This article is indeed a case of purrs and hisses:
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-33283694
The Chinese writer (Juliana Liu) tells her own tragic story of how her beloved pet dog was killed when she was a child, and how she would never eat dog meat. That's both tragic (her story) and wonderful (her resolve).
On the other hand, in the middle of the article there a brief, intruding insertion by Fuchsia Dunlop, an alleged western expert on Chinese food. She openly admits about her eating dog meat on several occasions and even goes as far as to mention how to cook it. Her attitude seems to be defending the practice, whilst limiting damage by claiming that it is not often consumed. Her attitude may be inferred also from the title of one her books, "Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper".
The rest of the article is resumed by Julia Liu. The bit at the end, where she describes how she named her fluffy toy dog the same name as the poor real dog who was killed, really gets to you....
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-33283694
The Chinese writer (Juliana Liu) tells her own tragic story of how her beloved pet dog was killed when she was a child, and how she would never eat dog meat. That's both tragic (her story) and wonderful (her resolve).
On the other hand, in the middle of the article there a brief, intruding insertion by Fuchsia Dunlop, an alleged western expert on Chinese food. She openly admits about her eating dog meat on several occasions and even goes as far as to mention how to cook it. Her attitude seems to be defending the practice, whilst limiting damage by claiming that it is not often consumed. Her attitude may be inferred also from the title of one her books, "Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper".
The rest of the article is resumed by Julia Liu. The bit at the end, where she describes how she named her fluffy toy dog the same name as the poor real dog who was killed, really gets to you....
