[mmercier]

My cousins teenage children thought the chicken they eat came from Stop&Shop. They all ran in horror when my brother showed them how to dress one.

My grandmother told me once that until she was a teenager she never ate any meat that she did not see slaughtered and dressed.

They ate my mothers "pet" lamb when she was 9, she has been an animal rights activist since.

Get over it, you eat or are eaten. Knowing how to feed yourself is never a bad thing, even for childrens.

[cyborg]

Well you are welcome to disagree with my opinion.

[R. Scott]

My grandmother told me once that until she was a teenager she never ate any meat that she did not see slaughtered and dressed.

When I was a youngun (3 or 4 yo) Sunday dinner was fried chicken. Dad would go out back and select a few chickens. He would hold the neck across a stump and chop off the head. There would be two or three headless chickens running around – and I thought it was really an amazing sight. He would pluck them and Mom would singe, clean and fry them up.
After we got rid of the chickens – the town decided to be “civilized” and ban farm animals – it was years before I could get used to processed store bought chicken.

[DarkSavant]

Similiar experience here. Know one time one of the local farmers slaughtered some of his chickens and got a few of us young' uns to help some years back. Some(who I thought were relatively rugged country folks) were absolutely apalled. Personally, I didn't see the big deal, but some have other opinions I guess.