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Orange Blossom Special
on Tue Mar 24 00:53:46 2026
After covering 9/11 memorials and blasting the call to prayer in the streets, new new york has decided:
Many Americans view guinea pigs as pets, especially for children. However, cultural perspectives on animals can differ. A video circulating online sparked strong reactions after it showed a group of men cooking guinea pigs in a street setting in New York.
In the video, the group was seen grilling guinea pigs on sticks in a street setting. They were speaking Spanish, so it wasn’t clear what they were saying or whether anyone nearby was confronting them. While no confrontation appeared in the footage, many people online were quick to criticize what they saw.
In the United States, guinea pigs are commonly viewed as pets, but that is not the case in some cultures. In parts of Latin America, they are considered a traditional food known as cuy. As noted by Eat Peru, “Guinea pigs are cute and cuddly and eating one is like eating your pet dog. Or is it? Remember that even dogs are eaten in many countries and guinea pigs have been a source of nutritious food for the Inca for centuries. The little furry rodent became a pet in Europe and then the United States in the last couple of hundred years. Peruvians don’t keep cuy, as they’re called in Peru, as pets.”
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Others raised concerns about how the animals were obtained. “Where did they get them? We only sell guinea pigs as pets. Pretty sure its illegal to buy something as a pet and then kill it…. Where the actual [expletive] is @peta when you need them?” another commenter said.
The video was shocking to many viewers, particularly because guinea pigs are commonly seen as pets in the United States rather than as a source of food.
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A few sources, but I like the most controversal one.
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