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The celebration of the 'cuy', as guinea pigs are known in the Andes, also included contests for the biggest, fastest, best-dressed and, finally tastiest animal of all.

While the lucky guinea pigs at the festival escaped with only the indignity of being turned into kings, miners and Peruvian peasants for the day, the less fortunate ended up on a plate.

Guinea pigs are native to the high Andes and their low-fat meat has been an important source of protein for thousands of years.

Farmers and chefs gathered and presented dishes of guinea pig fried, grilled, or baked with generous helpings of Andean potatoes and large Peruvian corn called choclo.

Some cooks chopped off the head and paws - cuy is traditionally served whole in the Andes - in the hope that it would sell better among foreigners for whom the fluffy rodents were once childhood pets
i understand if its a traditoin to eat them thats just part of there cultuer but fattest piggy maens over feeding tem to win money and best dressed means putting them in clothes is crule
 
Yes it is horrifying and most know it happens but on an animal loving forum it would be nice if you wouldnt post things like this,its just upsetting to read and it benefits none of us to see it.
 
Sorry but I have to disagree with not posting items like this.. As a race (human) we should celebrate our cultural differences, not hide those we don't like.. I find things like this are a way to educate my children about how the world works and how different we all are.. As a result my kids are growing up to be well rounded with tolorance and respect for all regardless of cultural customs.

If you are going to go down the 'upsetting to read' line then shouldn't we also ban any thread which tells about piggy (or any) animal cruelty, the conditions they were found in, and what happened to them, etc.. I find things like that upsetting, as do many others on here, but yet again I use them as a way to educate my kids about how thing's shouldn't be done..
 
BladeRider said:
Sorry but I have to disagree with not posting items like this.. As a race (human) we should celebrate our cultural differences, not hide those we don't like.. I find things like this are a way to educate my children about how the world works and how different we all are.. As a result my kids are growing up to be well rounded with tolorance and respect for all regardless of cultural customs.

If you are going to go down the 'upsetting to read' line then shouldn't we also ban any thread which tells about piggy (or any) animal cruelty, the conditions they were found in, and what happened to them, etc.. I find things like that upsetting, as do many others on here, but yet again I use them as a way to educate my kids about how thing's shouldn't be done..
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well i guess that is your opinion then,rescuing pigs is one thing but reading about them getting eaten is sad and not needed,what do we have to gain from this? if people want to learn about culture they can research it.
We do not need to learn how to prepare and cook a guinea pig on a GP loving forum do we?
 
KingBoris&HisFollowers said:
well i guess that is your opinion then,rescuing pigs is one thing but reading about them getting eaten is sad and not needed,what do we have to gain from this? if people want to learn about culture they can research it.
We do not need to learn how to prepare and cook a guinea pig on a GP loving forum do we?
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Nobody was saying how to cook and eat a guinea pig, They were saying it was wrong, and it is good to have knowlege upsetting or not it happens it's a fact of life! I personally was not aware people did this, and though it is upsetting but knowledge is power, and we live and learn so although you may disagree with it, it is about guinea pig welfare, so it is a discussion point!
 
In that country it isn't wrong to eat a guinea pig and we just think that it is because it is not in our culture to do it. But it is no different to eatting cows, sheep etc. I'm a vegetarian so don't eat these either.

In this country we seem to think it's perfectly fine to test household products on guinea pigs just to keep our houses shiny and clean.

I think there is nothing wrong with talking about what happens in other countries. Hiding from it does not make it stop happening. And it is good for people to learn what goes on in other cultures. As long as something is put in the heading of the thread then it is up to each individual whether they want to read about it or not - in this instance the heading was 'this is sick' - so you know it's going to be awful before you even start to read it.
 
Angeladeedah said:
What I would say though - there is absolutely no need to have 2 threads about the same unsavoury subject!
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I agree with this but I think at first they didnt realise the extend to what they were reading as it was about dressing them up at first, the member is very young so I would only presume when they realised they ate the guinea pig, they then posted another thread because they found it quite disgusting with that information. I do think you are right though Angela just because we keep guineas as pets we view it disgusting people eating them but it is exactly the same as a cow or sheep.
 
Yes what we do in this country is no better than anywhere else. It's just we're used to eating those animals.

I also agree that it's better to be tolerant of all cultures even if you don't agree with it and not to have it hidden away (out of sight out of mind).

Not saying i'd eat a guinea pig in another country or even attend the festival but that's not to say those people are monsters.
 
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i meant for this thread to focus on the dressing them up and stuff the esting bit was just on the end I'm sorry can we just leav it now:)
 
To answer your question: I'm not actually bothered with people dressing their guinea pigs up, to a point. I feel that if people do things with their guinea pigs that will increase the time they spend handling their guinea pigs - then awesome. I'd draw a line at keeping a pig dressed up who obviously didn't like it and continuously dressing the guinea pig up like it were a little person or continuously dressing it up if, for example, it was going outside.

Think about it: when a person dresses their pig up, they are touching parts of the pig you wouldn't normally think to touch: paws, hind feet, chin, mouth, belly. Parts that a pig should be okay with having touched for medical reasons. They then often interact with that pig for a while afterwards before removing the clothes.

I know your post in general covered a tradition which expands to more than just dressing the pigs up, but since you wanted to discuss dressing pigs up in clothes you have my take on it: it's fine, IMO, as long as the pig will tolerate it and it wasn't harmed while the clothes were being put on.
 
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