obduliojacinto,

I have no problem with the cultural revulsion against eating dogs, nor any problem with cultural or societal restraints perse. I'm just imagining myself being exposed to the dilemma in a different culture, or whether or not that culture is doing something wrong.

I just don't see why the criteria you adopt should be the one I personally have to, to decide whether or not to eat dog meat. I only have a problem with the idea that your criteria would somehow make dog the only animal morally wrong to eat: it seems arbitrary. Don't get me wrong, I don't think you're implying that. I think we just have a difference of opinion, and I can only thank you for the talk.