Getting emotional around meat. | Animals Australia Unleashed

1 3 Aug 2010

About 30 minutes ago I was in the kitchen doing the dishes and sipping on some yummy miso with seaweed and tofu.

My mom came in and started making dinner for herself and my dad, my 11 year old brother rarely eats meat so she only cooks it for herself and my father. Our kitchen has one sink with two basins, so whilst washing a pan in one my mom was using the other one to season and dress a chicken carcass. Glancing over to see what she was doing I suddenly felt a huge wave of revolution, my eyes prickled with tears, bile jumped up my throat and I turned away quickly so she couldn�t see. I had to leave the kitchen until she�d finished to gather myself and calm down

It was just so disturbing, after not handling meat (unless its to feed my cats) for going on 16 months, let alone cooking it or consuming it, seeing that poor animals decapitated and eviscerated body so close to me being roughly handled by my mother made me feel such sadness I cried and was nearly sick. I couldn�t help it.

It makes me feel so much better to be a vege. I really hope that in the future I can live in a household without any various bits of decaying flesh in the fridge and not have to smell the un-nerving scent of sizzling muscle and fat.

I am not vegan at the moment because of my current household situation, but I do my very best to choose wisely what other products I consume. When I move out I plan on living a fulfilling vegan existence happy

hopefully that will not be more than a year in the future.

Thats all, sorry for the rant. It just effected me hugely. Has this ever happened to any of you guys?

Rachel love

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peacc QLD • Posts: 6

2 3 Aug 2010

Hello Rachel ladybug

Some people look at a skinned chicken or a slice of bacon as an item. But unlike us tofu eating animal lovers, we look at meat as the animal it used to be and sometimes seeing meat can trigger bad memories such as a previous tour of a factory farm or watching the documentary meet your meat. Your sensitivity proves that you have a lot of compassion for the animals and have a giant heart! Considering at the time there are more carnivores on this earth then vegetarians, all vegetarians will see meat and some will show sensitivity while some will stand strong being a proud vegetarian. Even PETA president Ingrid Newkirk has written about some experiences she has had while she was in a food court ordering a vegetarian favourite while the person beside her ordered roast duck. If you ever feel disturbed about being around meat, try and get yourself away from that area by patting the family pet or going for a walk. Just stand strong and realise you are doing all you can for the animals. You might see a dead chicken, but remember every year you save 100 animals.

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CUPCAKES! VIC • Posts: 177

3 3 Aug 2010

Hi Rachel.
I often feel like this too. My dad doesn't cook much meat because my sister is vegetarian and my mum prefers vegetable based dishes. (She will only eat meat if it doesn't 'lookk' like meat)
But when he does it makes the house reek. Every so often he cooks sauasages and if I see them they make squealing sounds while cooking. One time I broke down of this thinking of poor squealing pigs.

Dealing with it is hard. I have my Ipod on me to distract me sometimes. Or a deoderize the place. (not without crazy looks from the rest of my family)
I just hope one day I can live in a cruelty free household.

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KittyVegan VIC • Posts: 203

4 3 Aug 2010

Laratilly13 said:

Hi Rachel.
I often feel like this too. My dad doesn't cook much meat because my sister is vegetarian and my mum prefers vegetable based dishes. (She will only eat meat if it doesn't 'lookk' like meat)
But when he does it makes the house reek. Every so often he cooks sauasages and if I see them they make squealing sounds while cooking. One time I broke down of this thinking of poor squealing pigs.

Dealing with it is hard. I have my Ipod on me to distract me sometimes. Or a deoderize the place. (not without crazy looks from the rest of my family)
I just hope one day I can live in a cruelty free household.

omg you are such a sweetie! love

What you wrote reminds me of myself, the pigs squealing... Awwww

But on the post, yeah it can be really hard because you know in your head it was alive and it's hard to see... And it's hard to see them even treating the meat with disrespect even though the animal is dead.

I think this is a real difference between people who eat meat and people who don't... The people that don't just think a little deeper than everyone else.. And that's what makes us so great..

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Mondayschild WA • Posts: 1452

5 3 Aug 2010

You know, it's strange. I consider myself to be just as passionate as the rest of you, but I do not get emotional around meat at all. I almost feel bad that I don't, but its not something I can help. I appreciate your sensitivity though, the world needs people like you happy

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ZoolNerd NSW • Posts: 1005

6 3 Aug 2010

Mondayschild said:

You know, it's strange. I consider myself to be just as passionate as the rest of you, but I do not get emotional around meat at all. I almost feel bad that I don't, but its not something I can help. I appreciate your sensitivity though, the world needs people like you happy

I feel the same so dont feel left out. Maybe its because Ive only been veg for 5 months.. hmm? I dont cry or get upset, but I do feel a pit in my stomach when I see meat.

A couple of days ago I was with my family (mum,dad,boyfriend, sister,brother in law and 2 nieces) and I felt more singled out then.. Everyone was eating rissoles and sausages and salad and I had my bread with mustard and tomato. What did affect me was seeing my two nieces (4 and 2) eating sausages because (without criticising my sister, I love her dearly) I could not bring my own children to eat meat. I think its crucial to inform them young that a chicken on the plate was once living, as their guinea pigs and canary are now..

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Mondayschild WA • Posts: 1452

7 3 Aug 2010

ZoolNerd said:

Mondayschild said:

You know, it's strange. I consider myself to be just as passionate as the rest of you, but I do not get emotional around meat at all. I almost feel bad that I don't, but its not something I can help. I appreciate your sensitivity though, the world needs people like you happy

I feel the same so dont feel left out. Maybe its because Ive only been veg for 5 months.. hmm? I dont cry or get upset, but I do feel a pit in my stomach when I see meat.

A couple of days ago I was with my family (mum,dad,boyfriend, sister,brother in law and 2 nieces) and I felt more singled out then.. Everyone was eating rissoles and sausages and salad and I had my bread with mustard and tomato. What did affect me was seeing my two nieces (4 and 2) eating sausages because (without criticising my sister, I love her dearly) I could not bring my own children to eat meat. I think its crucial to inform them young that a chicken on the plate was once living, as their guinea pigs and canary are now..

Im glad i'm not the only one happy

I don't like seeing stacks of it at the supermarket though.
I am also realising that my children will be raised as vegetarian at the least.

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birdie VIC • Posts: 393

8 3 Aug 2010

i don't blame you, meat is pretty horrid. one thing that makes me feel sick is the sight and smell of passing by the butcher.

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Tofu Ninja NSW • Posts: 165

9 3 Aug 2010

I hate people rough handling a carcass. I know the animal is dead, but damn, give it a bit of respect!

Nothing wrong with getting emotional. It reminds you why you are a herbivore!
Next time, calmly inform your mum (or whoever) that the animal they are cutting/stuffing/frying was once a living creature, with a mother and a father, and its own thoughts, desires and likes.

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...2 WA • Posts: 2307

10 3 Aug 2010

Hey Rachel.

I'm in an almost identical situation to you. My parent's won't 'let' me be vegan, so I just avoid animal products where possible. (unfortunately, I have no ability to buy food with zero traces of milk solids, so sometimes that happens)

I really cannot wait to move out of home and live in a totally cruelty free, eco friendly house. happy

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