The morals of killing your meat.

smallpoxgirl · Moderator Joined: Nov 08, 2004 Posts: 6359

Yeah. Elk, Cow, Buffalo, those are a lot of work and more than I'd want to do without help. Something the size of a deer, goat, or sheep is a fairly easy job for one person.
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smallpoxgirl · Moderator Joined: Nov 08, 2004 Posts: 6359

Micki

You get used to the practical side of killing.

Most people seem to separate life and life. i.e. life is precious if it
has cuddly fur and cute eyes or intelligence that we can relate to but if it buzzes around your head wack it.

Morally, I think it is more wrong to deliberatly step on a spider than it is to kill an animal for food.
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SpringCreekFarm · Intermediate Crude Joined: Mar 03, 2006 Posts: 931

cudabachi

I've hunted small game animals, birds, and then later deer since I was about 8 years old.

And I always took responsibility for cleaning my own game and cooking it as well.

I don't hunt that much these days but do raise animals on my place here in Venezuela and have no problem moving them from field-to-plate, especially problem animals.

I've also got a neighbor who likes to hunt and occassionally asks permission for access to my place. I always tell him he's welcomed but not to shoot anything he doesn't plan on eating.......well, that and "does". I'm a bucks-only kinda guy here because we don't have that many deer to begin with.

ORCA

If I make the decision to kill an animal, I do so with great humility. I believe all life is sacred, and should only be taken with respect.

My Grandfather was a farmer who raised and slaughtered hogs, chickens, and cattle for food. I remember that he didn't like doing it, but did it because it was necessary for the welfare of the family.

Today, most people have never been exposed to slaughtering animals for food. (I'm speaking of farm animals, not wild game). Its hard to kill an animal that you are familiar with and might have raised from birth. Its O.K. to feel that way. I think most balanced people don't enjoy it. For those who only have brought home their meat on a styrofoam plate it is going to be a steep learning curve.
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Also, I would recommend reading the book "Omnivores Dilemma."

Good and educational read. Has a wonderful treatment of vegetarianism vs. carniviourism. You will learn things, some you won't want to know.
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ALBY

the answer is in your mouth... we have the teeth of carnivores.

to the extent you beleive we have evolved to the point where killing is no longer necessary, well, you run the (very great) risk of mother nature bitch slapping your DNA right out of the gene pool.

you are a natural born killer.

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