Dad accused of forcing girl to kill pet cat

[heatherrae]

Now don't get all emotional....

I'll show you "emotional" ...lol.

 

[ceo]

Killing farm animals is one thing, especially if they are ill. Still, I grew up on a farm too and care was taken to make children look away or go inside when animals were slaughtered.

Really? Cuz I grew up on a farm for a while too. We raised hogs and chickens mainly at the time. Hogs were taken away to be slaughtered, but the chickens we raised for ourselves for the eggs and the meat.

When it came time to butcher the chickens, the whole family took part. There was something for everyone to do. As the youngest, around age(s) 3-6, I would pluck the fine feathers. Granted they were already gutted by then, so it was like seeing them in the store almost, but it was only a few feet away from where my dad was binding their feet and hacking off their heads and hanging the chicken bodies by their bound feet from the clothesline so all the blood could drain. The wings were still flapping as the bodies hung there.

I wasn't sheltered from any of it. It was just life on the farm. No big deal. It had to be done.

For the record, let me also say that I'm in no way saying that what this guy did was ok. I also see it as traumatic to the children, and he is being charged appropriately. I do feel sorry for those kids.

 

[BBR100]

Really? Cuz I grew up on a farm for a while too. We raised hogs and chickens mainly at the time. Hogs were taken away to be slaughtered, but the chickens we raised for ourselves for the eggs and the meat.

When it came time to butcher the chickens, the whole family took part. There was something for everyone to do. As the youngest, around age(s) 3-6, I would pluck the fine feathers. Granted they were already gutted by then, so it was like seeing them in the store almost, but it was only a few feet away from where my dad was binding their feet and hacking off their heads and hanging the chicken bodies by their bound feet from the clothesline so all the blood could drain. The wings were still flapping as the bodies hung there.

I wasn't sheltered from any of it. It was just life on the farm. No big deal. It had to be done.

Agreed it had to be done but you were contributing to livelihood of farm for food.
I can't see how this can be compared with stabbing a beloved family pet to death for no other reason than teaching your kid to torture and cause pain to both the animal and child. That's evil.

 

[ceo]

Agreed it had to be done but you were contributing to livelihood of farm for food.
I can't see how this can be compared with stabbing a beloved family pet to death for no other reason than teaching your kid to torture and cause pain to both the animal and child. That's evil.

I guess I added my last line too late huh?

I knew someone would be all heated up after reading this thread and jump right in thinking I was condoning this guy's actions, even though I never made one god damn mention that would give anyone any right to assume such.

Please though, if you see the comparison I drew anywhere in my post, enlighten me.

 

[BBR100]

I guess I added my last line too late huh?

I knew someone would be all heated up after reading this thread and jump right in thinking I was condoning this guy's actions, even though I never made one god damn mention that would give anyone any right to assume such.

Please though, if you see the comparison I drew anywhere in my post, enlighten me.

Of course your addition makes it a lot clearer.
Without it, the assumption that you were making a comparison to your experience and the topic of thread is easily misunderstood.

 

[heatherrae]

Really? Cuz I grew up on a farm for a while too. We raised hogs and chickens mainly at the time. Hogs were taken away to be slaughtered, but the chickens we raised for ourselves for the eggs and the meat.

When it came time to butcher the chickens, the whole family took part. There was something for everyone to do. As the youngest, around age(s) 3-6, I would pluck the fine feathers. Granted they were already gutted by then, so it was like seeing them in the store almost, but it was only a few feet away from where my dad was binding their feet and hacking off their heads and hanging the chicken bodies by their bound feet from the clothesline so all the blood could drain. The wings were still flapping as the bodies hung there.

I wasn't sheltered from any of it. It was just life on the farm. No big deal. It had to be done.

For the record, let me also say that I'm in no way saying that what this guy did was ok. I also see it as traumatic to the children, and he is being charged appropriately. I do feel sorry for those kids.

Well, yeah, I helped pluck chickens too. I wasn't really counting that as me slaughtering them myself. I also saw a few hogs slaughtered here and there despite them not meaning for me to see it. Just, in general, my family didn't drag the little girls out of the house to watch that part of it. I helped bring in tobacco, hoe the fields, feed the animals, gather eggs, milk cows, etc, but not slaughter the animals.

They actually forbid me from naming or playing with animals that were for consumption. The milk cows got names because they were not going to be slaughtered. We didn't name or pet the ones that were eventually going to be meat. They didn't want me to look at them as if they were pets.

 

[ceo]

Well, yeah, I helped pluck chickens too. I wasn't really counting that as me slaughtering them myself. I also saw a few hogs slaughtered here and there despite them not meaning for me to see it. Just, in general, my family didn't drag the little girls out of the house to watch that part of it. I helped bring in tobacco, hoe the fields, feed the animals, gather eggs, milk cows, etc, but not slaughter the animals.

They actually forbid me from naming or playing with animals that were for consumption. The milk cows got names because they were not going to be slaughtered. We didn't name or pet the ones that were eventually going to be meat. They didn't want me to look at them as if they were pets.

lol. I am the youngest, but my oldest brother has the softest heart for animals. He named every damn one. Today he is 54. He recently got some chickens for eggs. He named them, and says he will not butcher them. lmao!

I do have a sister too (3 boys, 1 girl in the fam.). She is older but grew up on the farm her whole life till she went to college. She was a total tomboy. She grew up shooting guns, butchering animals, riding horses, bailing hay, planting and harvesting crops, etc. She definitely was not kept away from anything. Hell in those days WE were the farmers! The kids HAD to do this stuff. Today that would probably be called abuse. Child labor law violation or something, seeing 10 year olds out there working on a farm like that.

 

[jackangel]

the killing of animals for food is completely relevant and worth mentioning. oh yes. it applies so well to this case that my dick got hard. holy jesus in a sandwich, that's an awesome contribution. made several times! i love each and every one of you!!

 

[Mr. dB]

I hope for punishment they lock this guy in the Lion cage at the zoo.

 

[Cutiebaby]

What a sick son of a bitch to go teaching his children to behave like that...Not only is he teaching them that killing is ok, but he had them kill their own pet it's like watching family or a buddy die....
Bastard should be rehabbed until he is in his 80's!!!!