Chickens are easy, I don’t name them or interact other than feeding. Although I did have trouble with the last female last year. Put her into the chicken holder and she managed to get out.
We do have 3 egg layers that are 8-9 now and couldnt eat them
Pigs, I interact daily, give them scratches and treats. We send them to an abittoir.
Everything dies eventually, at least I know they had a good life while it lasted.
We do have 3 egg layers that are 8-9 now and couldnt eat them
I’ve heard that kind of attachement to favorite animals from a couple of farmers. Perhaps this is psychologically similar to a teacher having a teachers pet while all others “move on”?
Pigs, I interact daily, give them scratches and treats. We send them to an abittoir.
Ah okay, so is your existentce is dependent on animal farming? So it’s like a “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas”-kind of situation…
Everything dies eventually, at least I know they had a good life while it lasted.
It sounds like you really do care, but their existence is imo rather needlessly (and in some cases horrifically) cut short, no?
Maybe i’ve thought about this to much but I always ask myself: How old would domesticated animal get if they are not slaughtered and can I justify this choice by the imo neglible gains (not having to take as many supplements and the taste i am accustomed from my youth) I gets from a omnivorous diet?
Chickens are easy, I don’t name them or interact other than feeding. Although I did have trouble with the last female last year. Put her into the chicken holder and she managed to get out.
We do have 3 egg layers that are 8-9 now and couldnt eat them
Pigs, I interact daily, give them scratches and treats. We send them to an abittoir.
Everything dies eventually, at least I know they had a good life while it lasted.
I’ve heard that kind of attachement to favorite animals from a couple of farmers. Perhaps this is psychologically similar to a teacher having a teachers pet while all others “move on”?
Ah okay, so is your existentce is dependent on animal farming? So it’s like a “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas”-kind of situation…
It sounds like you really do care, but their existence is imo rather needlessly (and in some cases horrifically) cut short, no? Maybe i’ve thought about this to much but I always ask myself: How old would domesticated animal get if they are not slaughtered and can I justify this choice by the imo neglible gains (not having to take as many supplements and the taste i am accustomed from my youth) I gets from a omnivorous diet?