Dog
Saturday, May 12th, 2007We used to eat dog meat. It was my dad’s favorite dish, because it was my uncle’s favorite dish, and he was my father’s favorite brother, and eating dog is common in the community. Ok, so much for defense….
To look for dog, we usually drive to Mabuhay, crossing the Salug Valley River towards the edge of the mountain areas. There, we look for dog, talk to the owner, decide on a plot, and wham! Club the unsuspecting dog to death! Cruel. Yeah but the meat is good, or so I thought. We did this many times, and we always enjoy the company. And for the two brothers, it was a regular ritual of brotherhood. And they talk and laugh, but mostly laugh.
In this particular trip, the owner didn’t want to sell, but needed the money. And he didn’t want to club the dog himself, so we hired another. And wham! But the dog didn’t die, it was limping towards the barn. Its tail behind the legs, and its fractured skull bloody with the blow.
We ran after the dog which curled itself into a ball in a corner with anguished soft howls and sad questioning eyes. I thought this is just too much to bear. It touched me deeply that I vowed never to eat dog again! He died eventually with one final blow to the forehead! May God bless his soul….
kawawa naman yung aso! hehe… ginawa niyo bang azucena?
Posted by janus3185 at May 12, 2007, 4:05 pm