Does anyone have a Pet pig? What are they like as pets?!
ive been thinking recently about how pigs are cool, yet I still eat them. I wonder if having one as a pet would cause me to view them differently and stop eating them. Not sure if that even makes sense. I feel much worse about eating pigs than I do about cows/chickens because pigs are so smart and appear to have a sort of dog like quality to them.
I would never eat a dog or a cat now, given that I view them as my pets/domesticated animals.
and "just stop eating pigs" isn't really a solution because bacon is so delicious there needs to be something more powerful than the yumminess of bacon to stop me from eating pigs.
have I mentioned I've been drinking regularly because I may be pregnant soon?
Why MUST bacon be so delicious though? It's really quite vexing. Pork chops? Meh. Ground pork? Blah. Pork roast? Meh.
But bacon. Oh sweet bacon deliciousness.
I was a vegetarian for 7 years- until my morning sickness while pregnant with DD subsided, that is. All I wanted was bacon. I ate discusting amounts of bacon all 9 months and haven't looked back since (angel)
Is there a farm sanctuary near you? Maybe you could spend some quality time with a pig rather than inviting one into your home. It's true, they're very intelligent, social, sensitive, etc. Pigs were the first animals I stopped eating and the one I never ate again. They are so sweet.
Post by juliamastro on Aug 7, 2013 21:29:11 GMT -5
When I was young and lived on a small farm we had a few pigs, I remember my mom hating them because they ate way too much and were just dirty, but I always liked them and wanted to play with them! Now that I am an adult I would probably never want them myself. We ended up butchering them when we had to move into town. I love and always will love bacon.
Is there a farm sanctuary near you? Maybe you could spend some quality time with a pig rather than inviting one into your home. It's true, they're very intelligent, social, sensitive, etc. Pigs were the first animals I stopped eating and the one I never ate again. They are so sweet.
The farm where we have our csa has some pigs and I have gone to see them and then felt guilt for eating them. But, not enough guilt. Because I don't see them often enough I guess...
i definitely eat much less bacon and pork in general than I used to, but i do still eat it.
Post by TrudyCampbell on Aug 7, 2013 21:41:36 GMT -5
We actually order Chinese takeout from one place and then order the boneless ribs from a different place because the first place doesn't make them very well.
Post by charlielove on Aug 7, 2013 21:49:16 GMT -5
This reminds me of my cousin's sweet pig Smithy that I befriended, played with, fed and was such a sweetie. One night we were over for dinner, and they served, well, they served Smithy. I wish I would've known before I'd taken a bite.
My friend has a large pot bellied pig. He got her as a piglet and she was SO freaking adorable, it was unreal. Now she is massive. She lives in his greenhouse and inside sometimes too. All she does is eat and sleep. Sometimes she drags blankets and pillows and makes herself a bed in the middle of the hall/doorway and will NOT budge. She snorts and snuffles a lot, is hairy, and temperamental. She's mostly a good pig, but I honestly can not imagine having a pig as a pet. I mean, she is not little and cute. She's freaking huge. She does make me question my pork consumption only because ribs are delicious but she does not look delicious.
I used to love bacon. I also had a thing for fried balogna sandwiches. I get it. I cut those things out cold turkey, but I took longer with other things - I loved fried chicken and it took me yeeeeeeeaaaaaaars to stop eating it entirely. I used to say I would never ever ever ever cut out cheese, then I did, now I'm eating it again but working on cutting back. It's a process and every meal is a new opportunity to make a compassionate choice.
When I was I'm junior high I saw a dissection of a pig on a huge screen. I didn't eat ham for years because the visual was just too strong. I did have some pork, but not much.
Now I don't have as much of a problem. Dh grew up spending half of his life on a farm that bred sheep for meat. I was able to be a part of some of it in the last few years. It made me more comfortable with the whole process. It isn't a cold, inhuman practice like I imagine it to be in the states. It is very old fashioned and the sheep spend half of their lives out in the mountains. It is not a clinical factory but the same barn that has been used for 4 generations and lovingly cared for, as are the sheep.
Interesting fact! Up until FIL's generation, in Iceland chicken was not seen as suitable food. It wasn't fatty enough and was not eaten. The eggs were their main use and when they were to old or died, they were used as feed for the sheep and cows.