“Most Americans are two to four generations removed from the farm - the only way the public can relate to animals is through their pets - not the cattle and pigs that were raised to be eaten on their great-grandfather’s farm.”
Herein lies much of the problem.
I’ve had family members who had farms. The animals are just that. Animals. They are not sweet little Bambis that love you. They tear each others tails off, bite, scratch, and if not for their human caretakers would be infested with diseases and bugs, and not care too much about it.
And it’s worse in the wild, so I don’t have too much space for people who complain it’s because people force them to live that way. As with all common sense things, we’d all like our food to be treated as well as practicably possible.
But while it’s proper to treat your animals well and have regard for them, your farm pig is not your little Mittens snuggling up to you and playing with her little toys.
Well said...Sadly, probably the majority of people born and raised in most of the big cities and their suburbs in the last 30 or so years don’t know a thing about animals other than dogs and cats or animals they’ve seen in a zoo.
Farms and ranches have disappeared from nearby these areas and hunting as a sport as well as putting food on the table has become less and less popular.
HSUS, PETA and other animals rights organizations take full advantage of this lack of knowledge to rip off the public with their scams.