[jcims]

Cows are basically giant dogs and we eat them every day. What’s the difference? Are they treated humanely while they are alive?

[palae]

Well, precisely, to me there's no ethical difference between a turkey and a dog (and a cow), that was my point.

[bl4ckneon]

Dogs are a common pet and turkeys are not. Sure, objectively they are animals with edible meat. One is raised with the intention of being eaten and one is not. In the hypothetical far away country (from a few parent comments up), if it was common to eat dogs instead of turkey and dogs were not raised, and treated as "man's best friend" then it would make a lot more sense for them to be consumed.

[nightski]

Not only that, many dogs are raised as hunting dogs specifically to help us kill other animals and survive.