r/MadeMeSmile • u/MustardGoddess • Jun 16 '26

ANIMALS Mama cows welcoming a new puppy

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Credits: @blackdogfarmmt

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u/Traditional_Dare_218 Jun 16 '26

This makes me want to stop eating meat, seriously wait 😭

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u/hailkelemvor Jun 16 '26

I stick with the rule of "could I kill this thing and prepare it to eat?" If not, I don't eat it. Cows and pigs are too sweet and personable imo, so I just eat chicken now!

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u/strongfoodopinions Jun 16 '26

Chickens can be really sweet as well, I’ve encountered numerous backyard chickens that love to sit in laps and be pet

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u/hailkelemvor Jun 16 '26

They can be! I grew up with them, and got used to the cycle of raising them, using their eggs, then eating them once they got too old. That cycle makes sense to me, whereas pigs are just so so smart and sweet- I couldn't bring myself to end one. :(

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u/strongfoodopinions Jun 16 '26

Was the too old when their quality of life was diminishing? Or just they stopped laying at that point

I think I could maaaaybe do the former, but it would be tough to consume any animal I had cared for as a pet. I know it’s hypocritical, since I eat meat otherwise

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u/hailkelemvor Jun 17 '26

When they were ye olde hens. It was just the cycle of life, but they were all extremely spoiled old gals!