shah269 0 #1 September 15, 2009 http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_sheep_odd LONDON (Reuters) – A group of schoolchildren who reared a lamb from birth and named it Marcus has overridden objections by parents and rights activists and voted to send the animal to slaughter. I'm this far =><= away from going vegetarian so I may be a little bias but wow...these kids are mean! Mom, dad, remember that lamb we kids raised....yeah we're having lamb chops for dinner tonight. You would think the kids would be a little more attached and what not.Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #2 September 15, 2009 Mean? Hardly. Practical? Absolutely. I'm going to raise a steer once I've got my own land to do it on... it'll be named "Sir Loin".Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Niki1 2 #3 September 15, 2009 Quote http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_sheep_odd LONDON (Reuters) – A group of schoolchildren who reared a lamb from birth and named it Marcus has overridden objections by parents and rights activists and voted to send the animal to slaughter. I'm this far =>Mom, dad, remember that lamb we kids raised....yeah we're having lamb chops for dinner tonight. You would think the kids would be a little more attached and what not. Ask a 4Her or a Future Farmer about it.Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossilbe before they were done. Louis D Brandeis Where are we going and why are we in this basket? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shah269 0 #4 September 15, 2009 QuoteMean? Hardly. Practical? Absolutely. I'm going to raise a steer once I've got my own land to do it on... it'll be named "Sir Loin". I know but well that's you and I but these are little school kids. You would think that they would be a little more attached.Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrocket 3 #5 September 15, 2009 QuoteMean? Hardly. Practical? Absolutely. I'm going to raise a steer once I've got my own land to do it on... it'll be named "Sir Loin". Agreed. I like the "Sir Loin" name. It would fit with my alter ego - Sir Osis of Liver. My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Glitch 0 #6 September 15, 2009 I'll take it you never lived on a farm? ...facts of life and an intro to The Reaper come earlier than for them city kids. Dad -son, bring me Rufus, your pet chicken. Son - why? Dad - We gonna fix 'em for dinner. Son - Cool!!! ..can I have the wish-bone and thigh?Randomly f'n thingies up since before I was born... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shah269 0 #7 September 15, 2009 I think these were city kids. That's why I'm a little taken. If you are raised on a farm, well it's just the way of the world. But city kids tend to be a bit more insulate and you would expect a bit more attachment.Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #8 September 15, 2009 QuoteQuoteMean? Hardly. Practical? Absolutely. I'm going to raise a steer once I've got my own land to do it on... it'll be named "Sir Loin". I know but well that's you and I but these are little school kids. You would think that they would be a little more attached. As Niki1 said...ask a 4-Her or a farm kid...this is NOT unusual nor is it cruel, as long as the lamb is put down humanely.Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shah269 0 #9 September 15, 2009 Quote As Niki1 said...ask a 4-Her or a farm kid...this is NOT unusual nor is it cruel, as long as the lamb is put down humanely. Oh I agree. As long as it was humane.Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #10 September 15, 2009 The kids knew exactly what they were doing when they got into the program, and have stayed the course. The grownups sound as if they've had the hypocrisy attack and feel they need to protect the kids from how the world works. Vskydiver grew up on a farm, eating what they grew. That included chickens, cows, and all the deer her dad could shoot. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lost_n_confuzd 0 #11 September 15, 2009 From your source: QuoteThe intention had been to buy pigs with the money raised from slaughtering Marcus, but those plans have been put on hold following the furor created by the lamb's culling. The school said the program may now have to be stopped Also, you're idea of "city" kids is limited to the U.S. This took place in Kent, not exactly the boonies, but definately not the "city" that you are thinking of. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
madhatter 0 #12 September 15, 2009 Quote The kids knew exactly what they were doing when they got into the program, and have stayed the course. The grownups sound as if they've had the hypocrisy attack and feel they need to protect the kids from how the world works. To my mind that about sums it up.. If you raise it as a pet, its a pet. If you raise it for slaughter, stick to the program One more lesson whuffos can learn from skydiving: "Plan the dive & dive the plan" A VERY MERRY UNBIRTHDAY TO YOU!!! D.S # 125 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shah269 0 #13 September 15, 2009 I think the part that got me was that the kids gave it a name.Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nigel99 617 #14 September 15, 2009 Quote http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_sheep_odd LONDON (Reuters) – A group of schoolchildren who reared a lamb from birth and named it Marcus has overridden objections by parents and rights activists and voted to send the animal to slaughter. I'm this far =>Mom, dad, remember that lamb we kids raised....yeah we're having lamb chops for dinner tonight. You would think the kids would be a little more attached and what not. Looking at google maps i wouldn't be surprised if half the kids were farming kids. I grew up around animals and yet I am still squeamish, I eat meat but would not kill my own food. If the butcher didn't exist I would be a veggieHonestly I think it is very healthy that they stuck to the program - it is not like they slaughtered it at school and they didn't even do a field trip to the slaughter house.Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kmills0705 0 #15 September 15, 2009 Mmmmm... Leg of lamb. Yummy!Kim Mills USPA D21696 Tandem I, AFF I and Static Line I Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
madhatter 0 #16 September 15, 2009 It was the cowboys that wouldn't name their horses ''cause you don't give a name to something you might have to eat'. In the words of Hamlet (slightly distorted ): Alas poor Marcus, they knew him well A VERY MERRY UNBIRTHDAY TO YOU!!! D.S # 125 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
