From raising sheep and goats i learned that I don’t want to eat them but yet I do because of so many man made up justifications like ‘it’s cleaner meat’, etc. But the honest truth is that it feels wrong. It’s so easy to fall in love with the lambs from the moment they are born because they’re so cute but then their tails must be cut off (‘to prevent infections’) and castration usually follows. All this to get them ready to be eventually eaten. I enjoy homesteading and keeping animals it is very rewarding and gratifying but i believe that animals would be grateful if we give them a different purpose than becoming meat for us. One good example could be raising goats for grazing and clearing up pastures or backyards.
From raising sheep and goats i learned that I don’t want to eat them but yet I do because of so many man made up justifications like ‘it’s cleaner meat’, etc.
But the honest truth is that it feels wrong.
It’s so easy to fall in love with the lambs from the moment they are born because they’re so cute but then their tails must be cut off (‘to prevent infections’) and castration usually follows. All this to get them ready to be eventually eaten.
I enjoy homesteading and keeping animals it is very rewarding and gratifying but i believe that animals would be grateful if we give them a different purpose than becoming meat for us. One good example could be raising goats for grazing and clearing up pastures or backyards.