On Saturday, April 22, 2017 at 8:45:50 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> "dsi1" wrote in message
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> On Friday, April 21, 2017 at 9:49:17 PM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> > "Ophelia" wrote in message ...
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> > I would rather shoot meat for myself than have them suffer in a Halal
> > slaughterhouse.
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> > See he
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> > http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk...-10019467.html
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> > http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk
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> My neighbor would kill the pigs he raised by getting down to their level and
> holding them against his body to get them calm and comfortable and stabbing
> them in the neck. He said they went down without distress. That was kind of
> him.
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> It most certainly was!
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The sense I got from these small scale pig farmers was that they had a genuine affection for their animals. He did not slash the pig's throat - just a short, quick, jab.