Animals have personalities too: Think Before You Eat

It is often difficult to put a face to the meat you eat. I love steak, but when I think of a cow who was a part of an animal community, I can’t bear to take another bite. Every single animal that has been cooked or eaten had a unique personality. Let me give you a quick rundown on the personality types of some popular ‘dinner’ animals to give more perspective of what may appear on your dinner table:

• Chickens: Chickens are intelligent animals that are very curious and have even been likened to cats and dogs because of their social qualities. They like to spend time outdoors lying in the sun and roosting.
• Cows: Cows are known to be sweet and incredibly gentle, regardless of their size. They are also very smart and have the understanding to attempt daring escapes from being slaughtered in farms.
• Fish: Surprisingly, fish do feel pain and actually have personalities that make them all as individual as a cat or a dog. Some can be more aggressive, and others have been known to be loners that work well to live in a single home.
• Pigs: Pigs are so smart that many people have them as pets instead of dogs. There are numerous sayings referring to dirty conditions is a pigsty, but pigs themselves love to keep clean and spend time outdoors in the sun.
• Turkeys: Turkeys may seem like just another bird, but they actually like to listen to music and being petted, and they have even been known to sing along!

- Mama