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Originally Posted by Jaglavak

I come from a farming family, so I know about keeping livestock. But even the poorest rednecks around these parts can spare a bullet to ease the passing of a beloved pet. Done properly, there is no fear or suffering.

firearms were forbidden to this very day in China, not even BB guns were allowed. Chloroform can not be obtained unless you were a licensed chemist... It was back in a day where humans even lack of proper doctors& medications, let alone the pets. My grandma had a thing for cats, but she had such a courage to carry out this end-its-misery chore while not a single tear had she shedded for all those 15 years, not even a word afterwards.

Most of our pets were very short lived, and very few made to 4 year old, mostly due to infections after fights with feral/wild cats & sometimes weasels. Due to witness too many death, I've chosen a pet-free life for almost 10 years to this day, coz I generally can not handle death case very well. I once cried hysterically over two dead pet ducklings that my mom thought I was being super unreasonable. Occasionally, I took long term care of my friend's pets if they were on vacation, but generally I've tried to distant myself emotionally from most pets, in attempt to protect myself. My mom used to call me a bleed-heart, due to my over-sensitive, OCB nature.

But I bet I still bear a much stronger heart when it comes to slaughtering livestocks than your reddest-necked neighbors. Back in the old days, you prepare meat yourself from a whole live pig, from throat cutting to BBQ, the best taste part is da steamed pig head, yummy...The rest parts such as ribs were sold in a flea market. I had mastered this art of throat-cutting technique as young as 6 year old, especially when it comes to chickens at which I was pretty darn good..

I sometimes felt this so called civilization had totally distant the younger generation far away from the essence of life. My younger cousin thought pork grows on shelves in supermarket and she almost shxt her pants during a visit to the old village while peasants prepared her steamed hen for dinner. Also thank you to your PETA movement that had brainwashed younger Chinese generation to think of eating dogs were cruel and all the dog restaurants totally disappeared within the last decade (do I hear clapping hands?) while back in my parents' hayday, a dead dog= a delicacy due to scarce of meats, even sick pet dog were put down and steamed afterwards. It was amazed how quickly propaganda from PETA-like orgs can wipe out an darn-old tradition and turning a delicacy into a taboo. Well, nuff said.

I have no intention to provoke controversies, only presented you as a matter-o-facto of how daily life were on the other side of da planet. I remain neutral towards most of my materials and nor do I endorse or curse those actions. Peace.