18 March 2006

This is Just Stupid

From The Star Online's website today:
A 21-YEAR-OLD man's vision mysteriously deteriorated after he ate a dog that he killed in a fit of anger, reported Tamil Kural.

The report said the man, identified only as Selvam, from Kudiyatham in Tamil Nadu, had returned home for lunch and became angry when he found that the dog had gone into the kitchen and knocked down the meal prepared by his wife.

He beat the dog to death with a stick, then cooked and ate it.

A while later, he started vomiting and had diarrhoea. The family rushed him to a nearby government hospital.

Selvam, who regretted killing the dog and eating it, said his vision had blurred while his hands and legs had become weak.


I think the guy is both heartless and stupid. This is one reason why vegetarian Buddhists do not eat meat. Most animals like chicken and pigs are killed in a very terrible manner. Imagine for a moment, if you will, that you are a cow. Now what will you feel when the butcher uses a Taser to electrocute you to death? When we are angry, we release certain chemicals into our body. But those chemicals remain when the animals are killed, and we humans happily take them down and poison ourselves.

I am not surprised that the Indian man is feeling the effects of his actions. Medical science can't prove it, but sometimes a little common sense will tell you that eating meat is a disservice to the animals.

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