What is the difference between eating a guinea pig and eating a big mac?

[Flatulent Hermit of Lindisfarne]

I ask because the TV presenter Phillip Schofield has been bombarded on twitter with angry fans complaining that he had eaten a "pet", Schofield had been in another country where it's normal to eat a guinea pig.

Anyway, a lot of people who complain about him eating a "pet" eat big macs, why do they think it's OK to eat burgers but not guinea pigs?
@ Four Legs Good - I think cows are cute too, they are totally innocent, just eating grass and not other animals, poor cows.

[Four Legs Good]

Because you can't eat cute things

Edit Aye,poor cows it a shame they'er so tasty

[S-M]

twitter is for morons,, they like to follow what you do all day, am off for a crap, brb, blah,, now i feel better, blah,
i may go to the chemist for some viagara, blah,, pure tripe

[Charlie]

You'd expect that the guinea pig would be furrier than a big mac but we are talking about McDonalds here.

[Charlie]

cows give badgers tb they should be shot.

[Sherlock]

A guinea pig is more appetising, fewer additives,better cooked, and eaten by a better clientele!

[Dominic]

The guinea pig is more nutritious.

[lloyd]

Quite right Mr Hermit, should we only eat ugly animals? I for instance would happily tuck into dolphin were it available. I don't even think they look cute. I think they look smug.

[Hypocrite - :D]

We are a finicky bunch, with all kinds of hypocritical taboos. Guinea pigs have been raised for food for a very long time. It's no different to someone with chickens out in the back yard. They look cute and you can eat them.

Burgers aren't cute. Cows are though. Kind of dopey, sweet and delicious.

Lots of folks got their panties up in a bunch about people eating Cane Rat, the other week. Apparently it is a healthier meat than beef. Probably much like Guinea Pig.

[stanley]

A big mac doesn't have bones in it (usually ).