Author Topic: Dumb question of the day (Read 1348 times)

Raoul76 · « **on:** April 15, 2010, 07:25:26 PM »

I went to Petco today and, without checking the bag very carefully, bought a relatively cheap, giant bag of dog food. When I get home I realize it's made with lamb. This brought on an attack of scruples: "Should I feed lamb meat to a dog?"

If certain Catholics eat lamb on Easter, as I have read they do in Italy, then there IS something symbolic about lamb meat. In which case, feeding lamb to a dog also has something unpleasantly symbolic about it. No?

Then again, when we eat lamb, we burn it first, and that could also be troubling from a symbolic perspective. So if it's okay to burn lamb meat before consuming it, I don't see why it's wrong to feed it to a dog.

It would be easier to just go get another bag of food but I'm trying to give myself practice in making distinctions and working through scruples.

gladius_veritatis · « **Reply #1 on:** April 15, 2010, 08:02:02 PM »

Feed your dog and forget about it, IMO.

PartyIsOver221 · « **Reply #2 on:** April 16, 2010, 07:15:42 AM »

Mmmm, lamb meat. I wouldn't worry about it, seems a little scrupulous. I think you know what to do Raoul.

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Raoul76 · « **Reply #3 on:** April 16, 2010, 02:09:50 PM »

Yeah, in the cold light of morning it seems scrupulous. I have tendencies in that direction.

If lambs in themselves were sacred we'd have to kneel every time we saw a lambchop or a lamb shishkebab.

tradcath72 · « **Reply #4 on:** April 16, 2010, 03:21:42 PM »

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If lambs in themselves were sacred we'd have to kneel every time we saw a lambchop or a lamb shishkebab.

Raoul -- this is my chuckle of the day!

Just to let you know I have been enjoying your posts much more lately

Joan