Small Cuy farm in Cuenca Ecuador
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Karens uncle grows Cuys (Guinea pigs) out side of the city Cuenca in ecuador. we went to visit him had some to eat and i filmed how it looks like.. Does cuy taste good? not in my opinion. this is the 2nd time i had it and im really not a fan. it has barley any meat i rather not eat it if i dont have to. We hope you guys liked this video comment and subscribe :)
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not bad. My moms guinea pig is in a cage all day no different than this at least they have other guinea pig friends, This isn’t bad at all compared to what we don’t see when we buy a happy meal
Well you're supposed to have 2 piggies in a really big cage.
Yeah too much cost so i kill mine
The big leafs are mangel, mangold or swiss chard (different names, same old cultur plant, you can eat leaf and stem, incredibly productive greens. They are available in red and yellwo variations)
Karen, Thank you for sharing a bit about your heritage. We were recently in Peru. I had Cuy for the first time ever, It was incredibly good! I grew up in south-central Pennsylvania. We hunted alot of wild animals. Rabbit was one of them. The cuy reminds me of the rabbit but better. Thanks again for sharing. Mick
luvly!😃☝ reminds me when i was little i used to have a "mini Cuy farm" in my house terrace 😆 I was a "business man"😎😂 like your uncle 💰 lol
@@eliana2169: Patrick said a mini cuy *farm* , so obviously not.
LOVELY!!????? THATS TORMENT
I get it people are mad because they think their lovely “pet” are being eaten. Y’all should know that this is just culture differences, there’s nothing to be mad about it. As a marine bio/ ecology major I found these cultures fascinating. Yeah sure you can argue about their living condition or mental state, but pls just be respectful of other’s cultures and values.
I get it but I just think there being abused in sma cages no hidies and probs no food
iz_gachadragon ! I mean when they are food there’s no need. Plus it’s Ecuador, it’s not like there is a Petco or pet store near you. I mean look at cows and chickens, they are treated much worse than this
iz_gachadragon ! It’s not like a first world country where you just order off the internet or walk to the store and waste your money on stuff for all the guinea pigs when you have a family to feed first
@@minimunchers2118 have you ever seen a commercial chicken farm?
Sustainable food. Significantly smaller footprint than beef
So is chicken and chicken has way more meat that tging is almost all bones altough im pretty sure It's tasty it looks pretty good.
fowl, aquaculture and insects even more so, in declining order.
But yes, Cui are effective feed-users.
@@canerbaykara4591 a grown Cui male can weigh up to 4 kg ... they must have used small ones for that dish.
I don't know, guniea pigs eat A LOT.
@@saarbrooklynrider2277
They do.
Interesting question ist the feed-to-meat ratio (scientific: caloric ratio, how much calories in feed the animal turns into one calorie of meat) ,
Which usually gets smaller the smaller the animals.
Cattle are good at 1:10, intensive pig farmers calculate 1:5, poultry can reach 1:2,8
same as rabbits.
Insects have shown 1:1,4 in some experiments.
I did not find any numbers for Cuy with a quick google search, but its sensible to assume its somewhere near rabbits.
Damm those piggy’s have the life of luxury compared to cows,pigs and chickens
but they die like them, ending like food :P
@@aok257 everything dies
@@Nile15rush_fj good for us....
@@aok257 Dude Your Everywhere Can You Piss Off
@@jesuszavala7841 Why? its ok to tell the truth about this animals
Despite the crazed easily offended people.... I find this video quite fascinating. I wouldn't mind trying the meat.
I personally don't like cuy as it's a bit too greasy for my taste, but if you would like to try it go ahead.
It is good
My, it's funny to see city folks being surprised by broccoli being a flower. I'm
certain they are missing fine points like letting some broccoli go full flower to
feed the predators of broccoli pests. I notice there are few weeds in the garden
most likely going to the cuys as well. Sustainable agriculture well done.
rochrich I love brocolli! Best parts are the leaves and stems, crowns taste awful!
Great video I really love it. Makes me learn a lot of my heritage as well
The guinea pigs are fed very well but they keep them in very small spaces... poor piggies
Egy G. they don’t care how big their living space is because they are just eating them in the end :(
Who cares, we eat them
Same with chickens, but im pretty sure you still eat chickens
They're meat.
Yeah, they're lives are being cut short for food. The least I think humans could do is make their time comfortable.
Beautiful farm! The life many of us dream of having.
Yes, I agree!
Not to Eat them !
You are mean
Danielle Potter They were domesticated for eating!!!! It’s not mean!!!! It’s life!!!! You are literally saying that other cultures are mean when our own keeps chickens in far worse conditions than these pigs. They look absolutely delicious. There is a very big difference between an animal kept as a pet and an animal kept as meat. Learn to separate them
@@happyllama1160
THERE NOT!
Guniea pigs are pets!
I have no problem with people who raise animals for meat (I do the same with rabbits, Chickens, Cows, pigs, and goats.) But only if you give them a decent life!!
These cages are to small for ONE NORMAL sized Guniea pig.
Cuy are almost twice the size of normal Guniea pigs.
I have 5 guniea pigs.
I PAY FOR DAILY VEGGIES, PELLETS, AND HAY!
And I'm still in school and don't have a job.
It's not that expensive!
good video! thanks for sharing a cuy farm with us!
Broccoli and chard. The g pigs are treated very humanly :) unlike animals for food in the USA who are treated with such cruelty:( The veggies looked very yummy! Thank you for sharing.
Much cleaner than any feedlot that I have seen.
It is good to know, in these times of food insecurity, that we could survive if we had skills to raise in small spaces and eat things we normally do not consider food in the western world. I am getting into entomophagy and raising mealworms. TH-cam is awesome!
C Bryce I live in thailand and I want to raise for meat and for selling purpose I've build a bamboo cage 1x3 meters for them I have 8 pigs
One Way Ticket~~How cool, a bamboo cage for bugs! I'd like to see it! Mine are in plastic drawers in the bedroom. I've had them for a few months now; they have pupated, turned into beetles, and do the daily "buggy boogy", now the eggs are being laid. The next bunch of mealworms will be edible! Can't wait for my first bite!
How do you cook your bugs?
I'm planning to raise Dubia cockroaches next. I heard they are really yummy, plus they grow colonies faster than mealworms.
We have a large homeless population where I live (the northwest ~upper left~~corner of the USA), with whom I hope to share some of my bounty.
C Bryce yeah mealworm is good
The big leaf is Swiss chard, (sorry it's dict.cc response for "Mangoldgemüse").
Take the green part and cook with salty water until it's looking like spinach.
Take the white cut in piece, boil in salty water for 20+ min, add a cheese/bechamel sauce…
Awwwh they're so cute!! I'm getting a pet Guinea pig tommorow! I hope these girls find good homes for them!
Edit: oh. I forgot people eat them, neat!
Hahaha
I had cuy for the first time in Cuenca at Tres Estrellas. It was better than I thought it would be. The figs with cheese for dessert was really good.
Very cute house!
maximas and guinea pigs! They're so cute you almost don't want to gobble them up :\
I came here from a tik tok 😳 btw beautiful farm and family very humble people 😌
And very tasty guinea pig
@@dylandiles3545 Type That Shit Else More Boy
how big / heavy can a guinea pig grow to?
Idk but mine was huge. I miss that little guy. Was my first (and so far only) pet guinea pig. My step dad got him, then didn't want him so I cared for him till he died. He was interesting and fat lol. They really are "piggies"
That broccoli is a cousin called rapini. Yes broccoli but never gets the large heads of the American broccoli.
And yes the other is from the looks of it giant Swiss chard
You should sell the ones with rare color as pets to maximize the profit
@Bill Blass like the grey ones, or those ones with only one color
Mmmm cuy 🤤🤤🤤🤤
Do what you gotta do
What makes a rodent better than a chicken? I had a chicken, she was a lovely girl
They eat different kinds of feed. Therefore you can have cuy or rabbit for meat and chicken for eggs, and chickens mostly forage bugs and some store bought food as supplement, while cuy eat hay and plant waste, and need only a little supplemental vegetables. Additionally, unlike chicken, they produce cold manure which can be used directly in the garden without composting.
A question guys, when you eventually reach the age of retirement, (obviously some decades ahead) you will return to Cuenca in order to live just like today do some American and European expats?
I'm Ecuadorian and have an American wife, and we can take early retirement in 6 more years, and we have considered the Ecuadorian Highlands... however, I was raised in America, and my wife is Anglo-American, so I'm not sure if we'd ever get used to the Ecuadorian system and culture (though the cuisine and health insurance there is great, and getting around Ecuador without a car is easier and less expensive than in the US). We shall see.
I see pets, not dinner, but I guess it's not a whole lot different than chickens. But I have never been friends with a chicken.
I had a pet chicken before. He'd sleep in a puppy bed in my room. If he got scared in the night, from dogs barking, cars, whatever...he'd coo and beg to sleep in the bed with me. I would often wake in the morning to find him cuddled up close or on my head.
Guinea pigs are more like rabbits, and we in North America do eat rabbit. However, I won't eat "cuy" nor domesticated rabbit, as I see them as beloved pets and not like chicken or cattle.
They are not domestic.
I object eating domestic animals.
If they act wild, I'll eat them.
This is Sick, throw these cannibals in Jail
I had a pet chicken as a friend. My mom said he fell asleep and its been ten years 🤔
Girl......
You are gorgeous!
Lol im ecuadorian
Lol
Same
All of you saying their not food I mean I understand you but they have different cultures and if you don’t like it why watch this
gabriel 22077 bc they want to see something different maybe?
@@BobbedMcBob wdym? They clicked on the video that said cuy farm, what do you think they were expecting?
Interesting video. Nice job of presenting Karen. Since you know some Spanish, have you thought about maybe taking a job as a TV presenter or maybe English teacher in Cuenca?
2: 43 that guinea pig is pregnant.
Thats why she´s separated.
Before and shortly after birth, its less stressful and safer to get them away from the herd. In nature they do it on their own, finding a quiet spot to birth and get the cubs some days old.
@@nilesbutler8638 exactly they took care of that animal cos the female and the cubs will be food
@@aok257 Thats how livestock raising works. Most offspring gets eaten as fast as theyre grown.
Though ususally if you have a good breeding female, you try to keep her alive for as many breeding cycles as the kind of animal can support. Experienced mother animals loose less offspring.
3-5 in cattle, 6-10 in pigs, 6-8 in ewes...
I dont know how man pregnancies a Cuy female can manage. Never bred them for food.
@@nilesbutler8638 in this case its just beeding for food cos its a bussiness.
That is not non-gmo broccoli lol, it bolted and went to seed. I would still eat it because the flowers are edible, but you will not get a good tight head of broccoli once it bolts...
Why people gotta hate its part of they culture, I’ve had rabbit before it was alright I prefer chicken haha so idk maybe taste similar
really enjoyed your video. dunno why you have so many thumbs-down, but pay no mind to those :) looks like a peaceful place to live
This is interesting. Even though I am from the usa, wouldn't mind giving cuy a try. I have heard it's low fat, and delicious. It's definitely on my bucket list of food to try. I eat rabbit. It doesn't seem that much different.
really really great video!
hangugeo A mi me gusta las alas la cola y la cresta de cuy 😃😃😃
Que raza de cuy son ???
Swiss chard? Those big leaves that look kind of like lettuce are Swiss chard in English, then brocolli, beets and alfalfa, in English.
awesome job food looks realy great i wish i was there to enjoy it
U SUCK
guiea puga are awesome
Slava Litvin But people also eat chickens, cows and pigs, and we all eat them like it's normal. They're not treated better than these piggies...
I will never wat Guinea pigs, tho. But just saying
Unfortunately they’re sold in pet shops now too.. I have one as a pet
Elizabeth O'Ham I have one too and I have to say that yeah they are not that great pets , they piss a lot , they should never be kept inside the house in my opinion unless a person like to live in the smell of hay and urine ... even if you clean them everydsy they smell . Mine lives in the terrace . I keep her only cause I feel sorry for her to give her away , I made the mistake to buy her and now I’m gonna keep her but yeah I don’t see all this “ Guinea pigs are awesome pets “ thing . Even hamsters are better pets in my opinion .
protein is protein.
Alfalfa makes great tea. I share all my herbs with the cuy herd. They love it. I take my herd outside to graze on pretty days. I'll drink herbal tea and keep a close eye on them. We have a dog exercise pen we can move abound the yard for fresh foraging. Treating your animals with the upmost respect is very important for the vibration the meat gives off when eaten. (Cuts down on cancer)
Lots of sun, exercise, socializing and good forage is key. Alot of farms don't understand how important this is to our food. The more you give, the more you get. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Vibration the meat gives off lmfao what are you smoking?
That plant is 'Chard'
Eu achei que eles seriam reproduzidos pra ficarem maiores, os porquinhos americanos parecem ser maiores 🤔
Tá aí uma coisa que eu queria comer
You guys know they’re raising them for food right
Beep beep I’m a sheep yup. I went to one house in Peru where the family let them run all over the house. Then they’d pick out who was for dinner, stretch their necks real quick, and they were supper!
of course!!!
Yeah all South Americans eat them
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poor babies, i have 3 and i cant ever imagine anyone to eat them 🙁,I respect that its your job but it sad
Sienna Dwyer They are absolutely fucking delicious, I bet I could season yours well and eat it with a nice salad, yum!
Sienna Dwyer Theres nothing to respect about this practice of animal trafficking don't be halfwit by approving stupidity
Alan G Mar I don't approve it but they can't change what there family job is and they might not no any different.
Sienna Dwyer pass them over, I bet they are gonna taste delicious
Alan G Mar it’s farming, not trafficking. People need food too.
MINE
*TAKES ALL*
BUFFET!!!!!
#guineapigfarm
i had no idea about animals like guinea pigs i thought there were only hamsters ....i found out about guinea pigs this year... i mean i know no one from my country that has guinea pigs as pet or keep them in their farm LIKE WHAT THE HECK GUINEA PIGS REMIND ME OF HAMSTERS ;(((( poor babiesss
Too cute to eat! :(
you do know that the only reason they domesticated those things is so little kids like you could have a pet
I'm 31@@pissandcornflakes9119
@@HiveMistress k
cute or not..... they will be on the owen.... they domesticate this animal in order to use them for food
hell no ,,,,,, hamster omelets for breakfast next
dodge driver hamsters give live birth
@@skianimations8496 brainlet
Yum!!!!! I don’t think there would be much meat on a hamster though and my dad says rabbit isn’t very tasty. Apparently Chihuahuas were bred for eating though!
@@happyllama1160 do u read these comments too
I lived in Cuenca for a while and had cuy many times. Delicious if prepared right.
Steven Gordon where can I find a guinea pig farm? I would like to visit in my time in Cuenca please ☺️
I cant. I just cant 😭😢.
Can’t What? It’s food
Alexander Schindler they’re literally food and taste good. Seriously. They raise them in Peru for food. We hunt rabbits here and they are delicious 🤷🏼♂️
Alexander Schindler what do you mean rabbits are not made for eating. Rabbit has literally been eaten through out history and just because some people in western culture has them as pets, the rest can’t eat them?
Alexander Schindler And why does it matter if there cute? Also people has chicken as pets
Alexander Schindler theyre made of meat and taste good.
Rabbit is tasty too.
Mmmmm
i have 0 problem with eating meat (i love meat) but those enclosures are way too small ... very inhumane
you should see how they raise your steaks and pork chops...
Slava & Karen so that’s your excuse to be fucked up? Good to know
Their where gonna get eaten
You feava dem caa you a nyam dem long time now
#guineapigcare
I’ve been looking for Cuy in the US, to start breeding them, for years. They are virtually impossible to find, Peruvian friends don’t even know where to get them. Sometimes they’ll end up in California pet stores but Guinea Pig rescue groups go buy them immediately so people like me can’t. 😝 I’d like to raise them instead of rabbits. They tend to be bigger than our domesticated pet GP get. Nice video, beautiful farm, and what a dreamy place!
Cut tastes way better than rabbits too!
@@BlueMoonLightDreams I bet so! I think they have a better nutrition profile too. They are easier to feed and keep healthy than rabbits, from what I gather.
@@colinnelson225 my family eats cuy, but i have an aunt back in my country that sometimes sends Cuy (guiniea pig) and I don't know how she roast them but the way she does it is so damn good. Other than that no way I would eat it else where haha
BlueMoonLightDreams I guess she sends them frozen? lol
@@mrn5312 no, it's only few hrs flight, so if family is visiting they bring it s if it was packed lunch hahaha
So can i feed them to my dog? Pls answer someone
Yes
I have. A link to #guineapigherd so watch the vid
Click on. The link on my comment to know about guinea pigs
can I have a guinea pig please I will hive you £10
Emily John to eat them no but to have it as a pet good😊
check a local pet store
experimental memes Are they good for eating or just as pets?
@@happyllama1160 I don't recommend eat pigs from pet stores
Normally they aren't well treated
Joyce Campos poor piggies
Interesting but the cages are way too small. They should have water, salt and minerals 4:24 this is mangold
Cuys mainly don't need water, they use the water within the leaves
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Go to Paraguay!!!!!🤘🏻🇵🇾 it’s very cool!!!
You know their gonna be buyers for ppl who gonna eat them right for pet or food like dog in china
red banner 25 those people with the piggies eat them. Didn’t you see the basket full of them on the table?
@@BobbedMcBob oh shoot just cause they put them in basket they will still sell it off to anyone but mostly food yes oh well i kean their hungry so
That was broccolini
(baby broccoli)
Imagine the sound when they are being fed
How could you even eat one?! They’re so adorable and such good pets! I have five guinea pigs of my own and I love them with all my heart. They’re my best friends... I would never eat a guinea pig in my life....
Yikes
I don't think I can ever lol mine is so cute
u r so pretty
I wish humans were more compassionate and live off just eating plants and veggies. Guiena pigs are very smart animals..please dont eat them.
You're a beauty?
atleast you guys only eat cuy not american guinea piga right
They are the same animal...
Too cute for being served on dining table😭
Unknown Asian guy __ You aint Ecuadorian u Asian ,You guys eat Cats and Dogs
Too delicious for being kept as a pet
So are cows and pigs
@@skianimations8496 aww, look at a kid being triggered over a rodent while eating chicken nuggets everyday lol
@@alexsanchez3635 um no we ... don't! Let's not deflect. Some of you really eat guinea pigs. How? They look like mini bunnies & popcorn. How could you take their popcorns away? I hope one bites you hard when you try to eat. Their baby tot looking teevers are actually pretty long af
I'm sorry but if you get mad at this then you are a xenophobic racist because this is their culture.
Karen , que bella eres.
Estas en fb ?
I own a piggie 😭😭😭😭
Where's the cuy 😋😋😋😋
dumb guys want these farmers to give the cuys enclosures as big as they give to a pet, thats not how livestock works
I fill bad for the guinea pigs I have 2 and this is disturbing 😐
Gold Universe 7 they were originally domesticated as food, unlike dogs, cats, etc who were domesticated as pets, working animals, etc.
Farm raised for food.
Are you vegan?
This is Sick
If you at chicken, pork, fish, and or beef you really can't be judgmental.
Tg hey look stressed. Also why do you have so many pet guineas
Those are for eating not pets. Did u watch the video?
@@deathunitesus2135 Who eats Guineas?!
@@MinStam obviously the people in the video and many people in Peru.
@@deathunitesus2135 well I live in Peru and nobody I know eats Guineas
@@MinStam your a god damn liar you dont live there. I just googled the stats. Peruvians eat almost 70 million a year lol
finally a use for these stupid things
Kann hier niemand deutsch schreiben? Was hier alles geschrieben wird, kann man nicht lesen. Auf jeden Fall sind die Schweinchen für mich zu schade um gegessen zu werden.
die meisten leute ,die dieses video gucken, leben in latein-amerika und sprechen spanisch, bzw. portugiesisch...und ,sorry, so schwer es mir als meerli-fan auch fällt(ich würde nie so ein säuli essen!) aber bei denen sind das nur nutztiere wie bei uns karnickel, hühner oder schweine...
oft,(leider nicht immer!!!)haben die tiere dort ein besseres leben wie bei uns; wo sie als einzeltiere in viel zu kleinen käfigen ein bedauernswertes leben fristen!
in peru leben sie bei den bauern in der küche, wo sie frei herumlaufen, die pflanzlichen küchenabfälle fressen,und nach lust und laune mit ihren zahlreichen kumpels interagieren können.
wird eines krank,sitzt es nicht ewig unbemerkt leidend im käfig,oder wird mit x spritzen, 5x röntgen, zwangsfütterung usw. gequält oder gar ausgesetzt; nein, es wird kurz und schmerzlos ins jenseits befördert und landet im kochtopf...
uns kommt das grausam vor, aber angesichts der zustände bei uns''zivilisierten'' in der massentierhaltung sollten wir nicht über andere urteilen!
I have a guinypig and this video makes me cry
Thanks I can't believe you eat guinea pigs you're
Abstoßend und Widerwertig!
They are feed them all the wrong kinds of food poor piggies
#govegan
Lol no
Nah I'm good, you vegans are missing out
@@elchuzalongo4339 Cruelty and cancer 😉
y'all eating pets smh y'all should eat cats,dogs,horses and kangaroo tell me how that shit taste too
btw that "cabbage" stuff is called Silverbeet 😂😂
Dylan Ever travelled beyond your house?
Many people eat all of those animals lol
I personally dont eat guneapigs because I had one as a pet, but FYI unlike dogs, cats, etc. We're domesticated as pets, while gunea pigs were domesticated as food.
@@alexisfishinhuntinandfarmi2923 I'm Asian. And I never had any pets bc my parents said they were dirty. Or commonly known as cats & dogs. Although once I stole a baby chick from school. My bad 😔.it was really cute, I wanted a pet so bad, & I wanted it, damnit! We kept it for a bit. But then my mom said she gave it to a farm while I was gone.
My parents have no shame. Also, I'm the first to even be born in the us. So my parents are def still stuck in their roots. If they ate dogs & cats, they would've done so. In front of me. They didn't. Instead, they slaughtered a cow in front of me. Ate it's tongue. My mom picked up a squirrel off the Rd before too. She's made frog legs. They always ate sushi. They also ate fish heads. And other weird parts of a cow. Also, chicken feet. But as my years have progressed, I realized that Americans eat the same sh. If not worse at times. I never had sushi till my 20s. I never had deer till my mid till late 20s. I tried alligator in my mid 30s. That's as odd as I've got. I tried like one grasshopper once. Oh wait, then there's that balut. But I always just ate the yoke part. And my elders would always give me sh saying how I was too americanized... go figure. That I always wasted stuff. But to each their own.
I still never ate guinea pig tho. That's def. not some common s.e.asian thing. I didn't know they even existed till some yrs back. Or prob way earlier. But I prob just let it register more when I had a kid myself. Bc she's an animal lover. Of all the sorts. Even wanted a snake at a time. Till she realized that they ate rodents.
wait, you mean they KILL fluffy? thats just SICK
Gianna Giavelli It's humane
Mewshi The Dinocat theres no humane way to kill
Alidas11 Mv's Look up the definition of humane. It means little to no pain.
Alexis' Fishin', Huntin', and Farming Show its still not right to kill an animal whom had a will to live...
cows are fluffy too
I am crying right now guinea pigs in a farm killing for food I always cry like my pet
Poor piggies 😣
I know we cant complain since we eat cows, pigs, etc, but THOSE ARE PETS. NOT SOME CHICKEN NUGGETS.
Guinea pigs were domesticated as a food source by the Aztecs so technically, they are food. They can make good pets too, but so can pigs, chickens, cows, etc. Anything can be a "pet" just like most animals can be food.
Mason K. Wilson you have a point, it’s just here today in America it’s not very common to see people eating Coy so Ig I overreacted 😂
some people have chickens as pets
Angie Rose I already said I overreactedddddd
@@masonk.wilson538 incas* not aztecs
I see friends not food animals are my friends not my food
Punctuations are your friends.
Me *eating chicken nuggets*
Hm- go on?
Sad
How?
I’m ashamed to be Ecuadorian:( I love piggiess:(
Come to think of it, I had an ex co worker that's Equadorian. When I told her I had a guinea pig as a pet, she told me I didn't have a real pet. Like bitch, how are you gonna tell me he's not a real pet? Say that to all the pet stores & the ridiculous amount of ppl who buy them as pets. Guinea pigs are prob a ridiculous amount of ppls childhoods. He even has his own personality & does lotsa of cutesy funny things. He even follows me sometimes w/ out the bribing parts & loves chewing on my shoes & sniffing on my feet & all that other heart warming 😤
It’s ok lol it’s part of your life in Ecuador it’s like in the US when we fry duck
@@ahhwe-any7434 because it wasn't domesticated as a pet. It was domesticated as food, same with cows and pigs.
To put in perspective, cats and dogs were domesticated as pets, and horses as an all-round animal (transport/food/pet).
Cuyes were and still are a major source of protein for the andean people. They were the civilization who domesticated them, so they know it better than anyone else.
That is so mean
How?