What do you know today that you didn't know yesterday?

[Rev. Rye]

• It's possible for a video of cruelty to cats to become so popular that just searching for the word "cat" made it easy to discover.
  
• There's a sizable minority of people in the People's Republic of China that considers caring for animals "Elitist." Thankfully, about 80% of The PRC's population disagrees with them, but that 20% is enough for the CCP to not do much for animal welfare laws.
  
• Before we feel too superior to the people of the PRC, I should point out that, until 2018, 44 of the 50 States of America (except for Michigan, New York, California, Hawaii, Georgia, and Virginia) had zero laws against eating dogs and cats. I'm starting to suspect that the reason that the Trump campaigned so hard on linking Haitian refugees to eating dogs and cats is because the laws banning eating of dogs and cats are one of the few legitimately good things that Trump actually accomplished in his first term. 
  
• Shit I should probably have known: The PRC reserves the right to arrest people just for making them look bad. 
  

[Rev. Rye]

Fun Fact: one of Neil Young's earliest collaborators was Rick James.

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

• It's possible for a video of cruelty to cats to become so popular that just searching for the word "cat" made it easy to discover.
  
• There's a sizable minority of people in the People's Republic of China that considers caring for animals "Elitist." Thankfully, about 80% of The PRC's population disagrees with them, but that 20% is enough for the CCP to not do much for animal welfare laws.
  
• Before we feel too superior to the people of the PRC, I should point out that, until 2018, 44 of the 50 States of America (except for Michigan, New York, California, Hawaii, Georgia, and Virginia) had zero laws against eating dogs and cats. I'm starting to suspect that the reason that the Trump campaigned so hard on linking Haitian refugees to eating dogs and cats is because the laws banning eating of dogs and cats are one of the few legitimately good things that Trump actually accomplished in his first term. 
  
• Shit I should probably have known: The PRC reserves the right to arrest people just for making them look bad. 
  

Eating dogs and cats doesn’t necessarily qualify as ‘animal cruelty’.

If it’s legal to eat cows, chickens, pigs, fish, sheep, rabbits, ducks, goats, and geese, why do cats and dogs get a pass?

Boru

[Rev. Rye]

I'd point out that we don't kill cows, chickens, pigs, fish, sheep, rabbits, ducks, goats, and geese by putting them in a blender just for the Hell of it. Plus, in this case, any culinary ends are secondary to the torture.

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

I'd point out that we don't kill  cows, chickens, pigs, fish, sheep, rabbits, ducks, goats, and geese by putting them in a blender just for the Hell of it. Plus, in this case, any culinary ends are secondary to the torture.

‘Necessarily’ was the important qualifier. But you seemed to equate the dearth of US laws regarding the eating of cats and dogs with the cruelty to animals in China.

If Fido and Fluffy are humanely raised and killed, why should there be laws against eating them?

Boru

[Rev. Rye]

Honestly, only cultural norms.

To be frank, I wouldn't have pointed out the lack of laws against eating cats and dogs in the US if not for, well, this:

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

The phrase 'don't shoot the messenger' has its origins in town criers of 17th century Britain. Since the crier's announcements were done in the name whichever blue-blooded wastrel happened to be occupying the throne, harming (sometimes even threatening) a town crier who brought bad news - such as a tax increase or an eviction - was considered an act of treason.

Boru

[Nanny]

Today I learned that my cellular provider removed the mobile hotspot feature from my plan. I had to upgrade my plan to get it back. super shitty. We've been without internet since Monday.

[brewer]

There is a 'Zizian' cult: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...ota-arrest

[Nanny]

^They're no bueno.