Atheism and rodent eating
Most atheists in the world are likely East Asians (see: Asian atheism).
China, which has state atheism, has the largest atheist population in the world and has a high percentage of atheists in its population (see: China and atheism)
In 2020, the Daily Mail reported on individuals in the Guangdong province of southeast China eating live mice as a delicasy.[1]
In 2020, CNN reported concerning China: "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."[2]
In 2020, amidst a coronavirus epidemic, Chinese officials began cracking down on wildlife markets.[3]
NBC News reported:
| “ | 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.
Rats 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.[4] |
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Another sizable portion of global atheism lives in Europe (see: Secular Europe). Rodent eating is unpopular in Europe.
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Eating of live mice in China
See also: China and atheism and Asian atheism
China, which has state atheism, has the largest atheist population in the world and has a high percentage of atheists in its population (see: China and atheism)[5]
The Daily Mail reported:
| “ | 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.[6] |
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China's rat meat being sold as mutton scandal
Foreign Policy reported:
| “ | On Thursday, China’s Ministry of Public Security announced that the police had arrested 63 traders accused of buying rat, fox, and mink meat and then selling the meat as mutton. Apparently, the crime ring had been mixing the meat with gelatin, red dye, and nitrates before selling it in Shanghai and neighboring Jiangsu province. How appetizing.
It has been quite a year for food scandals, what with IKEA’s horsemeat meatballs and China’s floating dead pigs. To China’s credit, the country appears to be tackling the food safety issue head on (state media report that Chinese law enforcement officials have arrested more than 900 people for selling fake or tainted meat in the last three months). But this latest revelation has shocked more than reassured, leaving many in China to wonder whether the "mutton" stewing on their stoves is really made of lamb after all.[7] |
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See also
- Dietary practices of atheists
- Atheists and pork consumption
- Atheism and veganism
- Atheists eat babies meme
- Atheism and obesity
- Atheism and culinary science
- Atheism and food science
- Atheism and animal abuse
- Atheists and dog meat eating (Dog meat slaughtering in countries with state atheism is known for its brutality.[8])
- Cat slaughtering practices in China (Communist China’s cat meat trade is notoriously brutal.[9][10])
- Cat meat trade in Vietnam (The cat meat trade in communist Vietnam is known for its barbarity.[11][12])
References
- ↑ 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'
- ↑ Chinese officials crack down on wildlife markets as coronavirus outbreak nears 3,000 cases
- ↑ Chinese officials crack down on wildlife markets as coronavirus outbreak nears 3,000 cases
- ↑ Mmm,rodents. China feasts on rat infestation, NBC News
- ↑
- Top 50 Countries With Highest Proportion of Atheists / Agnostics (Zuckerman, 2005)
- A surprising map of where the world’s atheists live, Washington Post By Max Fisher and Caitlin Dewey May 23, 2013
- ↑ 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'
- ↑ [5 ways you know you’re eating rat meat], Foreign Policy
- ↑ *Chinese Dog Meat Festival | Undercover Cameras Reveal Brutality Chinese Dog Meat Festival | Undercover Cameras Reveal Brutality, ABC News, YouTube
- For the love of dog, South China Morning Post, 2015
- Animal Welfare Debate Is Alive and Well in Vietnam. Huffington Post, 2015
- Now Kim Jong-un wants North Koreans to eat DOG for 'stamina food', Express, August 16, 2016
- ↑ 375 cats saved from Chinese slaughterhouse after tip-off from heartbroken cat lover, Humane Society International website
- ↑ The cat meat trade in China, Daily Mail
- ↑ DROWNED LIKE RATS Gruesome pictures show a cat meat market in Vietnam where terrified pets are caged, killed and cooked, The Sun, March 2018
- ↑ Inside a sickening cat meat market: Photos reveal the horror of barbaric cat trade, Express, 2018
