susang
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I you're not cold hearted. If you were, you wouldn't keep ANY pets alive. Some people keep cows for pets and would have a hard time killing off any calves or adults for beef, but a farmer who breeds them for the purpose of food probably won't have as hard a time. That's not to say they wouldn't feel sad or that they are bad people, but they may not be as close to their cows because they went itno it knowing they were just beef cows, not pets. Same thing with rats or any other feeder really that are also considered pets by people.
:crazy02:We have raised animals considered food cows, sheep, goats, pigs... My kids always had to name the ones they knew would be food 't-bone', 'lamb chop'... I think of something to call baby rats?????