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<blockquote data-quote="Frankie" data-source="post: 64702" data-attributes="member: 13"><p>You don't <strong>know</strong> that sending cattle in a semi trailer is the most scary thing that can happen to a cow. You <strong>think</strong> that it's true; but since you apparently have very little experience with cattle, you don't know that. And I would surely disagree with you. It is stressful, but I think cows are equally as stressed when they are moved into a corral and chute for their vaccinations. Cows are herd animals. If you put three of them in a huge truck, they'd crowd up in a corner. Don't try to put your own thoughts/feelings into their heads. Cows in trucks don't know they are headed for slaughter. They've likely ridden in trucks and trailers before in their life, why would they think the trip to slaughter is any different than the trip to the feedlot, assuming they "think" at all?</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Apparently you don't <strong>know</strong>. The large slaughterhouses shoot cattle in the head with a deadbolt pistol. On the net you can find the procedure approved by the USDA. There are USDA inspectors around to watch the proceedings; Temple Grandin has set up guidelines for the slaughterhouses and they are becoming more efficient every year. Some of them keep guns on site and shoot the cattle if they realize they haven't killed it with the deadbolt.</p><p></p><p>We all do what we can to ensure our cattle "suffer" as little as possible because (a) it's the right thing to do and (b) stressed cattle don't produce good beef.</p><p></p><p>I don't slaughter my own animals any more than you grow your own vegetables. It does make me sad to know they are going to die; but we're all going to die. I agree with those who say it's better that they serve the purpose they are born for: feeding humans. And not just feeding us, the livestock industry contributes much more than meat to our daily lives. Check out the link below. If you can't deal with death, don't start a farm/ranch. All sorts of animals, domesticated and wild die every day on a farm/ranch and not just because of humans. Animals are much more cruel to other animals than humans. As I sit here I can see a red tailed hawk circling low, watching for mice in the grass. Do you think that hawk is concerned about the mouse's "suffering?" </p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/neareaoffice/animalproducts.htm" target="_blank">http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/neareaoffice/a ... oducts.htm</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Frankie, post: 64702, member: 13"] You don't [b]know[/b] that sending cattle in a semi trailer is the most scary thing that can happen to a cow. You [b]think[/b] that it's true; but since you apparently have very little experience with cattle, you don't know that. And I would surely disagree with you. It is stressful, but I think cows are equally as stressed when they are moved into a corral and chute for their vaccinations. Cows are herd animals. If you put three of them in a huge truck, they'd crowd up in a corner. Don't try to put your own thoughts/feelings into their heads. Cows in trucks don't know they are headed for slaughter. They've likely ridden in trucks and trailers before in their life, why would they think the trip to slaughter is any different than the trip to the feedlot, assuming they "think" at all? Apparently you don't [b]know[/b]. The large slaughterhouses shoot cattle in the head with a deadbolt pistol. On the net you can find the procedure approved by the USDA. There are USDA inspectors around to watch the proceedings; Temple Grandin has set up guidelines for the slaughterhouses and they are becoming more efficient every year. Some of them keep guns on site and shoot the cattle if they realize they haven't killed it with the deadbolt. We all do what we can to ensure our cattle "suffer" as little as possible because (a) it's the right thing to do and (b) stressed cattle don't produce good beef. I don't slaughter my own animals any more than you grow your own vegetables. It does make me sad to know they are going to die; but we're all going to die. I agree with those who say it's better that they serve the purpose they are born for: feeding humans. And not just feeding us, the livestock industry contributes much more than meat to our daily lives. Check out the link below. If you can't deal with death, don't start a farm/ranch. All sorts of animals, domesticated and wild die every day on a farm/ranch and not just because of humans. Animals are much more cruel to other animals than humans. As I sit here I can see a red tailed hawk circling low, watching for mice in the grass. Do you think that hawk is concerned about the mouse's "suffering?" [url=http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/neareaoffice/animalproducts.htm]http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/neareaoffice/a ... oducts.htm[/url] [/QUOTE]
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