Eating dogs

[courts]

Eating a dog is akin to eating a family member.  And I am disgusted that so many voted 'yes'. 

But doesnt that depend on the context? In the Western world we treat dogs as family members, but in other countries it is considered a domestic animal much like a pig (which is just as intelligent as a dog).

If you ever had one, you'd be surprised at how intelligent dogs can really be...   

Except they rarely eat what westerners would consider to be standard breeds. They eat wild dogs, basically the equivalent of a coyote. And dogs vary in intelligence anyway.