I also hide my butchering from prying eyes. People have gotten weirder and weirder as the years have past, so it's best to keep things as private as possible.
A chicken is literally the last thing you can process yourself around here to get it on the table.
And, I think the only reason that didn't get outlawed is because it's such a sensitive subject.
Poultry, all poultry, is exempt from tax here, by specific law prohibiting any and all taxation, because that's like the last thing people had to grow for protein and fat on basically nothing (the whole flock would get a handful of grain at night to bring them in).
If one thinks about it, such developments (not being allowed to keep and process) are pretty insane.
Of course one can't keep a steer on an apartment, that's common sense, but in a lot of places on this globe people still buy their poultry (or other small game) alive on the market and process in their sometimes one room apartments. This works, is done on a regular basis, and it's absolutely normal. When a predatory animal catches a prey, 'nature-lovers' call it wonderful nature. When a man processes his catch (be it hunted or grown) it becomes unnatural, disgusting and criminal (outlawed in many places by those same 'nature-lovers').
It's quite possible that my wiring isn't the best (I'm actually fairly certain of that fact) but people urging for natural things (such as putting food on the table and being unwilling to be dependent on malafide organizations for that) to be outlawed because of some perceived Disney notion of nature and natural, should have their heads examined. Or at the very least, should have their agendas questioned.
I think it would actually be good for children to see, learn and realize where the foods they eat come from. But ultimately the parents decide on that.
I once build a huge fire on an island in a far away country (way east in Asia). Open fires have been outlawed here decades ago, so anytime I find myself somewhere it's allowed => 'pyromaniac' takes over. People always come over to 'have a look', end up sitting around it and have a good time socializing and bonding. On this particular island I was asked where I learned to build fires. I didn't know what to say because in my mind (up until then) everybody is born with that 'skill'. Then it hit me that these were multi-million-city people on holiday and the closest they came to an open fire were candles.
Whether to eat meat or not, or less, is a choice, and as such should be respected. It is not ok, however, to tell someone else they should eat less, more or none at all.
I used to eat very little meat for years, until I realized that it wasn't all that good for my health. That was my experience and because of it I eat meat on a daily basis. Anyone not wanting to eat meat or very little is fine by me, maybe it works for them. I'm no advocate for eating meat every day (it has it's negative consequences also if one overdoes it, to be on the clear), but I am an advocate for everybody minding their own business.
You guys in the US are lucky, hang on to your freedoms and protect them all with all your might, because a single freedom taken away opens a barn door to take the rest. And, although you are still in a lucky position, that barn door is already wide open.
A chicken is literally the last thing you can process yourself around here to get it on the table.
And, I think the only reason that didn't get outlawed is because it's such a sensitive subject.
Poultry, all poultry, is exempt from tax here, by specific law prohibiting any and all taxation, because that's like the last thing people had to grow for protein and fat on basically nothing (the whole flock would get a handful of grain at night to bring them in).
If one thinks about it, such developments (not being allowed to keep and process) are pretty insane.
Of course one can't keep a steer on an apartment, that's common sense, but in a lot of places on this globe people still buy their poultry (or other small game) alive on the market and process in their sometimes one room apartments. This works, is done on a regular basis, and it's absolutely normal. When a predatory animal catches a prey, 'nature-lovers' call it wonderful nature. When a man processes his catch (be it hunted or grown) it becomes unnatural, disgusting and criminal (outlawed in many places by those same 'nature-lovers').
It's quite possible that my wiring isn't the best (I'm actually fairly certain of that fact) but people urging for natural things (such as putting food on the table and being unwilling to be dependent on malafide organizations for that) to be outlawed because of some perceived Disney notion of nature and natural, should have their heads examined. Or at the very least, should have their agendas questioned.
I think it would actually be good for children to see, learn and realize where the foods they eat come from. But ultimately the parents decide on that.
I once build a huge fire on an island in a far away country (way east in Asia). Open fires have been outlawed here decades ago, so anytime I find myself somewhere it's allowed => 'pyromaniac' takes over. People always come over to 'have a look', end up sitting around it and have a good time socializing and bonding. On this particular island I was asked where I learned to build fires. I didn't know what to say because in my mind (up until then) everybody is born with that 'skill'. Then it hit me that these were multi-million-city people on holiday and the closest they came to an open fire were candles.
Whether to eat meat or not, or less, is a choice, and as such should be respected. It is not ok, however, to tell someone else they should eat less, more or none at all.
I used to eat very little meat for years, until I realized that it wasn't all that good for my health. That was my experience and because of it I eat meat on a daily basis. Anyone not wanting to eat meat or very little is fine by me, maybe it works for them. I'm no advocate for eating meat every day (it has it's negative consequences also if one overdoes it, to be on the clear), but I am an advocate for everybody minding their own business.
You guys in the US are lucky, hang on to your freedoms and protect them all with all your might, because a single freedom taken away opens a barn door to take the rest. And, although you are still in a lucky position, that barn door is already wide open.
). My surrounding neighbors all find my chickens rather amusing so I don't fear them trying to cause trouble by calling Animal Control or anything.
