I have to say that there is a reason I like meat, because I personally don't kill it. Ever since I was a child I have been aware of where meat comes from and what it looked like before it hit the table. Over the years I have been known to refer to myself as a wishful vegetarian. I am not a fan of killing anything really but the taste of a good steak is too hard to pass up. And yes, I order mine rare -- also known as still bleeding. So as you can see I have fixed emotions regarding hunting. I love shooting and go with guy friends but don't think I could turn the gun on a living creature. I killed a pair of raccoons with my car years ago and had to pull over I was so upset.
For some the connection might be stronger. I could understand someone feel proud of the accomplishment -- shooting a moving target is. Hunting can be moral if: it is done humanely, with the intention of using the animal as much as possible, and done legally. There are reasons why the government regulates what can and cannot be hunted. I feel the same standards apply to fishing as well. I do not believe in killing more than is needed.
On page 11 of The Scavenger's Guide to Haute Cuisine, where the deer dies of natural causes and the family then makes it a meal. If I had a choice, this would be how the steak got on my plate each and every time.
1. Costa, Margaret, and Luis Verrissimo. The Club Of Angels. 1 ed. New York: New Directions, 2008. Print.
2. Hayes, Ruth. Gluttony. 1 ed. Seattle, WA: Random Motion, 1985. Print.
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Sorry my computer was going crazy and I just got it to post... I know it is after the deadline but there were technical difficulties.
ReplyDeleteI am kind of on the same page with you, especially after your first line. I think it is a difficult thing for most meat eater's to be consious that the meat comes from an animal and that they go through a life cycle before they are killed for our consumption. I guess we could think this way about fruits and vegtables but it is not the same.
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