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Traditional Catholic Faith => General Discussion => Topic started by: Raoul76 on April 15, 2010, 07:25:26 PM
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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.
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Feed your dog and forget about it, IMO.
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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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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.
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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
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Thanks. That is because I have sold ou -- er, calmed down!