Don't be chicken

"Don't be chicken"
Is now
More heavy in insult
Because chickens are only cared about
When bathed in oil
Spices and sauces

So should you call him a pig?
Because pigs are loved more as meat
Than alive
Bacon is heaven, they say
And bacon makes the pain go away

Don't be fishy, either
No quick slice of the neck for them
But slow painful death
No water for them

A cow, maybe
Holy
Too good to be eaten by some
So maybe we should start calling
Each other
Our darling cows

Oh but a dog or a bitch
You'll be lucky to be
Not an insult but
Compliment
It means people love you
And will sign petition for you
For unlike
Chicken, pork or mutton
Dog meat is forbidden
Something about eating
Man's best friend
Is awfully off-putting
And worthy of protest

So don't a be fish
A pig or a sheep
Don't even be a
Holy cow
Might as well
Be a dog
Or a bitch.