Pyramid #3/52: Low-Tech II

[Bruno]

Originally Posted by lwcamp

Interestingly, Guinea pigs in Andean cultures seem to follow these same economics. They are fed scraps and waste, and supply welcome meat (although not eggs). In a fantasy world, you may have Guinea pigs instead of or in addition to poultry.

Luke

Aid organizations have been introducing guinea pigs to the most unstable areas of the Congo as a source of meat that is small and compliant enough that when the village flees before an incoming militant group, a family can stuff them in a sack and take them with them. They're also small enough and a burrowing species so if you hide them in a crisis in a dark place you can be reasonably sure they won't kick up a fuss and be found (unlike chickens, which tend to object to this sort of treatment).

Lastly there was a (strained) hope that the militants might not recognize them as a food source, or regard them as too low status to be worth stealing.