I'd eat my family. Then again, it's always been a life goal of mine to eat human flesh at some point.

 

Well that's creepy :xeye:

 

NO we survive together or we die together.

 

I never thought I would agree with you on anything,
Our Max is one of the family not unlike a child to us.

 

No, I could not kill any pet I had, just to have a meal.

If I get so desperate that I have to sink that low to "survive", I would rather be dead.

 

I tend to agree. After the "meals" it may supply, then what?

 

Nope, that's why we prep right? To avoid those scenarios...

 

I wouldn't do it for 2 reasons, they warn me when something is going on outdoors and I could never do this to my 3 dogs they are my children. I am prepping so I don't have to do so. There are many deer and other game animals in my area also.

 

I thick most people would trade the dog for another dog. As for me i sure as heck would. My dog is great but it isnt a person.

 

Wow I agree, my dog isn't a person, my dog is more than a person.:thumb:

 

From the movie "The Patriot" "A dog is a fine meal".

There will be plenty of other people's abandoned pets to shoot and eat so no, I probably won't eat my cats. I'll probably feed other people's abandoned pets to my cats and save the pelican and heron and ibis meat for myself. LOL!

 

I will do it and much more if needed. After the all the dogs and cats are gone, animals with less legs are next. They way i see it if you cant put a bullet in the dog you for sure wont be able to put one in your wife or kids. If you think those things will be tough to do im betting it will be 1000 times harder to watch your kids starve to death right before your eyes, i doubt they will do it quietly.

 

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You know, I have not been on this forum long. But it's disturbing to see the amount of retarded, ignorant comments. If you could shoot your Dog then you have no values. You have no loyalty. Your Dog will be loyal to you and you should do the same.

I have been stock piling ammunition for a little while now. I have 2 AK's and 2 AR's and some other small munitions. I will be fine. My family will be fine. We shall live from the land if need be and protect what we regard high value. I won't eat my Dog, my wife, my kids or any other human being. Such things are Taboo. Are you really that stupid to do something like that? Or really I guess I should say are you really that stupid to even think something like that? People like you are what makes people like me prepare for what's coming in the end. I can assure you if I ever see anyone that holds the same values that you do.... They will for certain get a bullet in the head. I would shoot you and leave you lay. You are a weird Dude. You more than likely wouldn't last long anyway.... :thumb:

 

Nope. Never. I would die now in our 'utopia' to save my dog. That wouldn't change when the world ended.

I would end her suffering if need be (and most of us have to do that in one way or another at some point with with our furry friends), but that is as far as it goes. I trust her more than any human I have ever met and she deserves my respect for that.

 

I will protect them from both 4 and 2 legged predators until my pulse stops.
However being the near-vegetarian of our household, my pets would eat me before I would eat them.

 

I can't answer definitively, because I have never experienced anything close to starvation. Until one is actually put into that situation, the idea of what you would or would not do is only theoretical.
I can tell you this though. While my dogs are much loved, I have never been one to blur the lines between human and animal. In the end, no matter how much I love them, they are only animals, not human.

 

Depends, I have 4 dogs. I want at least 1 around to warn me, but if keeping them became an issue I'd have no choice. I will survive, it's all that matters if everything falls apart.

Now I won't be wanting to do something like that obviously, and I hope my decisions beforehand would better prepare me than having to eat my pets, but if I was locked in a room and had to pick me or my pet, I live.

 

I would not hesitate because I know when he's hungry enough he will eat me. I know a lot of people that treat their animals like humans but they are not in fact human. I myself treat animals kindly but they are nothing but tools to me.

 

I would never eat one of my pets. I would eat somebody else's pet, but not mine. I honestly would probably end up dying before my dog because I would split all my food with him. For those saying that if you can't put a bullet in your dog, you can't put a bullet in your wife or kids... wtf? We're talking about eating dogs, and you're throwing wives and children into the mix? Eat your own damn kids. If all other options were exhausted, I could shoot my pets or my family to spare them an even worse death should it be inevitable. ...but I wouldn't then eat them.

 

I agree with you a 100%. Hopefully we'll never get to that point but if we do I would rather shoot them out of their misery and then blow my head off and put an end to the Drama...Besides my dog, in my opinion, is worth a lot more than lots of people outthere. If we geet to the point where we are starving I would prefer to shoot some idiot and share him with my dog

 

My kids no, my wife will be first to go! Probably before I crack open the first MRE. Just sayin'

 

My point of view is slightly different, how long would your pet honestly last you food wise, my dog would probably do two - three meals at most so that would give me maybe an extra week. Would it be worth just going through that short time having that on your conscious!

Then you have to think of the flea treatment, wormers, medications they take, would that make them totally unedible, would you be posioning yourself by eatting them.

Personally if you need to eat your pets then you've prepped wrong! A dog is too much of an assest to end up in the roasting dish!

 

My point of view is slightly different, how long would your pet honestly last you food wise, my dog would probably do two - three meals at most so that would give me maybe an extra week. Would it be worth just going through that short time having that on your conscious!

That's my take on it too. If you're so desperate as to eat your pets, those extra couple meals are not going to make a difference anyway. They'll only prolong the inevitable end a few more days.

As for whether I could do it. I don't know. My pets are family and I like them a WHOLE LOT more than I like people. It would be like eating a family member. I can eat some pretty weird stuff, but I doubt I could eat a pet. At that point, I'd probably just rather eat human flesh instead, though I could never murder someone to do it.

 

Not a chance, that would be like eating my children. NOt happening.

 

I understand what you are saying. Difference is, we are not the same now as we were then. IMO we, as we appear on here, shouldnt allow ourselves to stuck in that possiton. Yes dark days are coming. We may all see very hard times but I pray that we have learned enough to know when and how to react to keep us from anything like this.

 

As was mentioned here already, a dog has many upside advantages - companionship, protection, and warmth when it gets cold. The purpose of preparing is not only for you and your family, but for the animals that you are taking care of.

Personally, I could never bring myself to filet an animal of mine. An animal of someone else that I am not attached to is another story.

I think that is why we bond with a pet. We take care of them and they in turn take care of us.

 

Our dog is a family member, so no I would just as soon die myself. Besides, our dog plays a key security role so it isn't like he's dead weight.

He keeps my family safe and he alerts me if someone is snooping around. That will become even more important if things collapse.

 

I stand corrected. My first post was way off. Now that a few have replied i now see the error in my previous post. I have realized that i wont be in such a desperate situation that would require me to eat our family dog. Thank yall for opening my eyes to a more realistic situation. From reading most of the replies i now realize that i will be surrounded by weak dying people and animals. Easy pickings for me, my dog and my family. Im thinking we will thrive under these conditions. I had no idea how many would offer them selves and their pets so easily. Makes me think i should reevaluate my prepping plans. I guess the old saying is correct, "only the strong will survive"..

 

Here's some more food for thought - no pun intended....

If you are in a situation that is so dire that there is nothing else to eat but your dog....

You are already dead.

Let's say you eat your dog, now what? You already stated that there was nothing left to eat. Do you cut off a finger or a foot to have something else to eat? Remember, there's NOTHING else to eat and you already ate your dog.

 

I don't see what the big deal is. Animals can't feel pain.

 

You are one sick individual, May God have mercy on you. Animals do feel pain and they do have feelings.

 

I've had my cats for 7 years, have had them since they were 6 weeks old. I love them but that being said i'd feel bad, heartbroken and I would try to keep them as long as I could but if I had to I would.
Now if it was a dog might be a different story, I don't know.

 

In Lieu of starving?

Yep in a heartbeat.

and just so everyone knows, he would eat me in a heart beat if the circumstances were reversed.

and so would your pet.

 

Well I believe like some other posters have said even if your starving how much longer are you going to be abel to keep going on that pet? Even a large one a week at the most? The OP said there are no other animals around and you pet is the only solution to not starving so what you eat you pet and in another week your going to starve anyway. Might as well shoot the pet and then yourself because in a scenario like that your dyign anyway. But not in a different situation like say you are traveling your staving you know for sure that in two or three days you can make it to a town where you can eat then yeah as much as I'd hate it I'd do it.