[HPforGrownups] A very British Christmas (er, now about rodents)

[Dinah]

No: HPFGUIDX 6560

Amanda wrote:
> You don't think guinea pigs were domesticated because they were cuddly,
did you?
> They're a very easily raisable, omnivorous source of protein where such is
often
> scarce.

Actually I didn't think about *why* they were domesticated at all. But
you're right. It's just that nowadays when the supermarket is just around
the corner one doesn't really like to think about eating guinea pigs. I
don't want to hear what my parents would say about guinea pigs as Christmas
Dinner <g>.

Dinah