Holy cow!
Cute little fellow isn't he?
Well I have news for you he’s bred for eating.
So I guess I should admit it I love steak! I don’t eat it
much but upon occasion I do enjoy a nice medium rare one.
Many of the farmers around my area have cows for milk and
steers for eating. I drive past them all
the time grazing in the fields and never giving much thought to what eventually
will happen to them.
We have a big enough piece of property that we could
probably have a few of these cute cows. My husband Bill knew however it would
be futile since I would never ever eat them, they would be assigned names and
become family pets.
..Or as he said big fat lawn mowers..
Chances are this beautiful creature is going to be on
someone’s table someday soon.
I always think of my meat butchered nicely and placed on
trays under plastic in the meat section of the market and rarely think of the
animal it came from.
Or do you go without from eating meat?
Oh my gosh, he's so cute. I don't eat meat, but my family does, so we buy it. I can't think about the animals either. I love fish, and it's the same thing. I can only think, this is how God provides for us. Maybe I'm off base, but that's my thinking. :-)
ReplyDeleteI eat meat. Not daily, but I do. But, yeah, if I think about it, it's hard, especially after looking at the picture above. He's a cute guy. How nice, that you have such a big piece of property. I have a backyard and front yard, takes about fifteen minutes to run the lawnmower through both. :)
ReplyDeleteWe have to eat to stay alive - it's the nature of things but he is a cutie.
ReplyDeleteIf I thought about it much, I wouldn't be able to eat it. Especially if I had looked into those eyes!
ReplyDeleteMare, I usually eat meat about four times a week, never in big quantities. I doubt I'd miss it much. I love bread and pasta so much more!
DeleteSilvia, I had my husband turn the car around so that I could take that picture of him he was so darn cute!
Sally, My Grandmother from Cork used to say the same thing Sally!
Ms A, That's why he's not living in my back yard!!
Hi Jen - I don't eat a lot .. and I do worry where I get my meat from .. though I'm ashamed I don't go to the farm shop as often as I should .. when you're only catering for one ..
ReplyDeleteBelieve it or not I'm going to see a highly acclaimed film on cows in 12 days time ... I'll write about it - but it'll be May .. Sussex farmer here in Sussex ...
I try and eat balanced meals .. but use a lot of veg and fish ... and fruits ... that calf is just a wonder to look at .. he does look cuddly!! Cheers Hilary
My family pass by steer and shout Filet mignon, NY steak and hamburger. To be fair to the beef, chicken run and hide when we pass as we eat a lot more of that. We could never raise steer and eat them. Like you, they would be named and become part of the family.
ReplyDeleteI do eat meat but can live without it at times. I could never raise an animal for slaughter I like you would give the names and invite them in for dinner.
ReplyDeleteI don't think where my meat comes from, sometimes when cutting up chicken I might. Its probably safer that way if I want to prevent from being a vegetarian :)
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I love that your hubby calls cows, "Big,fat lawn mowers!" He does look way cute to eat!
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Hillary, I look forward to reading your cow post.
DeleteR Scott, You'd name them too?! We must be related!
MaryAnn, I with you MaryAnne on all counts :)
Betty, I think of it when i see the animals not when i see the meat..
Julie, He thinks he's funny!
I really, really try not to think about it. It's just the process and the assembly line feeling that gets to me. That's just so gross.
ReplyDeleteI think about where food comes from all the time. That's how I've remained a vegetarian since 1998. :) I grew up in a rural area where animals were pets and friends, not food. I just can't eat them! ~ Angela, A to Z participant from Web Writing Advice (http://www.webwritingadvice.com/) and Whole Foods Living (http://wholefoodsliving.blogspot.com/)
ReplyDeleteI'm from TEXAS...we raise cattle...once had a steer named TBone. However, I eat very little 'BEEF'...more fish and chicken...lots of veggies and fruits. Cute calves grow up to be as you mentioned...on some ones table and plate. How often or not at all....well, that's a choice!
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I'm a meat eater. I do know where it comes from. I'd like to eat more local beef, but my husband is more about what he can find in the grocery store. I would like my beef to be grown as humanely and as naturally as possible. I don't like the idea of feedlotting them and stuffing them full of antibiotics and other stuff to get them to bulk up. So, a lovingly grown steer who had a name would be a good thing in the long run. I've never been around the butchering end of the process, so I don't know how I'd handle that.
ReplyDeleteJean, visiting for the A-Z Challenge from Rantings and Ravings of an Insane Writer
Aw, so cute! I do actually know where my meat comes from, and I've met it, too - I have a meat CSA at a local farm that raises cows, pigs, chickens, and sheep. Oh, and goats. It makes me happy to see the animals well-cared for, and happy!
ReplyDeleteLiz, yup sometimes animals are not treated humanely and you're right that is gross.
DeleteAngela, I think you might be the only vegetarian I know. I admire you for it too, I'm not sure I'd be able to think of enough things to eat to satisfy me. I'm not quite creative enough.
Jean, I do wonder how much antibiotics I'm consuming when I eat beef that isn't organic. You're so right Jean, natural is best for us beef eaters..
Liz, he is isn't he? I've heard of CSA's for veggies but not for animals, how neat!
I love animals and I think cows are cute. It makes me sad to think about where my roast beef comes from!
ReplyDeleteI grew up on a family dairy farm where we also raised our own beef and eggs, and of course, veggies. The cows are now gone from the family farm, so we buy what we do eat at the store like everyone else, but I wish we still had access to home fed and grown beef. Cute picture!
ReplyDeleteI do avoid meat whenever I can-- I'm quite aware of where they come from :)
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This hit home to me in Turkey where from our villa we could see a holding pen for goats,sheep and cows brought there by all the locals to wait for their ride to the abattoir . There was a cow in the field beside us and they moved her one night from her calf ,she cried all night long and when re united in the morning she ran to it and they licked each other's faces. Who says cows don't have feelings? I know they do. Lovely cute photo Jen.
ReplyDeleteJE, I agree !
ReplyDeleteMarcy, we have plenty families who do the same thing here Marcy. There's nothing better than having a neighbor who just killed a pig and is sharing his fresh pork sausage!
D, Me too. And btw, thanks for all you are doing with this challenge...
Anne, I wonder how well those animals were treated at the end?
I have no problems whatsoever eating meat. I love cow. We love steaks! And big juicy hamburgers. Nothing like those crazy turkey burgers but yummy greasy hambrugers from beef. This is what God provided the animals for. To take care of us....his human creatures
ReplyDeletePaula, We tend to like our beef rather on the red side too.Just had juicy burgers on the grill last night since we had 80 degree weather..
DeleteOh my, I do give it a lot of thought. I eat less and less meat as the years go by. I watch calves frolicking in the pastures, and think back on my sister's pet cow (I grew up on a working family farm) and how she sat at the table and cried when the roast was passed around. My 3 brothers all teased her. My 3 other sisters and I were silent, hurting for her. Growing up on a farm makes you really hard, or it makes you really soft. But, I'll say this. We all draw arbitrary lines about what we eat. I can't imagine a Thanksgiving without turkey. You are asking really tough questions this year, Jen! :-)
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