Originally posted by MagicNakor@14 November 2003 - 01:30
Well, venison isn't fawn. Usually it looks like this:
I used to live on a working farm/orchard. It's since been sold. 
However, if you're raising animals for meat, the worst thing you can do is name them. If you name them (something other than Cow or Pig), you become personally attached, as that's the way the mind tends to work. Small children are bad for this. But you care for them to the best of your ability, and in return they care for you (animals, not small children). Life goes on.
It is quite possible to love animals and to eat them. I won't eat "baby" animals, though. For the most part, I find that it doesn't taste very good. Some "taboos" (such as eating dog or cat) is more of a social thing than anything else. In other cultures it is perfectly acceptable.
However, if you're raising animals for meat, the worst thing you can do is name them. If you name them (something other than Cow or Pig), you become personally attached, as that's the way the mind tends to work. Small children are bad for this. But you care for them to the best of your ability, and in return they care for you (animals, not small children). Life goes on.
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