Hello Dale,
In the Netherlands a cat is also called a 'dakhaas' (= roof hare).
When I was young my mother told me the reason was that swindlers sold poached and skinned cat as hare for consumption. (I do not know my mother is a good reference).
Another story: When I was a student at Nijmegen a chinese indonesian restaurant was closed for some time. The rumour was that they served cat meat as babipangang. It was discovered when people in the neighbourhood were missing their cats (I think my mother is a more reliable source)
Cheers, Roel
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>>> Dale Serjeantson <[log in to unmask]> 14-05-01 17:27 >>>
Hello all,
I have been asked about whether humans eat carnivores. The
query arose when someone saw a sign on a shop in Milan
"Salami Felino".
I could not immediately think of a community which does eat
carnivores routinely, though there are some which eat those
carnivores which act as omnivores like dogs and bears.
I have also heard of isolated exceptions, like Frank
Buckland serving up a dead tiger from London Zoo.
Any further ideas?
Dale
The Dr Doolittle books featured a catsmeat man, but I have
always assumed that he sold horse meat which people fed to
their cats.
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Dale Serjeantson
Visiting Research Fellow
Department of Archaeology
University of Southampton
Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK
Tel: (44) (0)23 8059 3210
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