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U_Stormcrow
Crossing the Road
I always thought those big beady eyes were too cute for me to butcher...how do you do it?
You've heard the expression "takes all kinds"? Hundreds of years ago, I'd ave been the butcher, the tanner, the undertaker, or the shaman/wizard/priest. Or burned. probably burned.
Read my member bio, its in my Signature. I lack in what Society makes noises about being a "proper" amount of Empathy. So its likely easier for me than most, because I don't make strong emotional connections. I also don't spend a lot of time "playing" with my food. Eat or be eaten - everything has a purpose, and I abhore waste.
Which is not to suggest I mistreat my animals, either. Chances are, they live better lives than the very vast majority. Each bunny has a dirt floor pen (that's changing) measuring 5' by 8' where they can dig to their little heart's content Their new cages will be 30x60x24 (typical is 24x24x18 or 30x30x18) and I'm trying to figure out how to give them dirt access periodically. My roughly 50 fowl share 5 acres with (currently) 5 goats. and if you follow the feed forums, I am a huge adherent of both good quality food and variety in their forage.
and their ending? I take it deadly seriously and put considerable effort into doing it perfectly right - swift and sure - every time. Holding the head as I do so. If they are nervous, or I'm not at 100% with that connection between us, the deed gets rescheduled.
The important thing is that farm math - addition and subtraction - is part of the lifestyle. If you can't find a way to do it, and do it very well without stress to the animal being sacrificed - you should find another lifestyle.
"When the need arises - and it does - you must be able to shoot your own dog. Don't farm it out - that doesn't make it nicer, it makes it worse." - Robert A. Heinlein