Let Them Eat Dog By Jonathan Safran Foer Analysis

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Fido: Friend or Food?

The old saying dictates that dog is man’s best friend. This belief rings true for much of western culture, and is the foundation for the taboo of eating dog meat. Many in the U.S. consider dog consumption to be objectively horrifying, and it is their sense of ‘morality’ which Jonathan Safran Foer tries to overcome in Let Them Eat Dog. And while Foer is both thorough and logical in his argument for the practice, I wholeheartedly reject his opinion. He fails, I believe, to take into account the emotion wrapped up in this tricky subject. Dogs are companion animals. They are loyal, loving, obedient and fuzzy, and to millions of owners they are considered part of the family. Their nutritional content may be high, the sustainability