yes....it's absolutely true.
best when sliced thinly and fried, a veritable delicacy. commonly served with yucca and onions.
although, dominicans don't like to admit to eating cat.
it is something like asking an american if he is an alcoholic.
there will be instant denial.
this could be because it is not socially "acceptable" in worldly terms (just as the french eat horsemeat), or because it is something dominicans have learnt from haiti (which is another thing they would never admit to).
don't expect to find it served in your favourite restaurant either, at least not under the heading cats. restaurants that serve "chivo guisado" or "sancocho" often have select bits of cat in them.
it is more commonly served on street corners, mixed with other types of meat into a patty, grilled and labelled as a "chimi-churri".
however, the best cat is always cooked at home.
if you do get invited to someone's house, to try cat meat, you should inquire if the cat is/was male or female. everyone knows that the toms taste much better.
those pieces of meat you find that still have all the hair on them are usually the giveaways. sometimes, if you are lucky, you can find them in your "mondongo" as well.
you can chew those fatty hairy bits for hours. it is like a dominican cat jerky.
the last time there was a thread like this, someone offered some money to see a photo of someone eating cat (or at least something like that). i can't think why that person did that. i wonder if the offer is still open.
as i said, dominicans will immediately deny they eat cat.
much the same way that they will immediately deny taking responsibility for anything.
so, don't believe any denials to this post, it is a natural reaction on their part. don't believe any foreigners either, unless they are from other cat-eating parts of the world - there is someone on this board from pakistan, who i am sure can attest to the wonderful cat curry (i can't remember its real name) that is served there. i had the privilege of trying it in karachi a few years back.
i have yet to try dogmeat - unless they put that in the chimi-churris too.