I defy you to be untroubled by the photos of the baby lambs, as you imagine them with those little French white paper hats on the end of their bones.
I could easily be a vegetarian. I love animals and certainly could never kill one. Cruelty in any form is extremely distressing.
But, I am also greedy and love a good lamb roast.
A vegetarian conscience and a carnivorous stomach.
What's a girl to do?
Are you vegetarian? Do you feel you ought to be?
As always, this is linked to Frogpondsrock. Pop over to Kim's selections to see a nice currawong having his lunch. Does he eat lamb? Somebody tell me. Please make me feel better.
27th January 2012: Linking up with the Weekend Rewind at Multiple Mum. Go on over and comment on some of the other lovely posts. Did you have Lamb roast on Australia Day? I just couldn't...
Glorious, glorious captures of the lamb chops. Don't they have amazing eyes. I am a vegetarian though not for animalarian reasons (meat stopped agreeing with me), but it does make looking at lambs and calves and piglets much much easier.
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ReplyDeleteThose are some very lovely lambs, haven't seen any quite that young in a while, but we don't seem to get to farms quite as often these days :( We used to go a couple of times a week this time of year, but then we moved and Miss 5 got very busy. Why do kids have more of a life than their mum?
ReplyDeleteThe currawongs are not carrion eaters like the crows Mrs Catch, They do eat lizards and frogs, insects and fruit and they will raid my fruit trees for the plums every year, though they leave the cherries alone.
ReplyDeleteAs for the carnivore debate I have been writing about this for a long time. I raise my own pigs when I want pork so that I can eat meat and also live with my conscience. We eat wallaby and deer that my son shoots. He is a conscientious hunter and will pick and choose his targets carefully.
We are killing a sheep for Veronica's wedding. The sheep is being supplied by a farmer friend and my husband will kill it quickly and as humanely as possible.
These are hard things to do Mrs Catch, it is hard to kill your own meat. But I find it much much harder to support factory farming in any way shape or form.
cheers Kim
Hello mrs Catch, I've popped over for a look at your blog. I love the baby animal photos. I'm not a vegetarian, although I don't eat a lot of meat. I don't like lamb at all, not because they're tiny babies who should still be with their mamas, but because it's over-priced and has no flavour. I prefer beef and chicken.
ReplyDeleteOh yes, we are vegetarian here. That being said, I don't say no if my kids want to try meat. But I do warn them that in order for them to eat meat, something has to be killed. I think it does have an impact when we see young animals. Such a good debate, and very good article Mrs Catch ;) xx
ReplyDeleteI right there with you on the debate...
ReplyDeleteThere is nothing more that I prefer to eat than a big ol' steak. Rare too. A waiter once joked with me, "Just ring his bell, blow his nose and put it on the plate?" I laughed...but what a visual. As it turns out HE was a vegan. Working at a steak house. Odd.
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I'm a carnivore through and through and being Greek I love lamb...but I couldn't raise them and then eat them....nope..I will just have to meet them in the store and not get to know them! I do love veggies too and many times I realize I don't eat as much meat as I think I do! I guess it's called "balance in all things"....
ReplyDeleteLovely photos! I often think of going vegetarian, just because I am not a big fan of meat. I could quite happily be a cheesatarian though!
ReplyDeleteI do not have a problem with meat-eating as long as the animals are humanely and lovingly raised and killed humanely as well. I do however agree that we should all eat LESS meat and explore a greater variety in our diets, for our health and that of our planet.
I think that as long as the lamb had a (short!) happy life just tuck in and enjoy a good roast and dont feel too bad!
ReplyDeleteWe don't eat lamb (or sheep/mutton) because my 8yo gets very distressed when we do, her favourite toy is a little lamb. She is mostly vegetarian but will occasionally eat other meats with the rest of the family.
ReplyDeleteIf had to kill it to eat it...I'd be a vegetaritan too! My grandparents used to live on a small farm and I watched in horror while my grandfather killed chckens for dinner. I prefer not to think about my food, so I eat only small amounts of meat rarely.
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Awwwww, charming and lovely photos. Fortunately I don't eat lamb or I'd feel really guilty looking at your wonderful photos.
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Adorable lamb photos, and I do like to eat lamb by the way. I eat vegetarian usually just once or twice a week. I worry about eating a lot of meat mainly for health reasons, and I am worried about the environmental impact of "factory farming."
ReplyDeleteI'm a bit like you. Even though not an "animal person" as such, hate the thought of animals being killed...but my stomach, like yours, is not vegetarian...
ReplyDeleteI hear you on this. I have the same conundrum.
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Living on a farm, we are very aware of where our food comes from. We have sheep for both wool and meat. We also have 2 pigs that we are raising for meat. Even so the reality is not always pleasant. I think that when people know where their food really comes from (ie not the supermarket) they value it more, want quality over quantity, and waste less. So even it is a difficult thing to think about, it is an important thing too!
ReplyDeleteGreat photos! I was mostly vegetarian for 15 years. I am quietly heading back there. It isn't about the animals so much for me (although inhumane farming is dreadful). It is the environmental impacts. Thanks for Rewinding x
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