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In reply to the discussion: Comedian Jay Leggett dies after killing deer [View all]Drahthaardogs
(6,843 posts)I am sure the poor chicken does not have to scruple between those who kill for fun vs. those who kill for food. In the end, her life is over.
I grew up on a ranch and I worked in my uncle's butcher shop as a kid. Every year we raised and then butchered 75 chicken. We also killed several steers for the family and more than a few hogs and lambs. In the butcher shop, shit was not like it is today. We did not get 1/4 beefs vacuum sealed. We killed our own every week. You know what? Dead is fucking dead. Animals are self-aware be they a huge red stag or a lowly ass meat rabbit. When slaughter time comes, they know what the hell is going on, and they are not too keen on the idea.
Non-vegetarians who claim moral superiority to hunters or ranchers or whatever grind my gears. Newsflash. We are not out there amputating limbs and taking skin grafts off of critters. If you eat meat, something died. Just because you lack the sack to do it yourself in no way makes you "better". Pretty snobbish in my opinion.