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cruelty to animals

saw something really disgusting on news just now and i found a soft copy on zaobao.com

台“阴阳活鱼”菜肴 被批残忍野蛮

　　（台北讯）台湾嘉义市一家餐厅推出引自大陆的“阴阳活鱼”菜肴，鱼身热炸红烧，鱼头还是活的，上桌时鱼嘴一张一合，结果被批评残忍野蛮，不应出现在保护动物权益观念已经成熟的台湾，日前向市政府检举。但业者坚称只是要让客人享用鲜活的美食而已。
　　《联合报》报道，推出“阴阳活鱼”的业者姓王，到中国大陆四川学回这道“阴阳活鱼”名菜，今年6月初餐厅菜单多了这道菜，一盘600至800新台币（约28至37新元），并且必须预订才能吃到，因为他需先到菜市场挑选生命力旺盛的活鲤鱼，才能展现“阴阳”特色。

　　“阴阳活鱼”的做法，是让活跳跳的鱼身先在滚烫油锅热炸，淋上糖醋酱汁端上桌，鱼头不处理保持原样，消费者举箸品尝鱼肉美味时，鱼嘴尚在张合。业者等鱼头不动了，再端走煮汤，一鱼两吃。

　　报道说，王姓业者推出阴阳活鱼后，当地出现两极的评价，有食客赞不绝口，也引来挞伐声。

　　有市民以“震撼与恶心”形容这道菜：“怎么会有人残忍到这种地步，吃鱼就吃鱼，何必将一条生命如此当众折腾？”这名陈姓市民更向嘉义市政府及动物防疫所反映：“鲤鱼虽不是保育类动物，但料理做法有虐待动物之嫌，同时毫不尊重生命。”

　　陈姓市民说，阴阳活鱼在大陆上桌，台湾管不着，但餐厅业者竟然引进台湾，无异是让台湾大开倒车，更是一大讽刺。

　　嘉义市政府建设局农牧课长黄文贤表示，这种料理固然新奇，但不人道，市府会劝导业者，毕竟美食料理那么多，何必引起非议。

　　对于外界的批评，王姓业者颇感无奈。他说，料理时须用毛巾包住鱼头紧紧抓住，有时鱼一挣脱，整条入锅，除了自己被溅出的沸油烫伤，鱼也报销，必须重来。“我费尽心力做出不同的料理，是要让顾客享用鲜活的美食。”

　　他说，如果说“阴阳活鱼”做法残酷，那么市面上的活跳虾料理又该如何解释？“为了保证是活虾，锅盖透明，让消费者一清二楚观看群虾在高温的热锅里惊慌乱窜后结束生命，你们说，这样残不残忍？”

i was really grossed out when i saw this news. and guess what? the people looked so excited when they were eating the fish -- this is the thing that really made me feel so disgusted.

i hate people who are environmentally unfriendly and waste resources, they are on the top of my list. and guess who comes in second?

yes, those who are cruel to animals.

i am not a vegetarian. i do eat meat like everyone else and i am fine with that because i believe that is a part of the food chain. you know, all other animals survive by consuming some other animals, it is a natural cycle and basic survival instinct.

however, if people are killing lives for their own pleasure and enjoyment, that's really sickening.
just imagine if you are the fish, people deep-fried your body when you're wide awake and conscious of your surrounding, and that is not all, you can see people taking parts and pieces of your body and put your deep-fried flesh into their mouths. isn't that really gruesome?

and yes, that is exactly what those people are doing to those poor fish.

what wrong have they done in their lives to suffer torture like this?

don't anyone think that this sounds like one of those scenes in "Hannibal"?

if they want to enjoy a good meal, they can always eat the fish in a conventional way, which is to kill the fish first before doing anything else. at least that poor fish will not know what has become of its body since it's already dead and it does not have to witness its own "funeral".

stop cruelty to animals!

posted by +abrac[A]dabra+ @ 21:56