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Facebook deletes profiles of cat eaters
The Danish School of Journalism students said their accounts were closed by administrators of the popular social networking Web site after they uploaded the photos, The Copenhagen Post reported Wednesday.
The students said the cat cooked and eaten as a means of drawing attention to the plight of pigs, cows and other animals used primarily for food.
"We wanted people to think about what it was they were putting in their mouths," said Laura Boge Mortensen, one of the students involved. "It's hypocritical for us to spend thousands of kroner on our pets, yet buy the cheapest pork from Netto that comes from pigs that have lived a horrid life. And just why is it that it's worse to eat a cat than a pig?"
The students said the cat was killed humanely and prepared by a professional chef.
"We had to count to three before we sat down to eat, and I wouldn't really say that we stuffed our face," Mortensen said. "Everyone did take a bite though."
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This news arrived on: 06/12/2008
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06-17-2008 09:18
Fay wrote:
Ick
I see their point, but I applaud Facebook for deleting their profiles. Personally, though, I think Facebook should have turned them in to the authorities on charges of animal cruelty.
06-16-2008 23:17
Izzy in Minneapolis wrote:
Cat-eaters banned...
You know, there are a lot of places in the world where cat is what's for dinner--but in most civilized nations, a cat is a pet, and well, you just don't eat a pet. And if their goal was to aid the plight of pigs/cows and other forms of cattle that are not treated humanely, well, they did the group no favors. *idiots!*
06-16-2008 21:09
michael miller wrote:
eating a cat
i don see what the big deal is, why is it ok for us to eat cows and pig but not ok for us to eat a cat just because some people think of them as pets, i dont think their page should have been removed
06-16-2008 12:48
Kate wrote:
that's disgusting!
What a horrible, ugly and disgusting thing to do. We don't eat our PETS because they are pets. The should become vegetarians instead of eating cats - freaks!
06-16-2008 07:47
Cindy wrote:
Cat Eaters
THAT HAS GOT TO BE THE SICKEST REASONING I HAVE EVER HEARD! YOU MAKE NO SENSE WHATSOEVER. I HOPE TO GOD THAT NONE OF YOU HAVE "PETS"!!!! IF YOU WANT TO PROTEST - BECOME A V E G E T A R I A N.
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