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<blockquote data-quote="THAT Gurl" data-source="post: 4087393" data-attributes="member: 45551"><p>I was 5 BUT I had been exposed to all manner of death and injury because of my dad's veterinary practice so I'm not sure what is "normal" timing for these things. I will say this -- my dad made sure that before I killed my first rabbit that I understood in great detail how the nervous system works and that animals feel fear and pain just like we do. To this day I cannot kill an animal in the presence of it's "mates". Can't do it. Animals smell death so they know what's going on after the first one but I just cannot do the deed where they can see me doing it.</p><p></p><p>Here's what I know --</p><p></p><p>When I took Nero to be euthanized Dawg looked EVERYWHERE for him. And sniffed me HARD up one side and down the other. I bawled my eyes out because I felt so guilty for taking his buddy from him (though I knew it was Nero's time and he was hurting). Dawg didn't have anything to do with me for a couple of weeks. <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="😢" title="😢" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f622.png" /></p><p></p><p>Every time I've butchered quail or chickens or rabbit here, the chickens give me a WIDE berth for a few days. Rabbits won't let me pet them for a week or so after. Quail never seemed to know (or care <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="🤷" title="🤷" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f937.png" />) but then they aren't as tame as the rabbits or chickens. So ... <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="🤷" title="🤷" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f937.png" /><img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="🤷" title="🤷" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f937.png" /><img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="🤷" title="🤷" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f937.png" /></p><p></p><p>On the farm it was different. Probably because we weren't as close to our animals (and our animals on the farm hasn't bonded as closely with us as these guys have with me) as I am with these guys here in town.</p><p></p><p>One last thing -- I am 65 years old and I still go into a funk when I harvest animals. It hurts my heart. I mean I understand the practicality of the whole thing -- I didn't get these guys to be pets. They are here to serve a purpose. But still ... He may or may not react the same way but you might watch him. Might need to talk to him about it if it affects him more than what you think it should ...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="THAT Gurl, post: 4087393, member: 45551"] I was 5 BUT I had been exposed to all manner of death and injury because of my dad's veterinary practice so I'm not sure what is "normal" timing for these things. I will say this -- my dad made sure that before I killed my first rabbit that I understood in great detail how the nervous system works and that animals feel fear and pain just like we do. To this day I cannot kill an animal in the presence of it's "mates". Can't do it. Animals smell death so they know what's going on after the first one but I just cannot do the deed where they can see me doing it. Here's what I know -- When I took Nero to be euthanized Dawg looked EVERYWHERE for him. And sniffed me HARD up one side and down the other. I bawled my eyes out because I felt so guilty for taking his buddy from him (though I knew it was Nero's time and he was hurting). Dawg didn't have anything to do with me for a couple of weeks. 😢 Every time I've butchered quail or chickens or rabbit here, the chickens give me a WIDE berth for a few days. Rabbits won't let me pet them for a week or so after. Quail never seemed to know (or care 🤷) but then they aren't as tame as the rabbits or chickens. So ... 🤷🤷🤷 On the farm it was different. Probably because we weren't as close to our animals (and our animals on the farm hasn't bonded as closely with us as these guys have with me) as I am with these guys here in town. One last thing -- I am 65 years old and I still go into a funk when I harvest animals. It hurts my heart. I mean I understand the practicality of the whole thing -- I didn't get these guys to be pets. They are here to serve a purpose. But still ... He may or may not react the same way but you might watch him. Might need to talk to him about it if it affects him more than what you think it should ... [/QUOTE]
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