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Cold War Spook

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33. No, I would not eat my pets,

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Thu Sep 13, 2018, 12:42 PM

Sep 2018

but then I wouldn't eat my grandson.

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House bans eating of cats, dogs [View all] alp227 Sep 2018 OP

Trump wants a government shutdown at the end of September. In the middle of the election. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2018 #1

Wouldn't this already be covered under animal anti cruelty laws? Rhiannon12866 Sep 2018 #2

The law would need to draw a distinction between cats, dogs, cows, and pigs. Girard442 Sep 2018 #26

I know that we have pretty tough animal protection laws here in New York, Rhiannon12866 Sep 2018 #38

good on them AllaN01Bear Sep 2018 #3

That's good... but I gotta ask... you can ban eating cats and dogs, but won't ban eating the poor? RockRaven Sep 2018 #4

Has this been a big problem? n/t justgamma Sep 2018 #5

Darn, I was just about to open my new restaurant, "The Krispy Kat All You Can Eat Buffet" Canoe52 Sep 2018 #6

I imagine a lot of restaurants will have to close now. dchill Sep 2018 #10

At least, most of the Chinese restaurants COLGATE4 Sep 2018 #24

what are you implying here? alp227 Sep 2018 #25

Cultural Background Marcuse Sep 2018 #29

shutdown - dems do not need to "make a deal" as repubs need NO dems votes nt msongs Sep 2018 #7

Try explaining that to the hordes of politically illiterate morans who constitute his base ProudLib72 Sep 2018 #8

Crap JohnnyRingo Sep 2018 #9

What about other "pet" animals? briv1016 Sep 2018 #11

I don't see the difference MLAA Sep 2018 #12

As a person who owns many cows, dairy goats, and chickens... jcgoldie Sep 2018 #19

hmmm... handmade34 Sep 2018 #31

Good for them. braddy Sep 2018 #13

Historically bucolic_frolic Sep 2018 #14

I doubt anyone in the US is at the point where they're forced to eat pets! 7962 Sep 2018 #15

Think about how a Hindu person feels safeinOhio Sep 2018 #16

Thats true, but the same could go for US visitors to other countries. 7962 Sep 2018 #37

Well there goes the trump towers taco salad dembotoz Sep 2018 #17

Ya gotta start somewhere BeyondGeography Sep 2018 #18

They can pass this POS legislation, and then they cut SNAP....................... turbinetree Sep 2018 #20

Well good thing they didn't ban eating... NeoGreen Sep 2018 #21

If those fuckers can pass something like this.... Hotler Sep 2018 #22

The only thing rebumblicans in the House could agree on passing before they lose their seats. Nitram Sep 2018 #23

Another Republican solution in search of a problem... Thomas Hurt Sep 2018 #27

Congress finally found something it can agree on Renew Deal Sep 2018 #28

Hell, tRump is trying to lift the horse meat ban! Bayard Sep 2018 #30

You mean to tell me there's no Federal law against eating cats and dogs? meow2u3 Sep 2018 #32

No, I would not eat my pets, Cold War Spook Sep 2018 #33

Pretty sure Republicans are okay with eating poor people, though. tclambert Sep 2018 #34

Good old fashion racism. aikoaiko Sep 2018 #35

Animals are animals. Codeine Sep 2018 #36