tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703625202283385833.post6362962483080365576..comments2023-03-29T06:21:25.442-04:00Comments on Weird Food Club New York City: We found live octopus!Kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10221351329418457754noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703625202283385833.post-32149803139901223632010-03-18T15:31:46.451-04:002010-03-18T15:31:46.451-04:00I love Anthony Bourdain, and I'm a big propone...I love Anthony Bourdain, and I'm a big proponent of being a brave and adventurous eater as well as not wasting perfectly edible parts. But the live octopus tradition, especially the horribly cruel way they are slaughtered at table, is one we could do without. Just as there is no reason to waste perfectly good food, there is also no reason to celebrate our dominance over the creatures we eat by torturing them to death, especially at the table. Just because cats play with their food doesn't mean we have to.<br /><br />Octopuses are said to have the same intelligence and awareness levels as dogs. If we cut off a dog's legs at a dinner table and scarfed them down gleefully while the animal was still writhing in pain, there would be protests galore. Just because we can't hear their screams doesn't mean it's not still a horrible practice. We owe the animals we eat a little compassion in their deaths.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703625202283385833.post-79639217224939206382010-03-02T14:02:16.528-05:002010-03-02T14:02:16.528-05:00hmm, this is a little too much for me, I think. i...hmm, this is a little too much for me, I think. i love going out to flushing to try new food, but i just couildn't handle this.Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18109997692267088407noreply@blogger.com