[NativeSon]

I've become soft. When I was young I would hunt with my Dad, we ate what we bagged. I was never a fan of gutting & skinning but it was necessary.

Now as I read your post, in comfort, with my pet rabbits running about...somewhere along the way I lost the ability so to speak to sense the line between food & friends.

I am probably not alone in this these days.

[JoeFromSidney]

Now as I read your post, in comfort, with my pet rabbits running about...somewhere along the way I lost the ability so to speak to sense the line between food & friends.

I made the mistake of making a pet of one of the rabbits, even giving her a name. The day came when I had to kill her for the table. That was seventy years ago, but the trauma is still with me.