Three cheers for the Bull

[theclaud]

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I'm afraid you've still got way to go Claudine before 'the next truck has your name on it'. Having said that though it might be an Eddie Stobart unit so you maybe in luck.
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[Note to self: must try harder]

Actually I'm not sure this is the place, but despite Crankers and I never getting on too well I was hit with a pang of remorse on reading his Drink of Water thread. It all fell into place. It's a fear thing.

 

[mangaman]

Since it was my thread maybe I should respond.

Turning someone into a veggie, I hope not, think I would be the last person on the planet to be a veggie. Just love my meat, Aberdeen Angus sirloin steak with a dab of garlic butter, fantastic. Only bettered by a fillet of battered Haddock served up with chips. And yes there's no finer way than to kill, gut, fillet and cook my own dinner!

One seriously big criteria for me though, the animal must of lived a life where it could live, explore and enjoy its own instincts!

Which sort of brings me full circle, the fighting bulls of Spain do live well. But who could not admire the spirit of this bull. I wish it had got away! and shed a tear for the loss of such a bright light.

Who would you rather be, that magnificent bull or one of those sad twats whose entertainment was to watch it tormented then killed?

Exactly - I'm by no means a bullfighting fan, but the bulls live a much better life than an equivalent animal in England in most cases.

The meat of the fighting bulls in Spain is revered and cooked and eaten only on special occasions.

A lot of rural Spaniards also raise pigs and the annual killing of the pig will last them through the winter - it also has a ritual signifigance and uses every bit of the pig.

Buying a multipack of value chicken breast at Tesco for a few pence seems much more barbaric than the act of acknowledging the food is an animal, that you respect.