Strictly hypothetically - If, for whatever reason, the local law enforcement authorities discovered I had a freezer full of cat meat that I refused to explain the origin of, or give some obvious cock and bull story about ( ie “This guy with a freezer truck knocked on my door and …”), and there was no (obvious) evidence that I had harvested the kitty steaks myself, what could they do, if anything?
Do I get to keep the cat meat or can they take it away? Other than protected exotic or endangered species are domestic pets typically protected against being consumed?
I was going to say they might charge you with animal cruelty, but they would have to prove the cats were killed in non-humane manner, I suppose. If they were decapitated, say, that would probably not be considered cruel and inhumane since it’s so quick.
astro, I just have to say that this is one of the strangest OP’s I’ve ever seen here. Just how many cats are we talking about here? Hypothetically, of course. I guess it would depend on how they died and who they belonged to. I can’t believe I’m seriously trying to answer this.
You know, if they found cat steaks in your freezer, I highly doubt that by looking at the packaged meat, they would be able to tell what it is.
While the OP does seem a bit strange, there really isn’t anything particularly odd about the idea of eating a cat. The only reason it might, is because some people, myself included, have them as pets.
The OP is assuming that the cops know that it’s cat meat, for whatever reason (like, say, some anonymous tipster phones and says, “Yo, wanna hear about a guy with a fridge full of CAT MEAT?”). It’s not important how they know, but what they do about it.
In Canada they slaughter retired/injured racehorses for sale in France and other countries.
But to the point, they probably couldn’t do anything about it other than put you on their shit list and harrass you for every possible thing you ever did wrong from then on.
I asked the Deity Herself, She Who Repeatedly Doth Wash the Luxuriant Kitty Tail, and after giving the matter due consideration, she responded:
That would depend quite a bit on who you regard as an authority, silly Bipedal Catfood Can-Opening Organism! I am, of course, the Empress of All I Feel Like Bothering to Survey, and am therefore the ultimate authority. If I caught you with such ::scowls and wrinkles kitty nose:: …in your possession, I would of course dispatch you within hours and would subsequently claw you into shredded primate-confetti. Unless it were from that black and white walking furball from the other side of the fence in back, in which case we might be able to work something out.
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I was wondering that myself. There are 6 or 7 butcher shops on this side of town that specialize in horse meat. And many ristorante that serve it. They (people who eat it) say the meat is sweeter and more tender than whacky cow meat. Gee whiz, too many horseynappings in the state?
FTR, no KittyCat butcher shops here
