Sammiz I am sorry to have taken part in taking your thread off track. I also think it is a nice gesture that dog was taken off menus for the olympics . I would not offer a Hindu steak and I wouldn't offer someone Jewish who observes Kosher law pork chops and shrimp so I think it was observant of the Chinese government to acknowledge the benefits of taking dog off of their offerings during the olympics.
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