The social engineering continues. When I was growing up on the family farm my only thought on the cattle, pigs and meat chickens we raised was yum yum. No “meat paradox” then or there. I still think the same way. For example, when people talk about the foods associated vegetarianism or veganism, I tell them “that’s not food, that’s what food eats”. Locally most agree. Support your “local farmer”.
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@bluenose
Simply put, as long as people don’t see the slaughterhouse, they can mentally work around it. Only those living in a true ag culture have no illusions about it. Most people I’ve met who worked in slaughterhouses are not what popular society would call “altogether”.
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We slaughtered our own animals and never found it necessary to convince others of why. Its not for the faint of heart that’s for sure.
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Death is always ugly.
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It doesn’t have to be if you view it with the correct intention. If you take the approach of thanking the animal for sacrificing its life to feed your family, it is not “ugly”. This is how we approach all of our taking animals on this ranch- axis deer, white tail, sheep, cattle and poultry. We don’t eat horses. (I think there is a movie about that).
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