> I can tell you how my beef gets
> from the pasture to my table. We
> range feed and supplement with
> hay/alfalfa/straw and grain. The
> last six weeks or so of the
> steer's life, we separate it into
> a pen and stall by itself so that
> we can feed it special. We call a
> local guy who comes and shoots one
> bullet into its head. The steer is
> then skinned, gutted, quartered
> and taken to the butcher place to
> be cut into different pieces --
> roasts, steaks, hamburger, ribs,
> etc. In packing plants, special
> care is taken so that the animal
> can be kept calm. I once heard on
> PBS about a lady who goes through
> the alleys and makes them
> cow-friendly. When the moderator
> asked her how she could care about
> animals but help people slaughter
> cattle to eat, the lady replied,
> "If nature were in charge,
> the wolves would rip its throat
> out and eat on it before it was
> even dead." Something always
> has to die so that humans can
> live. Even vegetarians kill a
> plant that is dying in order to
> survive. Respect for life and
> living demands that we do these
> things as humanely and
> thoughtfully as possible. Thanks for the info it answers alot of my questions but I have one more, how do you "take" it to the butcher. thanks again Jane