Um, no

In other news, a British man recently consumed part of a corgi to protest the royal family's alleged mistreatment of animals.

The man says the little dog hadn't been killed for the protest, but still. Surely there's a way to make his point without eating a dog! I do realize it's irrational to be outraged and disgusted by someone choosing dog meat instead of the cow, chicken and pig meat that millions eat every day. Why do we care more about Fido than Wilbur? Wilbur's probably way smarter than Fido, after all, and could make a fine companion animal. Where's the pig love, ladies and gentlemen? It doesn't seem fair, and it stirs up a lot of questions I have about vegetarianism, among other topics. How do we place a value on life?

Yes it's irrational, but I am outraged and disgusted by what this man did just to make a point. Of course, when I let myself think too much about eating meat in general, I find I'm disgusted. This isn't a judgment on my omnivorous brethren. To each his own, and all that. It's just that after several attempts at vegetarianism, meat doesn't appeal to me anymore, most of the time. Sometimes a burger or steak sounds delicious in theory, and it might even taste pretty good in practice. But only pretty good. It just doesn't do it for me anymore. The texture's way funky, and I can't avoid thinking: "This food on my plate had a heartbeat once." I'm a ruined woman! Do you all realize how much I used to love beef jerky? Do you?!? Of course, having bruises that take months to heal and getting winded after a flight of stairs doesn't appeal to me too much, either.

It seems this is a tough one for Rock and Roll Grammarian to win.