02-17-2016, 02:42 AM
That is a terribly sad story, LPC, not only concerning the chickens (poor Souls) but the man himself, and presumably all the other workers.
Children often know instinctively when something is 'wrong' from a compassionate point of view. I remember seeing a little Chinese girl weeping bitterly because her dog, whom she loved, had been butchered for meat.
But sadly as some people become adult, in order to 'fit in' with others, or a working commitment, they become de-sensitised.
I was offered a well paid job at the chicken farm down my lane a year or so ago. I could not do it. I had to refuse.
The young manager pleaded with me to work there! I said I couldn't because I knew the chickens feel things and deserve a better life. I said I feel deeply sorry for them, and that it would break my heart to do it, but understood he had to support his family, (2 children and a young wife) and I was not judging him in any way.
Children often know instinctively when something is 'wrong' from a compassionate point of view. I remember seeing a little Chinese girl weeping bitterly because her dog, whom she loved, had been butchered for meat.
But sadly as some people become adult, in order to 'fit in' with others, or a working commitment, they become de-sensitised.
I was offered a well paid job at the chicken farm down my lane a year or so ago. I could not do it. I had to refuse.
The young manager pleaded with me to work there! I said I couldn't because I knew the chickens feel things and deserve a better life. I said I feel deeply sorry for them, and that it would break my heart to do it, but understood he had to support his family, (2 children and a young wife) and I was not judging him in any way.
