Because this is America and not Gaza or the Sudan. I agree with you that there are situations where someone might be hungry enough to eat a cat or dog but in the United States there are plenty of places where people can find food that don’t require hunting the neighbors pets.
Originally Posted by txdot-guy
Even in my initial state of ignorance I didn't think Haitians were hunting pets. Cats do however tend to roam around neighborhoods and you can easily mistake a "pet" someone feeds for a stray. In my community they round up strays from time to time and most of them are euthanized.
I think I was initially full of shit, as the Haitians in Springfield probably can work because of special dispensations granted by the Feds. But if a person just had $250 a month to live on (because it's illegal for him to work) and he or she came from a culture where cats are considered by many to be a tasty meal, then I could see him eating a stray. And far from condemning that person, I'd say he's doing his best to cope with a fucked up system.
I grew up in a rural community. My uncles hunted squirrels and rabbits for food in winter. Some city slickers might view them as less than human for that. I sure don't.