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Originally Posted by jadabug  I think most family operated farms (which are becoming more and more rare) are for the most part humane. I know there are bad ones out there. The big company owned farms are where a lot of problems are. The animals are just a money making possession. Ask any small family owned farmer and they will tell you, they aren't in it for the money. We rarely break even much less make a profit, but my DH was raised a farmer and will die a farmer.
Our cattle are probably cared for better than a lot of family pets out there. They are vaccinated annually and are free range grazers. Other than the occasional sick cow that has to be penned in a corral, our cattle have free range access to the pasture fields.
Our oldest son and his family just moved from town to our other farm (we gave them the house there) he wanted his kids to be raised with the freedom of living on a farm with lots of land for playing and exploring. Kerra is so tickled that there are several baby calves that come under the fence into their yard every night. She feeds them bread and said daddy calls them the weed eaters  |
I agree with you Michele. Unless we have no animal products... leather shoes, leather sofa, leather in our cars we can not say we are any better then the "meat" eaters.
I go on the premiss that we can be humane. I try my best to not purchase from the big companies because I feel they are so cruel. I don't eat lamb, veal etc. We each have to do what is right for us.
We will never stop eating meat... that is the way it is. It is how we go about it that matters to me.