tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post7214427311585808903..comments2023-12-15T02:04:08.213-08:00Comments on meat: I'm in the NY times todayBruce Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10995706761794063165noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-40393595079583774322009-10-25T15:36:28.365-07:002009-10-25T15:36:28.365-07:00Congrats.Congrats.Knox Gardnerhttp://www.knoxgardner.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-27468193236826329162009-10-24T20:24:18.597-07:002009-10-24T20:24:18.597-07:00Sheila - unfortunately, it is the loading of the a...Sheila - unfortunately, it is the loading of the animals into the truck (primarily) that stresses them. Nor does how far they are trucked matter much (to a point, of course) or whether or not the plant that slaughters them is big or small. The reason is that to get them in the truck, you typically have to make them do things they don't want to do, which stresses them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-45744067569641521002009-10-24T16:38:35.379-07:002009-10-24T16:38:35.379-07:00If only all animals destined for meat could be tre...If only all animals destined for meat could be treated as humanely as you do rather than the commercial big ag business model. Consumers and the animals both deserve better. The only poultry I eat are birds that I have raised and butchered myself. My beef, pork and lamb come from local farmers and is processed and packaged at a small local shop where the animal is butchered as soon as it is trucked there. I would prefer a farm killed animal if I could find someone doing it the way you are. The animal deserves at least that much respect.sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10216149086520612937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-17655212568015629422009-10-24T12:52:39.411-07:002009-10-24T12:52:39.411-07:00I think I was most interested by the closing comme...I think I was most interested by the closing comment by Jake Lahne:<br /><br />“I truly believe that humane slaughter is important and possible,” he added, “but, as I have been learning, here’s the truth about any slaughter: it is both morally difficult and really gross.”<br /><br />He definitely got part of it, slaughter is an unpleasant task. <br /><br />A big part of it, moving to a lifestyle where my food choices are conscious and deliberate, including animal slaughter, for me is the whole animal part. Before my wife and I really got into raising our own animals we realized there was a disconnect in modern eating. As a society we had gone down the road of eating the tasty bits all the time and exclusively, whether is is white rice or dollar ninety nine pork tenderloin. To us, that meant that not only were our bodies only recieving a small portion of the nutritional benifit of the plants and animals we consumed, industrial food systems had to find a home for all those other less desirable parts. Enter mass production of ultra processed foods to disguise those other parts we weren't interested in.<br /><br />Processing our own animals and using every bit is important to us. Giblet gravy, poultry feet for the dog and composting the offal for addition to our garden. Not ignoring the parts we find distasteful.MMPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882874991542193811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-43023147811488708382009-10-24T08:32:12.894-07:002009-10-24T08:32:12.894-07:00The article was a good read. I'm interested i...The article was a good read. I'm interested in one of your classes - where/when can I find you?<br />- MickAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com