Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Why not eat a cat?

So, when a cat dies in the U.S., we usually dig a hole, bury it, and more often than not, perform a small ceremony for the cat.

Here in Haiti though, it's a little bit different... Today one of our cats died from eating a chicken bone sadly enough.  At first I thought we were just going to put it in the bag that our neighbor gave to us, and then bury it somewhere.  However, I soon realized I shouldn't have assumed such a thing...our neighbor was going to eat our cat for his meal tonight.

Cat is a delicacy for Haitians, especially on Christmas, so we will definitely be keeping a close eye on our cats at the orphanage as Christmas approaches, because we wouldn't want to see any of our cats in a main food dish on Christmas day! 


Maybe we should bring this tradition to the states..........  ;-)

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  1. That's disgusting!!! Ewww! Poor little kitty's. :( I can't even imagine eating Lucy... no matter how annoying she was. T

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  2. We need those cats to kill those nasty rats! There will be NO rats in our house!

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  3. That is very sad to hear. I wonder if there is any non human life respected in Haiti?

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  7. My husband is Haitian and he revealed to me that he eats cat and it tastes just like goat only more tender

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  8. Im haitian and i dont eat cat... Why eat cat?

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  9. Jeff Chery says its a delicacy in Haiti, he believes it to Be a Christmas goose for poorer Haitians whom still practice this tradition. He claims it is seasoned in urine and fig leaves.

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    1. They call it squish, and there is a guy in Bellerose queens whom sets up a road side stand the first Sunday of each month.

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