The Hunt and The SlaughterHouse

The Hunt.
The young deer has spent his life in the forest, learning to avoid predators and the smell , sounds of man from his mother. This year he is a bachelor, separated from his sibling and mother. he is afraid and alone, but has never known pain....when there is a threat he runs, and hides. then when it is quiet he enjoys the sweet scent of the forest, the sweet grass and herbs.

one Autumn day, he heads out to the fields that he used to go with his mother and twin sister to chew the succlent spring grass. there are dry grains left, which are irresistable and tasty. he is hungry and alone. His first year as a buck.

The hunter watches the young buck edge cautiously onto the field...he takes aim, and fires. The young buck bolts then , drops, still alive.

the young deer has never felt pain like it, the sound was terrifying..then he cant move his legs enough to run. Danger is approaching! All his instincts rage with fear. then a noise and darkness,

The hunter took 5 minutes to finish the young deer off after the first shot. the forest is again quiet. The deer is taken home, butchered and put in the freezer.


The Slaughterhouse

The young cow had known peace, and milk. played in the fields with the other calves. The humans came and fed his mother and sometimes they scared him when they grabbed him and put a painful thing in his ear. His mother wasnt afraid of the humans and he soon forgot about the pain.

There was milk, food, play and peace...he slept in the sun, nibbled his first clover...the humans came again and did strange painful things, but then they let him go play with the other young cows. Then they put him in a different place with other calves...but that was OK. they always let him go and gave good food.

Then one day there was a strange loud machine with metal he had to go on, there were so many cows! He was pressed so close to the others he couldnt move, the place was terrifying. One calf fell over and didnt get up.
More metal, more humans, but food yes lots of food. Another day, he doesnt walk fast enough! a human pokes him with pain. he tries to obey, but more pain, more metal, more pokes. his companions are bellowing in fear and pain. he wants grass and peace.

He can only move forward. a human kicks him , and pokes him, again and again, pain. more pain, fear, and hes in this place that smells strange, like sickness. another rod pokes him in the head. the world goes dim and his body cannot move...after a few moments he is
aware of another pain, then nothing.

30 minutes to an hour for death. not including the time in feedlots and trucks.

The young steer is butchered and put in a freezer.