“I would never let a cat or a terrier get first dibs on the juciest rats ;)”
I remember Dad hunting squirrels, which we ate. I guess they’re rodents, too. ick.
I recall it being a shock to this poor country boy when he went off to the fancy schools and found that all those well-educated folk in the ivy-covered buildings had no idea that squirrels were food. (I especially recall the "We must respect all cultures! Diversity! Americans are too narrow-minded!" woman who evidently made an exception to her Embracing Diversity outlook when it came to some varieties of American culture.)