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Well, burial of humans doesn't really make sense, does it? For one: it's expensive. For two: cemeteries are unproductive uses of land.
funny Tim, but I think you get my point
I think I get your point and also hope you get my point: the values most humans put on things like burial or cannibalism amongst animals often don't make much sense from a purely practical standpoint. I suspect we all do things or hold in high regard some things that would make no sense to an objective outside observer. Some find their limit at chicken cannibalism, some at selling euthanized animals for pet food, some at using cadavers for medical research, probably lots for selling human bodies for pet food. Instead of burying Johnny after his organs are harvested for transplant, we might as well sell what's left over to pet food companies for a few cents a pound and donate the proceeds to charity.
Yes, I'm trying to be a bit provocative; no, I don't really want to get into a discussion of personal ethos regarding the sanctity of the human body (dead or alive) or the animal body; and no, I don't mean any of what I have said to this point to be critical of anyone, especially Katy whose text I have quoted.
[Perhaps some moderator will find this and shut down the thread. From the start, the OP's tone wasn't one of "I'd like to find the answers to this question" so much as it was "This guy is clearly doing something very wrong, tell me I'm right, if you think I'm wrong you must be crazy." Yes, that was meant to be critical of the OP's approach! The thread has now moved well beyond what should have been a thread about nutrition and health of the meat we raise and eat.]
