I used to anti-hunting (the Bambi thing), until I lived in an area where you were not allowed to hunt deer, and the deer there got smaller, suffered from starvation, and broken legs.
I used to think you had to be cruel to kill animals , even to eat them. Until I learned about how public processing meat and chicken really opened my eyes to who's really cruel.
I've changed alot. Especially from BYC. Members who process their own chickens are here to ensure their birds a quality of life. The store bought chicken had no quality of life. Some people that live here raise their own steak. It's in a pasture enjoying the sun and grass until it becomes dinner. They could have spent their life in a feed lot somewhere in the midwest.
I respect those who raise their animals for food, or keep chickens for eggs or pets. We all want quality of life for our animals. I thought I would never ever kill an animal. But some got sick, and it was my responsibility, and had to. I still cannot process chicken. If my neighbor did, and offered me chicken, it would be great. But still, I can't do it myself.
