I used to live on a homestead where we'd occasionally kill and butcher chickens after giving them a long happy life of running free on a large property - basically the "happy farm" every carnist likes to pretend they buy their meat from.

It was still wrong and I think back on that time really negatively - the killing at least. I loved taking care of those little dinosaurs and watching them run around while I smoked on the front porch. They should have just been pets. im-vegan

[–] blindbunny@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

May I ask did you take a liking to any of them? Like gained a special connection with one that you think about every once in a while.

[–] Babs@hexbear.net 23 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Every one that I got to name. We had 40 chickens and 3 ducks so there was a lot to keep in mind, but I got to name one of the ducks and a few of the chickens, and they were my favorites. Especially the ones I named after commies - my housemates never knew why we had a duck named Tito, or that Emma's and Rosa's full names were actually Emma Goldhen and Rosa Cluxemburg.

But they were all pretty special, and even the ones I didn't form a long-lasting emotional bond deserved better than being eaten.

[–] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago

"Emma Goldhen and Rosa Cluxemburg"

You're my hero.

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