Would you eat meat if you had to slaughter it yourself?

[nat965]

Why / why not?

If we're talking about just the act of killing, sure, I'll cut throat or whatever. But if I had to skin and disembowel them, no thanks, too much trouble.

I'm fine with seafood though.

[e5]

No, I don't think I could. Similarly if there was a picture of the cow that you're eating on your dinner table, I think I'd feel a bit weird eating it. Still would eat it like.

[despect]

I couldnt no. To see an animal being killed infront of me would just be so horrible!

[AgnesIO]

Yes, having done it many times.

[Stephen]

MURDERER

[FlyingJesus]

Wouldn't put me off the meat but I'd rather not just out of laziness

[Brad]

As stated above... I'm too lazy to do it myself. Lol

[Chris]

Only if I was going to starve if I didn't. Otherwise no, I would just pop down Tesco and buy a chicken.

[Charlie]

I'm not good with blood so I'd struggle but if it was for the sake of my survival, then I'd suck it up and do it but otherwise, I wouldn't.

[Landon]

Survival reasons, yes, but I am not a hunter. I know many family members here that do it. Deer, turkey, etc.

[-:Undertaker:-]

Came across this Q.

Would you still eat meat if you had to slaughter the animal yourself?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFW5gPlSJcE

Yes, I would. I would slaughter given the chance regardless.

wbu

Thread merged by !Landon (Forum Moderator) as there was already a recent thread regarding this topic.

[Stephen]

I don't think I would be able to slaughter an animal :(

Would find it hard watching an animal get slaughtered but it wouldn't put me off meat unlike some people in the comments of the video above where they're like OMG IMA GO VEGAN NOW CRYCRYCRY

vegans. *slaps them across the face with some steak*

[TinyFroggy]

The only reason I wouldn't eat it is because I'm lazy. I would've slaughter it but the rest of the job, nah. Tiring. Someone else do it, and I'll continue the eating part. :P

[-:Undertaker:-]

The only reason I wouldn't eat it is because I'm lazy. I would've slaughter it but the rest of the job, nah. Tiring. Someone else do it, and I'll continue the eating part. :P

there is surely something satisfying from the slaughter + prep though

i have always, for some reason, wanted to capture + kill fish/rabbits in the British countryside and cook them on an open fire in the woods with herbs i have found growing around me. it's the heritage. the history. the rawness of it that appeals to me.

many westerners go to Asia and are in awe at how the Orient sources its food, from spices to meat. My belief is that we need to get back to it. It's just as magical to slaughter, prepare and cook a hare in the Somerset woods as it is to capture, prepare and cook fish from Bombay Bay.

while the stones of civilisation are a good thing, there's something about the raw earth i love. put me in a garden/wood and i'm happy. One can be all for the intensive farming of the Amazon yet at the same time be an avid grower of vegatables and fruits in patio/pavement pots. Balance!