I’d like to be a little less ‘cerebral’ today. It’s a weekend anyway, so ahdoa’s brain doesn’t really work that well on a Sunday.
I did want to bring up one thing though from a couple of days ago. Was at the vege market just near my apartment (I am ‘trying’ to cook more now, even though my kitchen is the precise dimensions of a shoebox) and chanced by the ‘live chicken stall’ in action. Now whilst most animals are too large to be slaughtered on demand (i.e. beef, pork) chicken can be kept alive (and thus more ‘fresh’) on site. Although I’ve visited this market numerous times before, I’ve never been present for a ‘live’ slaughter. As the chicken ‘cried’ for its life (I’m not making this up), I forced myself to watch the gruesome procedure. I felt like it really taught me something new about ‘food’ and how a live being is turned into chicken drumsticks.
Needless to say I’m not turning vegetarian, but ‘a la’ Jamie Oliver (when he slaughtered a pig in Italy), I feel like its important to be aware of what animals go through before they end up on our plate.. I’m even considering seeking out Peter Singer’s book “The Ethics of What We Eat”
http://www.amazon.com/Ethics-What-We-Eat-Choices/dp/1594866872
