Pea-n-Me
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jul 18, 2004
Yes, he was slaughtered. She placed fourth in the stockshow which means she goes to auction and her steer goes to slaughter. It was hard. We all cried, my two year old cried for an hour. We could all hear him mooing to my daughter from the trailer. It was tough, but it teaches all our kids where their food comes from. They know that the neat we eat doesn't just come from the grocery store. It teaches them to be responsible stewards of the environment because the grass and the steer is chewing on, is going to meat in your belly one day. We have raised pigs the last three years, but this year it was her last year, so it was go big or go home.
Disclaimer*** we don't eat our own animals unless it's the chickens and then they get processed and go in the freezer. Our animals that go to auction get sold and slaughtered to a different source
Wow. That is tough. I couldn't do it. (Also why I didn't go to veterinary school.)Plus the kids know going into the project that it is for meat production, but we always end up getting extremely attached.
But I agree with what you are saying. Your DD is a strong young lady! Good for her.