I missed the thread asking if I feel bad ... and I have to say (stay with me, folks!) ... in a way, I do feel bad, or rather, sad, that anything has to die so that something else can live. It's just the world we live in. But .. do I feel guilty for eating meat? No. Do I, have I, or will I, feel guilty for eating a chicken I have raised? No. It's just meat at that point. And as others have said, everything dies. It won't go to waste. Why should it?
I'm glad my chickens have a good life here on my happy little farm, if you can call it a farm. I'm glad they can have a quick death at the hands of someone who's skilled and knowledgeable about it. I'm grateful that I get to live on a place where I have this opportunity, to provide the best possible meat to my family, to nourish them. Not everyone has that opportunity. I'm truly thankful.
I'm glad my chickens have a good life here on my happy little farm, if you can call it a farm. I'm glad they can have a quick death at the hands of someone who's skilled and knowledgeable about it. I'm grateful that I get to live on a place where I have this opportunity, to provide the best possible meat to my family, to nourish them. Not everyone has that opportunity. I'm truly thankful.