Today confirmed my fears when the little babies were no where to be found. Unless Phil has moved them to a secret hidden field somewhere I think it is pretty safe to assume that they are currently being butchered into little lamb shanks and rack of lamb and other lamb based carnivorous dishes.
Doodle and I are sad. We've really enjoyed watching them run and play in the fields. Each of them had their own little personality. Some of them were brave and would come up to us to say hello, and others would run straight to their mums when they saw us coming. I always told Heidi she couldn't play with them because what would eventually happen to them would only break her heart (and she sometimes eats lamb flavored food so that would be pretty effed, no?) but today I am the one feeling a little pit in my stomach. I think I got attached.
While it's no secret that I'm a vegetarian, I don't usually get up on my soap box and preach to you about my lifestyle choice. I, for one, do not appreciate it when carnivorous comedians think that dangling meat in front of my face is absolutely hilarious (you would seriously be surprised how often this happens and FYI it's NEVER funny), so I assume my omnivorous friends don't appreciate me sharing all the details of how that steak came to be on their plate. But today I just have to say, I don't get it. How can you kill such adorable little lambs just to give yourself maybe 10 or 15 minutes of gratification at the dinner table? If you have any convincing arguments I'd love to hear them. But be warned I have been a vegetarian since the age of 9 and I have yet to hear anything in the slightest way convincing.
ps. I hope we can still be friends even if you are a meat eater.
While I was in Ireland last year, our bus driver used to yell "Mint Sauce" out of the window when lambs/sheep would be in the road. Not funny.
ReplyDeleteI am a meat eater. I don't deny it, but I also do not rub it into faces of those who are vegetarian or vegan. On most days, I'm actually a pescatarian. I can give it all up, except fish and seafood!
ReplyDeleteThat IS very sad though. :(
Aww, poor little baby lambs :-(
ReplyDeleteomg, I seriously teared up reading this :( I totally agree with you Kelly. Both me and my Husband have been vegetarians from a very young age, and we just can't even comprehend eating meat.
ReplyDeleteIn our area, hunting is very popular and I truly have a hard time getting along with people who enjoy killing animals for sport... I just don't get how people can enjoy such a sick hobby! Okay, I'm off my soapbox now. Just nice to know there's someone out there who can relate :)
I am a meat eater too and not ashamed ! But I totally agree with you, it must be really really hard to see that kind of thing !
ReplyDeleteI totally understand those who are vegetarians. Everybody is free to eat what he wants ! ^^
And, finally, I love your second photo. It's like the second lamb is dancing ! So sweet !
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It is so hard to see these animals eaten ,I really don't know why I do it . I just forget I guess , Mom
ReplyDeleteSo sad ......
! this was so sad ! bama, my pup, just met little sheep for the first time last weekend - he started crying when they looked at him - and then he wouldn't make eye contact! i wish i had gotten it on video!!
ReplyDeleteI do not have any convincing arguments. It is not my place to try and convince people to eat this and that.
ReplyDeleteIf people are happy being omnivorous, vegeterian or vegan, I try and respect and tolerate it.
Our different wievs I think originate from our upbringing/life experience.
I am a meat eater, an enlightened one at that. I have no romantic notions about how the meat got on to my plate. My grand-dad was a pig farmer, I knew from an early age, where the little piggies where going, and I learned it was part of life.
I enjoy meat, you don't. That's that. :)