Meat eating ethical?

[vorlon13]

I come from an extensive farm back ground and there are 2 kinds of cows. Cow cows, and 4H cows (calves actually). I've noticed they have remarkably different personalities. The 4H critters rapidly adopt pet like demeanors, and of course, with much less human interaction, cow cows are just cows. It does seem a certain small degree of (FLOABW) cruelty occurs when the 4H variety is butchered and eaten, although, I would suspect the actual instant of stunning comes as a total surprise, and since it is instantaneously fatal, probably not something I'm fretting too much about.

I do have a problem with kosher slaughter, I'm of the opinion the animals for the most part suffer greatly compared to the stunner.

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Disclaimer: I have knowingly eaten 4H calf meat.