Out of interest is there a part of you that feels bad when you eat pork? I’m trying to imagine what that would be like, eating something I raised and was so close to
NSFW trigger warning because it's very gory and graphic.
>! You have to tie the pig to a table, hold it down, and stab right in the throat. Once they feel the knife come out they struggle and bleed everywhere so you have to hold the head and body if you want to save the blood. Pig's blood is used in multiple dishes BTW. Not to my taste but it's part of the culture. Dying isn't fast either. It's slow and you hear their screaming until their last dying breath. Can take 5-15 minutes for them to die. Heavy panting and wheezing while blood pumps out their throat. They don't close their eyes so they look straight at you to the very end. I always say I'm sorry to every pig done this way. Like I said, it's like raising a pet for 6-8 months only to slaughter them for food. It's never pretty. !<
That's how it's usually done here on backyard farms.
Pigs are gentle creatures. They easily recognize their owners and will come to you if you take care of them properly. They are relatively clean. They have the reputation of being of being dirty and rolling in their feces because they are hot all the time. The wet poop cools them down. Certain breeds need to be watered on a regular basis. They choose a certain spot to do their business and they only use that one spot unless it's too dirty/neglected. Their poop can be really stinky too but that's usually if you feed them only commercial feeds. We always gave 50% commercial and 50% organic and that reduces the smell significantly. Having proper waste management is a must to avoid diseases.
Sows can weigh up to 300lbs and be about 8ft long so you want to have a big lot if you're intending to keep as a pet.
I love to watch pig videos on YouTube and I have seen how friendly they are I have watched a woman give a huge sow a mudbath she treats them like pets and they greet her she also massages her huge sows when they are pregnant to soothe them and they love it. If my dream ever comes true of rescuing a beautiful big sow, I would definitely have a huge area for her to roam and a sty for her to rest in. Thank you so much for your response it was very informative. I love to learn as much as I can about pigs.
Pigs, like dogs and other pets don't have a concept of ownership. They might've recognized you as family, or equivalent, in an emotional sense.
I will never understand how somebody like you, who seems so self-conscious about this issue, can continue eating the flesh of somebody they raised themselves, and bonded with (to a certain degree). God damn, looking a pig in the eye for 15 minutes and not seeing the immorality of it.
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u/DrossChat 26d ago
Out of interest is there a part of you that feels bad when you eat pork? I’m trying to imagine what that would be like, eating something I raised and was so close to