In regards to eating meat

[Monica]

Would you like to continue via PM? After this post, you can imagine that I'm a little leery right now.

I'm 100% certain Diana didn't intend any offense, but was just trying to understand your stance.

If it's ok with you, now that that has been cleared up, I would prefer to continue here, for the benefit of others who might be following the conversation.

You were saying that yes, you do feel more emotion when killing a cow than when pulling carrot. Hypothetical, apparently, since killing a cow isn't physically possible for you. May I ask why it isn't physically possible? Couldn't the throat be slit in an instant? Please forgive my ignorance here. I saw my father butchering chickens all the time. He cut their heads off. Wouldn't a cow just die instantly if her throat was slit? Or are guns used because it's easier and cleaner?

I've seen slaughterhouse videos which showed cows getting their throats slit. Apparently they need to be hung up first...? OK, assuming that's done. Just the act of killing...aside from the size of the animal, why is it emotionally more difficult? That is what I'm wondering.