, deer, dog, fish, etc. The California mule deer population has declined from some 2 million down to 400,000 over the past few decades, while the wild Pig population exploded. IMO if you want to hunt, consider hunting pigs or varmint shoot ground squirrels up North instead. If we depopulate the local animal population, they won't be there to supplement your emergency food stocks when SHTF. Nor should rabbit and dogs be considered your primary emergency food source. Rabbits and squirrels are at best, 500 calorie protein bars in fur, not counting the fleas and diseases.
On that note... some local Walmarts have started carrying Bridgford ready to eat sandwiches in the camping section. They come in 2 sandwiches per pack for $5:
http://www.bridgfordfoodservice.net/ready_to_eat/
These sandwiches will store for 3 years @ 80 F or 6 months @ 100 F. They're basically MRE sandwiches and Walmart sells May 2015 production run batch, so they're good until at least 2017. I've personally taste-tested the "French Toast" and the "BBQ Sandwich" products. Like Wendy's old commercials with Clara Peller, "Where's the beef". The packaging shows a lot of meat but in actuality it's pretty thin, but tastes OK. I'd buy a few cases and in 3 years when I need to rotate stock, I'll just serve them to July 4th BBQ guests.
so these aren't just street dogs - they are domesticated pets.
