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jeff3 · 02-08-2009, 07:15 PM

I've killed and butchered cattle up to about 800 lbs only a few times, it is difficult and messy work, kinda' like child-birth and equally necessary for human survival. I prefer to pay others to do it for me, same with delivering babies and performing surgery as they all require specialization and correct tools to do the job properly. Butchering large animals is a logistical nightmare for the DIY'er and certainly not a job for the squeamish or those otherwise shielded from the realities of life and death.

The same arguments I'm hearing here about it being disgusting also apply to medicine and care of corpses but I feel pretty sure you guys pay someone to handle that for you and don't ask questions like "Do you embalm your own relatives?" , "Do you treat your grandma's impactions at home?" , "Do you perform surgery at your house cause it's icky?" No ,of course not, you've just been de-conditioned by having other people handle the hard and and messy work and now it's become "icky" and "wrong" and attacked under the guise of enlightenment, spiritual superiority or some form of moral/ethical issue. IMO it's just a choice based upon experiences and perceptions which humans often confuse with reality.

I still raise cattle to help do my part in keeping a well balanced diet on the tables of those that choose to eat meat (fortunately that's still over 95% of the population).

02-08-2009, 07:15 PM	#16 (permalink)
jeff3 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: AR Posts: 863	I've killed and butchered cattle up to about 800 lbs only a few times, it is difficult and messy work, kinda' like child-birth and equally necessary for human survival. I prefer to pay others to do it for me, same with delivering babies and performing surgery as they all require specialization and correct tools to do the job properly. Butchering large animals is a logistical nightmare for the DIY'er and certainly not a job for the squeamish or those otherwise shielded from the realities of life and death. The same arguments I'm hearing here about it being disgusting also apply to medicine and care of corpses but I feel pretty sure you guys pay someone to handle that for you and don't ask questions like "Do you embalm your own relatives?" , "Do you treat your grandma's impactions at home?" , "Do you perform surgery at your house cause it's icky?" No ,of course not, you've just been de-conditioned by having other people handle the hard and and messy work and now it's become "icky" and "wrong" and attacked under the guise of enlightenment, spiritual superiority or some form of moral/ethical issue. IMO it's just a choice based upon experiences and perceptions which humans often confuse with reality. I still raise cattle to help do my part in keeping a well balanced diet on the tables of those that choose to eat meat (fortunately that's still over 95% of the population).