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Line 224: − − == Atheists and dog eating == − − *[[Atheists and dog meat eating]] − − [[File:Chow chow.jpg|thumbnail|center|200px|Each year thousands of [[dog]]s are stolen in [[China]] and as many as 20 million dogs are killed in China to satisfy the dog meat industry.<ref>[https://www.unilad.co.uk/featured/stop-pet-dogs-stolen-for-meat/ The Chinese Government Must Stop Pet Dogs Being Stolen For Meat] by JERRY GADIANO, Unilad website</ref> − <br /> − <br /> − According to ''ABC News'', gruesome techniques are used in Chinese dog slaughterhouses.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjbWQAASPcs Chinese Dog Meat Festival | Undercover Cameras Reveal Brutality Chinese Dog Meat Festival | Undercover Cameras Reveal Brutality], ABC News, YouTube</ref> − <br /> − <br /> − For more information, please see: [[Atheists and dog meat eating]] ]] − [[File:Golden retreiver with a ball.jpg|thumbnail|center|200px|Rabbi Levi Welton wrote: − − "...I've often wondered if the [[Bible]] supports animal activism and what exactly [[God]] would say if I posed the question, "Do You love dogs?" − <br /> − <br /> − Dogs are the only animals in the [[Torah]] that receive a reward for their actions. When the Jewish slaves flee Egypt, it states "not one dog barked” ([[Exodus]] 11:7). As a reward for that, [[God]] said, "…and flesh torn in the field you shall not eat; you shall throw it to the dog[s]" (Exodus 22:30; Mechilta)... − <br /> − <br /> − The notable sixteenth century [[Jew]]ish leader, the Maharsha, says that a dog is a creature of love. Hence, the [[Hebrew]] name for a dog is "kelev" which is etymologically derived from the words "kulo lev" or "all heart"...".<ref>[http://www.aish.com/sp/ph/Does-God-Love-Dogs.html Does God Love Dogs?] by Rabbi Levi Welton, Jan 4, 2014</ref> − <br /> − <br /> − For more information, please see: [[Atheists and dog meat eating]] and [[Judaism and dogs]] ]] − {{Clear}} − − == Atheists and cat eating == − − Both China and [[Vietnam]] practice [[state atheism]]. − − Please see: − − *[[Cat slaughtering practices in China]] − *[[Cat meat trade in Vietnam]] − − [[File:Cat.jpg|thumbnail|center|220px|China and [[Vietnam]] practice state atheism. − <br /> − <br /> − In 2009, ''The Star'' reported: "China's ''Chengdu Business Daily'' estimated recently that as many as 10,000 cats are consumed throughout Guangdong everyday."<ref>[https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2009/07/26/trying_to_get_cat_off_the_menu_in_china.html Trying to get cat off the menu in China], ''The Star'', 2009</ref> − <br /> − <br /> − In the late 1990s so many cats were eaten in Vietnam that rodents took over farms in plague proportions and destroyed the year's crops.<ref>[https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/932285/Cat-meat-market-vietnam-gruesome-photos-animal-cruelty-slaughter-drown-boiled-alive-photos ''Inside a sickening cat meat market: Photos reveal the horror of barbaric cat trade''], Express, 2018</ref> − <br /> − <br /> − For more information, please see: [[Cat slaughtering practices in China]] and [[Cat meat trade in Vietnam]] ]] − {{Clear}} − − == Atheism and rodent eating == − − ''See also:'' [[Atheism and rodent eating]] − − [[File:256px-Rat meat dishes.jpg|thumbnail|200px|center|Rat meat dishe in Yangshuo, Guangxi, China]] − {{Clear}} − In 2020, CNN reported concerning China, which has the largest atheist population in the world and has a high percentage of atheists in its population (see: [[China and atheism]]): "Vendors in small city markets often sell wild animals including rodents, yak, snakes and even porcupines, and experts say that makes them far more dangerous. The meat could contain deadly pathogens like the coronavirus."<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/27/world/coronavirus-china-bans-wildlife-trade-trnd/index.html Chinese officials crack down on wildlife markets as coronavirus outbreak nears 3,000 cases]</ref> − − In 2020, amidst a [[coronavirus]] epidemic, Chinese officials began cracking down on wildlife markets.<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/27/world/coronavirus-china-bans-wildlife-trade-trnd/index.html Chinese officials crack down on wildlife markets as coronavirus outbreak nears 3,000 cases]</ref> − − NBC News reported: − {{Cquote|Tired of fast food? Well, now you can travel to China and try some "pest food." As the country suffers from a plague of a reported 2 billion rats displaced by a flooded lake, many of the creepy creatures are being trucked from central China to the booming south to end up in fancy restaurant dishes, Chinese media reported. − − [[Rat]]s had been doing a roaring trade thanks to strong supply over the last two weeks, the China News Service quoted vendors as saying. − − "Recently there have been a lot of rats... Guangzhou people are rich and like to eat exotic things, so business is very good," it quoted a vendor as saying, referring to the capital of Guangdong province, where people are reputed to eat anything that moves.<ref>[http://www.nbcnews.com/id/19852455/ns/business-small_business/t/mmm-rodents-china-feasts-rat-infestation/ Mmm,rodents. China feasts on rat infestation], NBC News</ref>}} − === Eating of live mice in China === − − ''See also:'' [[China and atheism]] and [[Asian atheism]] and [[Atheism and rodent eating#Eating of live mice in China|Eating of live mice in China]] − − ''The Daily Mail'' reported: − {{Cquote|An Asian man has been filmed dipping a live baby mouse into a bowl of sauce before eating it. − − The disgusting footage showed the man picking up a baby mouse with chopsticks before calmly devouring the squeaking rodent that was still moving. − − The revolting meal, which was accompanied by a plate of tomatoes, is reportedly considered a delicacy in the Guangdong province of southeast China. − − The government banned the dish, but it can still be found in backstreet restaurants. − − The practice has been given the gruesome name of 'Three Squeaks' because the mouse squeaks when it gets picked up by a diner, again when it gets dipped into the sauce and finally as it dies... − − In November 2015 a shocking video of newborn mice being prepared to be eaten emerged online. − − The footage is believed to have been shot at a restaurant in Guangdong, south China, where mice are a specialty. − − The video showed the mice next to a pot of broth being dipped into a plate of sauce. − − A separate footage of a man actually eating the mice was also posted online. − − The man was seen with a plate of the baby rodents in front of him. − − After smothering the still-wriggling creatures in a brown sauce, he put one in his mouth and chewed on the mouse.<ref>[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7927747/Asian-man-dips-baby-mouse-bowl-sauce-eating-ALIVE.html Disturbing footage shows diner calmly dipping a baby MOUSE in a bowl of sauce before eating it alive as part of banned Chinese delicacy known as 'Three Squeaks']</ref>}} − − == Chinese atheists in southern China and bat eating == − [[File:Myotis-blythii-cropped.jpg|200px|center|thumbnail|The lesser mouse-eared bat can be found in [[China]]. ]] − {{Clear}} − In [[East Asia]], namely southern China, bats are commonly eaten and can often be seen in markets. However, International agencies encouraged the Chinese government to create legislation forbidding both the hunting of bats and the sale of bat meat following the early 2000s SARS outbreak where hundreds of individuals died, but no such legislation was passed.<ref name="Mildenstein"/> All wildlife trade in China, including the sales of bat meat, was banned in January 2020 in response to the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-bans-wild-animal-trade-until-coronavirus-epidemic-eliminated/2020/01/26/0e05a964-4017-11ea-971f-4ce4f94494b4_story.html| title=China bans wild animal trade until coronavirus epidemic is eliminated| website=The Washington Post| date=26 January 2020| access-date=30 January 2020| first1=Simon| last1= Denyer| last2=Lyric| first2= Li }}</ref> Line 365:
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Dietary practices of atheists (view source)
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Once you get tired of going out and eating bland local food, you’ll have two options: go to restaurants that serve international cuisine or cook your own food. The problem with the first option is that the international restaurant scene is rather limited in Eastern Europe.<ref>[http://mavericktraveler.com/13-things-dont-tell-eastern-europe/ 13 Things They Don’t Tell You About Eastern Europe] by James Maverick, Maverick Treveler</ref>}}
Once you get tired of going out and eating bland local food, you’ll have two options: go to restaurants that serve international cuisine or cook your own food. The problem with the first option is that the international restaurant scene is rather limited in Eastern Europe.<ref>[http://mavericktraveler.com/13-things-dont-tell-eastern-europe/ 13 Things They Don’t Tell You About Eastern Europe] by James Maverick, Maverick Treveler</ref>}}
== Atheism and veganism ==
== Atheism and veganism ==
[[File:Fetus1.jpg|thumbnail|200px|center|South Korean officials became aware of a horrific practice of eating aborted fetuses after Seoul Broadcasting System showed a documentary on Chinese doctors who performed abortions and then ate the fetuses. One Chinese doctor on the documentary took out fetuses from his refrigerator.<ref>[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/dec/31/chinese-cannibalism-infant-flesh-outrages-world/ Chinese cannibalism of infant flesh outrages the world], ''Washington Times'', 2014</ref>]]
[[File:Fetus1.jpg|thumbnail|200px|center|South Korean officials became aware of a horrific practice of eating aborted fetuses after Seoul Broadcasting System showed a documentary on Chinese doctors who performed abortions and then ate the fetuses. One Chinese doctor on the documentary took out fetuses from his refrigerator.<ref>[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/dec/31/chinese-cannibalism-infant-flesh-outrages-world/ Chinese cannibalism of infant flesh outrages the world], ''Washington Times'', 2014</ref>]]
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== Atheism and cannibalism ==
== Atheism and cannibalism ==