You haven't heard? Trader Joe's makes a killer cat-meat substitute out of tofu, pressed into patties. The name? "Honky Catburger"!

q: what's the difference between a cat burger and a hamburger?

a: the cat burger is not the worst man-made environmental disaster in the planet's history.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/27/opinion/27wed4.html

its different, not inferior.

I also clearly stated that eating guinea pig was long-established, these and dogs are the only known domestic food animals of this region. The first civilizations of the Western Hemisphere all lacked the large domesticated animals which provide us with animal-based protein. There were no cows, chickens or domesticted pigs. Meat-consumption was limited to the elite. That said, wide-spread cat eating in Peru is a fairly new phenomenon. The domesticated cat is not native to this hemisphere and no one I know of who has traveled in Peru and Ecuador has ever previously mentioned a widespread cat-based cuisine.

@20 - Man, after seeing all these Pitbull attack stories, I'm thinking that mabye someone here will start a "Festival of the Boiled Pitbull" here. Sounds like a great solution to me. More Protien, Less Mauling.

In fact, it's hard to find cat food for sale in Latin America (outside of big cities, that is), because it's generally believed that if you feed a cat it will get lazy and stop hunting.

In light of that, it's rather surprising that the scrawny beasts can provide enough meat to support a cat-eating festival in Peru.