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When my children were growing up & we had eaten a nice Sunday roast, pork for example, after the meal as well as complimenting my wife for the excellent meal I would add & don't forget to say thank you to the pig. At first they would not understand why I would say this so I would explain to them that for us to have enjoyed the meat we have just eaten an animal had to die. So it was only fair that we should be grateful, they grew up with the understanding that meat isn't just something that comes from the butchers, we all still eat meat, but we are still grateful for the sacrifice that animal has made.
Although I wouldn't enjoy the task after all I pay extra for the slaughter man to perform it I would be amongst the 10% that would be prepared to kill my own animals for food. My father used to have a pen with a variety of animals, Hens, Geese, rabbits etc. because of this Sunday roast was always enjoyable in our house.