There's a large rodent common in Louisiana swamps (it's a South America native) called a nutria. Locals call it a "neutral." Once upon a time, enterprising folks tried to control the nutria population by promoting them as food. Didn't work.

Ms. Arielle is right about the things we learn to eat in our own culture. Rabbit? OK. Rat? NO!!! However, those little rat bodies looked pretty tasty skinned and laid out artistically in a market in Cambodia. I've read that South Korea is currently discouraging the consumption of dog meat. Is monkey still on the menu in Beijing?

The planet is a big place. If we could all stop killing each other, we might actually come up with solutions to feeding each other.

Sorry if that's a controversial comment. Back to our quarrel with vegans.