What are your views on raising a cow then having it slaughtered?!
Personally, I'm a vegetarian but my parents are not!. They want to buy a calf at this ranch, and raise it and care for it until it grows up, so they can slaughter it and have its meat!. The person who owns the ranch does that because "she loves animals"!. My dad says that meat is all a cow is good for, and their purpose in life is to!.!. die!. He said it kind of jokingly, but I'm sure that's what he does think!. I'm not going to state exactly what I think of the subject, I'd first like to hear your views on having a cow raised just for your food, and whatnot!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
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I personally find it sorta cruel!.
I mean, it certainly IS better than slaughterhouse cows that God knows what they did to them cruelty- and hygiene-wise!.
But it is in a way very!.!.!.um!.!.!. jerk-ish, to buy a cow for pure commercialization and then kill it!. Why!? Oh, for a steak!. Yeah, yum!.
I wouldn't ever do that!. Props to you for being concerned about these unfair acts!. Www@FoodAQ@Com
I mean, it certainly IS better than slaughterhouse cows that God knows what they did to them cruelty- and hygiene-wise!.
But it is in a way very!.!.!.um!.!.!. jerk-ish, to buy a cow for pure commercialization and then kill it!. Why!? Oh, for a steak!. Yeah, yum!.
I wouldn't ever do that!. Props to you for being concerned about these unfair acts!. Www@FoodAQ@Com
I think it is wrong, to raise an animal just to kill it, it is not at all different from raising a cat or dog just to kill it, and you don't see many people in the western countries do that!. I can't understand why people get so upset when they hear that dogs and cats are killed and eaten in China, because, to me anyway, a dog or cat is no more worthy of life that a cow, or a human!. In my opinion, cows are beautiful, highly sentient beings who are very worthy of a good life, not just reared to be killed!.
also I don't think there is any animal on this planet who's purpose in life is to die!. Www@FoodAQ@Com
also I don't think there is any animal on this planet who's purpose in life is to die!. Www@FoodAQ@Com
My parents wanted to do the same thing! But I just told them that if an animal comes under our possession, it's getting a name and it's a part of the family!. Ha ha!. I have lots of animals to prove it!. :]
Personally, I think it would be sad, because you actually see it grow up from a baby, then it's killed!. It would be really sad if you where a vegetarian or vegan, which you are!.
Just explain that to them!. Tell them that you don't mind them eating meat [unless you do mind], but raising the calf to kill it, you don't agree with,
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Personally, I think it would be sad, because you actually see it grow up from a baby, then it's killed!. It would be really sad if you where a vegetarian or vegan, which you are!.
Just explain that to them!. Tell them that you don't mind them eating meat [unless you do mind], but raising the calf to kill it, you don't agree with,
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How many meat eaters would eat their dog or cat after he/she dies!? Probably none!. If the owner of that ranch really "loved animals", she wouldn't slaughter them and eat them!. And maybe the meat is the only thing your dad cares about the cow for, but I'm sure the cow feels differently!. Cows have feelings, that's a fact!. He's a fool if he denies that!. I think it's safe to assume that the cow wants something more out of life than to end up on somebody's plate!. Www@FoodAQ@Com
It is terrribly cruel!.
My aunt and uncle raised a pig for a year!? or less maybe!. then had it slaughtered and had a pig roast for my cousins 13th birthday!. I didn't go it was so terrible!.
It probably will live a better life with you then it would at a farm w/ other slaughter animals!.
And maybe by the time they want to slaughter it you will convince them that they can't do it!.
(if they do decide to get one make sure that it gets proper care from a farm veterinarian)
<333 good luck!!!Www@FoodAQ@Com
My aunt and uncle raised a pig for a year!? or less maybe!. then had it slaughtered and had a pig roast for my cousins 13th birthday!. I didn't go it was so terrible!.
It probably will live a better life with you then it would at a farm w/ other slaughter animals!.
And maybe by the time they want to slaughter it you will convince them that they can't do it!.
(if they do decide to get one make sure that it gets proper care from a farm veterinarian)
<333 good luck!!!Www@FoodAQ@Com
it really is your parents choice and money to buy the calf and feed it till it is old enough for slaughter!.one grown cow or steer can feed a family for a year!.i raise my own beef so it is cheaper for me to eat for a year and besides i like the taste of the beef that is fed on my pastures so i don't have a problem with knowing where my meat came from!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Mmmmmm!. Beeeef!
If you don't like it, don't eat it, but don't tell people it is cruel or gross!.
Cows are here for us to eat!. Humans have specialized teeth for tearing and ripping meat from the bone!. Raising it yourself is a great way to do it because you can control its diet!. I personally eat wild free ranging game like deer, elk, ferrel hog, you get the picture!. That is the healthiest way I know to eat and still stay true to mans need for meat!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
If you don't like it, don't eat it, but don't tell people it is cruel or gross!.
Cows are here for us to eat!. Humans have specialized teeth for tearing and ripping meat from the bone!. Raising it yourself is a great way to do it because you can control its diet!. I personally eat wild free ranging game like deer, elk, ferrel hog, you get the picture!. That is the healthiest way I know to eat and still stay true to mans need for meat!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
my parents raise angus beef!.!.i have been there, done that, seen a cow die in front of me just because my parents like meat!. one of the many reasons i am a vegetarian!. from my experience bottle feeding calves i can tell you that they do have feelings, they each have their own personality, and they get attached to you and you get attached to them!. Www@FoodAQ@Com
Hmmm!.!.!. To me it would seem exactly like raising a puppy to be full grown and then slaughtering it!. No difference at all in my view!.
I feel like the best parent in the world right now!. I never raised an living being to adulthood and then slaughtered and butchered it and had my children watch me eat it!.!.!.
That's how I view it!. Seems harsh, but you asked!.!.!.
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I feel like the best parent in the world right now!. I never raised an living being to adulthood and then slaughtered and butchered it and had my children watch me eat it!.!.!.
That's how I view it!. Seems harsh, but you asked!.!.!.
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I have raised a calf ( and pigs, chickens, ducks geese and pigeons ) have also had pet chickens ducks geese and pigeons!.
You do not name an animal that you intend to eat!. Other than that the meat will be of higher quality and you know what it was fed!.
Probably will not save much if any money though!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
You do not name an animal that you intend to eat!. Other than that the meat will be of higher quality and you know what it was fed!.
Probably will not save much if any money though!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
We have lived in a farming community for years!.!.!.!.!.!.!. That is how most of us our here in the hicks live!. We don't buy beef or meat out of the stores!.!.!.!.!.!. too expensive, and you don't know what it's been fed!. If I grow little beefurt up myself, I at least know what he's been eating and can safely chew that steak without a worry in the world!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!. cruel!.!.!.!.!.!.!. no, it's called survival!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Think of it this way!. The calf will probably have a better life with your family than other cows that are raised for slaughter!. Maybe your parents will get attached to it and won't go through with it!. Www@FoodAQ@Com
I'm a meat eater, and I live in the country!. But!.!.!.!.I can't eat meat from one of my own animals!. Well, I can, but I prefer not to!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
i wuldnt eat it think about if it was your brother (if u have one ) growing up with him all your life and then all of a sudden slaughtering him and eating him!.!.!.!.!.!. ok maybe its not the same but you get my pointWww@FoodAQ@Com
at least your parents may avoid mad cow disease by raising their own!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Your Dad is basically right!. Female cattle are kept for milk, breeding and reproducing, males are generally slaughtered for food because a ranch only needs one bull for 30 or 40 cows!.
If they get a single calf, and raise and care for it, they'll end up naming it, it will be as gentle as a kitten and when it comes time to process it into meat it will be a heartbreaking experience for the whole family!. On the other hand, knowing exactly what feed, nutrients and medication the animal has received you can be assured it will be as healthful and tasty as red meat can be!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
If they get a single calf, and raise and care for it, they'll end up naming it, it will be as gentle as a kitten and when it comes time to process it into meat it will be a heartbreaking experience for the whole family!. On the other hand, knowing exactly what feed, nutrients and medication the animal has received you can be assured it will be as healthful and tasty as red meat can be!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
You can't keep cows as pets, at least not in the city (zoning laws) And if you manage to keep one, they don't do much of anything as pets either!. I'm not going to argue with your Dad about what a cow is good for, it's his opinion and he is entitled to it!. But for you reality bites, that's the reason why people buy live cows!. So they can raise them for either milk, or meat or both!. People normally won't buy for anything else!. Moral argument aside, that's what your parents think so too!.
Me, I don't raise cows!. A friend of mine does!. And it's his source of income, has been for his family for generations!. He dosen't seem to mind at all!. Www@FoodAQ@Com
Me, I don't raise cows!. A friend of mine does!. And it's his source of income, has been for his family for generations!. He dosen't seem to mind at all!. Www@FoodAQ@Com
i think its cruel!.!. i mean if u are with an animal for such a long time and then u slaughter and eat it!.!. um i wodnt eat that stuff knowing i fed it!Www@FoodAQ@Com