I don't like the basic fact that animals die for my food.
This was (is) one of the reasons why we wanted to raise our own meat birds. We wanted to make sure they had the best life possible followed by the cleanest, quickest, kindest death possible. As one person said, "We only want them to have one bad day in their whole lives." I think it makes people a lot more responsible when they have to raise (and look at and care for) their own food. We harvested our own meat for years, and it was never easy, never grew "lighter" to do, but it sure made us appreciate the animal that fed us. I too get upset when people waste food, any food. As you pointed out, people are too divorced from the the labor, cycle (of all beings involved), time, resource, etc. involved in food production. Living in a flat in a city makes us feel pretty impotent and frustrated sometimes because of that divorce. It is only for a "season," though...
I agree about hunting. My husband spearfishes, and it is great when he can bring home food. However, he would never spearfish with scuba-diving equipment and doesn't respect those who do.
'Oh, our cat doesn't do that, she wouldn't hurt a baby bird, she's so nice and well-behaved!' ROFL. "yeah, right" is right. ;)
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This was (is) one of the reasons why we wanted to raise our own meat birds. We wanted to make sure they had the best life possible followed by the cleanest, quickest, kindest death possible. As one person said, "We only want them to have one bad day in their whole lives." I think it makes people a lot more responsible when they have to raise (and look at and care for) their own food. We harvested our own meat for years, and it was never easy, never grew "lighter" to do, but it sure made us appreciate the animal that fed us. I too get upset when people waste food, any food. As you pointed out, people are too divorced from the the labor, cycle (of all beings involved), time, resource, etc. involved in food production. Living in a flat in a city makes us feel pretty impotent and frustrated sometimes because of that divorce. It is only for a "season," though...
I agree about hunting. My husband spearfishes, and it is great when he can bring home food. However, he would never spearfish with scuba-diving equipment and doesn't respect those who do.
'Oh, our cat doesn't do that, she wouldn't hurt a baby bird, she's so nice and well-behaved!' ROFL. "yeah, right" is right. ;)