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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 24 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Fun fact: chihuahuas probably began as livestock. The Aztecs ate them. I let my Chiweenie know that on a regular basis when he's a naughty boy that he could easily be dinner.

[–] cygnus@lemmy.ca 14 points 4 months ago (3 children)

I didn't know that about Chihuahuas. Guinea Pigs were livestock too, but that's much less surprising when you see how dopey and delicious they are.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

People still eat Guinea pigs in parts of South America.

Here's more than you could ever possibly want to know about it:

https://www.migrationology.com/cuy-guinea-pig-meal/

[–] oce@jlai.lu 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I went into a bit of a guinea pig hole and found this other random guinea pig fact:

In Switzerland, where owning a single guinea pig is considered harmful to its well-being, keeping a guinea pig without a companion is illegal.[66] There is a service to rent guinea pigs, to temporarily replace a dead cage-mate.[67]

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Honestly, they're not wrong. Guinea pigs are social animals and live in large families. Same is true with ferrets. You really shouldn't have just one of either. People treat them like sort of lesser pets to dogs or cats, but they still require their own special and humane care.

(Yes, I have been reading a lot about Guinea pigs lately for reasons involving giving a teenager reasons to not get them. Or ferrets.)

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Get chickens!

Like guinea pigs, they are dopey, social, and delicious. Quite fun to watch, actually.

Unlike ferrets, they also provide food for you and your family nearly every day. And they'll offer amazing free fertilizer for your lawn or garden.

They are cheap to purchase and care for. And they are pretty self-sufficient and hardy. Cleaning their coop and run is the biggest task (and makes for good compost), as long as they've got food, water, and a space safe from predators, they'll pretty much fend for themselves. And they'll live a life of luxury compared to their factory-farmed brethren.

I was against it until my wife (a vegan, of all people) came home with 6 baby chicks one day. And they've really been growing on me.

Edit: Chicken taxChicken tax!

[–] Liz@midwest.social 5 points 4 months ago

They are very delicious, although they have a very high bone-to-meat ratio.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

When I read this I was reminded of Chinchiladas from Archer.

[–] EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Aaaaand now it’s time to go watch archer from the top

[–] PhlubbaDubba@lemm.ee 4 points 4 months ago

chiweenie

I'm picturing you menacing the dog with a hot dog bun

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (3 children)

You're a weird guy, Mr Squid....

Most I'd do is grab my cat by the scruff of her neck and say "NO! BAD! Grrrrrrrrrr!!!!" and she'd run off with her tail between her legs and a sorry look on her face. Then a few hours later, we would go back to normal and she wouldn't do that thing again.

Except for putting her butthole in my face. Never got her to stop that when I first woke up every afternoon.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Sometimes you have to let them know it's either they behave or you take them to the glue factory.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

They're going to become a pizza topping???

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

If they're lucky.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Most I'd do is grab my cat by the scruff of her neck and say "NO! BAD! Grrrrrrrrrr!!!!" and she'd run off with her tail between her legs and a sorry look on her face.

That ain’t no cat yo. I think you may have domesticated an opossum