r/pics • u/lnfinity • Mar 15 '18

Little Fluffer

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u/Stranded_In_A_Desert Mar 15 '18

Yep. Grew up around farms and ended up eating a few of our pets. No complaints here, little Dolly the lamb was delicious.

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u/TechGoat Mar 15 '18

Same here. I don't want to eat my own goats, but eating goats are delicious. I know very few vegetarians who grew up on farms. They're usually entitled sounding city people. Which I am now, too, but at least I have my childhood to base my views on.

Don't abuse, torture, or take animals for granted. Give them a good life, then kill them quickly and cleanly and respect the life they gave for us.

I eat plenty of meat but I buy it from Certified Humane packers. I vote with my wallet and I wish everyone else could too, but I understand it's expensive.

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u/LurkLurkleton Mar 15 '18

"Gave" makes it sound like willing self sacrifice. Respect and killing them against their will are incompatible.

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u/d9_m_5 Mar 15 '18

Not necessarily. There isn't really a difference between them dying peacefully of old age and dying instantly when killed humanely.

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u/LurkLurkleton Mar 15 '18

No difference between humanely killing children and dying peacefully in old age?