I'm stating the obvious here
BUT..... the dogs/cats killed for meat aren't anybody's pets...
in essence they are livestock
I owned a dog when I was a kid and cried for days when he got hit by a car. I generally like dogs and cats BUT they are like any and every other animal on earth. Within reason, human beings use and kill animals for a variety of reasons,and I don't have a problem with it.
I'm with this opinion as well as being amongst others further up in the thread.
I'm not particularly squeemish. I don't flinch at the sight of animals cut for the purpose of food. However if I was the one killing the animal I'd be apprehensive but all the same I'd be able to do it. I once killed a wild rabbit with a golf club (no joke) for the purpose of putting it out of its misery as it was ridden with myxomatosis. If I had to kill to eat I wouldn't have too much of a problem with it.
However however however!!!
I totally condemn dog/cat or ANY animal used as food if their living standards are as poor as we're led to believe for dogs in countries where they're eaten. Just in the same manner I won't go anywhere near battery fed chicken/eggs.