Yea I've eaten goat

The topic of the ethical treatment of animals has really gotten everyone (especially me) into thinking about the foods they eat, where it comes from, how it was killed, etc. As I began to think of my interactions with animals, I came to some basic revelations. I know it’s been mentioned before, but it’s amazing how a different culture can affect how you feel about the killing and eating of animals. I’m Mexican and Puerto Rican, and we eat a lot of meat (rice too, but that’s beside the point). Thinking back on my childhood, I’ve witnessed my family prepare hundreds of chicken carcasses. Initially it bugged me out, but after watching once or twice I learned what part was what and why it was necessary to cut it a certain way. I’ve also eaten goat that was alive earlier in the day. There was also the pig story I already mentioned. By now I’m sure some of you are thinking that it’s gross and unnecessary, but to me it was just another day. The point of this is that your cultural background makes all the difference in how you treat your food. Yea we killed it, but we also ate, which in my book is perfectly fine because the animal’s death wasn’t pointless. There are people out there who go hunting and kill the biggest animal they find, cut its head off and put it on their wall. That to me sounds ridiculous! Who in their right mind wants to look at a deer’s head every day? Yet there are plenty of people who consider this to be completely normal if not necessary for them to fully enjoy their own life.