tiny_mouse

This AMA is by far my favorite yet!

• Does it ever hurt?
• Is it safe to assume your parents did the awesome "So what if you have a nubbin kid, just figure it out." parenting?
• Am I mistaken in thinking that's your left hand (sleep deprivation is making me not think so gud)? If so, I believe I saw you have a GF, if so, would you wear a ring on your nubbin if you two ever tied the knot (if you can where you are or could by the time you want to)?

I JUST finished this book and can't look at meat without thinking about how it died and how it lived.

I've volunteered at a farmed animal rescue, so I'm not totally ignorant of the industry, but I'm sure there's a long way to go before I'm anywhere near knowledgeable. I liked Temple Grandin's book Animals in Translation as well. It talks about the cattle industry.

I just get really heartbroken about a lack of caring for a creature who has no control over its own existence. If you bring something into this world, you have an obligation to do the best by it. Otherwise, don't bring creatures into this world who will just suffer. There was a former veal calf (now steer) at the rescue who had a giant scar (10" or so fold of skin) from an injury his former owners decided to duct tape shut instead of suture.