Eating live animals Eating live animals Eating live animals is the practice of humans eating animals that are still alive. It is a traditional practice in many Asian food cultures. Eating live animals, or parts of live animals, may be unlawful in certain jurisdictions under animal cruelty laws. Religious prohibitions on the eating of live animals by humans are also present in various world religions. Animals are also eaten alive for shock value. In Japan, Ikizukuri ("prepared alive") is the preparation of sashimi ("pierced food") made from live seafood. The most popular sea animal used in ikizukuri is fish but octopus is the
Alaria (trematode) haemorrhage which can lead to clinical disease. Paratenic hosts also become infected when eating the contaminated intermediate host, either tadpoles or frogs. The mesocercariae remain in organs such as the muscles, connective tissue or lungs, and eyes. They are mostly harmless in dogs as well as the paratenic hosts. However, prevalence of "Alaria" in dogs in the United States and foxes in Germany are up to 30%. Unfortunately for humans, it can be quite harmful and even cause death. Humans can be infected by ingesting "Alaria" larvae, which can be from eating undercooked frog legs or contaminated boar or pig