[fruser1]

Well, to be fair, meat processing is a bit of a nasty process and the smells aren’t the best either.

Not that it would bother me, but it’s not quite looking at someones steak dinner in a restaurant.

[Red Badger]

I’ve been to a slaughterhouse, as we used to call them, and witnessed the whole process as a child. It didn’t bother me at all. From living cow to side of beef in just a few minutes, and it was a chilly day and the side of beef meat was smoking vapor as it was still jerking on the hook...............

[Texas Eagle]

Fair point. I wouldn't have the stomach to slaughter and butcher a cow or a pig or a deer or even a chicken or turkey. But I'm glad there are people out there who can.

Fish, I'm okay with. Not that I ever catch any of the damn things. Thats why I always take copious amounts of beer when I go fishing. To help soothe the aggravation.

[AZJeep]

I used to buy a quarter of beef from friendly farmers and had it custom cut.
So I visited meat processing plants several times.
Not at all gross. no fainting whatsoever.
In me, it just elicited a salivating reaction.

[telescope115]

Back in the 70s PBS aired a documentary program called MEAT. It showed cows being slaughtered and butchered. I watched it, but was thankful I only had a black and white tv at the time.

Didn’t turn me off to having a good steak, however….

I think it was catering to the animal rights movement.

[ek_hornbeck]

Well, to be fair, meat processing is a bit of a nasty process and the smells aren’t the best either. Not that it would bother me, but it’s not quite looking at someones steak dinner in a restaurant.

He'd probably faint at the sight of the steak dinner as well - some of the more fanatical vegan types tend to get hysterical as the sight of anyone eating meat.