Me, A Hypocrite

Am I

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I am a strong advocate for animals. But I eat meat. How can this be? We buy a whole pig we can eat through the winter. I cannot think of the processing of said pig because then I couldn’t eat it. So, I don’t. Does this make me a hypocrite? I seriously do not know. I do know I cannot watch a movie where an animal gets killed without feeling horrible about it. In the photo above the last sheep is looking back with a how could you look. It breaks my heart.

Treat Them Better

Cows are treated badly before they are put down. I’ve heard stories. Why can’t this be done humanly. Why make an animal suffer? Same thing with pigs. What kind of people work in slaughterhouses? I know I wouldn’t be able to go into one without being violently ill. I’d most likely never eat meat again. 

We buy our burger from a local farmer down the road from us. He has a huge farm where good things don’t happen. I refuse to think about a cow in that regard. Same as a pig.

Run Them Down

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When I see those semis hauling cattle, I’d like to run them off the road and save every single cow on it. Take them and hide them somewhere. Keep them safe. There are those who say that is why God put them on this earth. To feed us. Maybe so, but I don’t have to like it. Yet I eat meat. 

I’ve heard horror stories about the treatment of animals. I abhor them. Given my situation, you’d think I’d be a vegetarian. I’m not. 

Am I Weird

Same with chickens. I could never kill a chicken. But I eat chickens. What does that make me? Human? It’s a cruel world out there and farm animals get the worst of it. Raising beef to slaughter is a business. It’s a business I’d fail at because I wouldn’t be able to send them to slaughter. I’d name them all and keep them forever. Failed farmer. That would be me. I’d have a sanctuary animals can come to. Feed them, house them, keep them safe. I realize I cannot save all of them, but how about a few. 

Cows get their calves taken away from them right after birth. They are placed in those little houses I see all over when I drive by farms. People eat veal. That is a baby cow. It’s something I cannot stomach. I’ve never had it and I never will. Just the thought of it makes me ill. My husband Gary loves lamb. I tried it once but was determined not to like it because it was a lamb. I wouldn’t eat it again. I only had one small piece. Just the thought of eating a lamb makes me want to toss my cookies. 

Avoidance

So, throughout this life I avoid the things I cannot change. Eating meat is one of them. I have gone for days without eating it. I do not think I could be a vegetarian though because after a few days I want meat. As disgusting as that sounds to me as I write this. 

Animals are my favorites. I cannot believe I eat them. 

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Me, hypocrite, maybe. 

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How about you? What’s in your freezer?

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