How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food?

[Little Rik]

-because nuts and berries lack a certain baconyness, for starters.  I'm not a squirrel.  I do, however, eat them.  Little bastards eat my walnuts, I even caught one shaking my beans and corn at the base like a gorilla.  Way I see it, the fuckers owe me.

My dad grew up on a farm in rural Minnesota. One of his favorite things was squirrel gravy. He'd hunt them especially for the flavor. I've never eaten squirrel. though.  My dad's family was as poor as piss on a plate, so I'll bet they ate the rest of the squirrel, as well.