I never thought I would play the part of a butcher! The blood that was added to my hands soon after this photo sure added. The demo was awesome!!!

Posted by: Kirby | February 5, 2009 08:07 PM

Very smart. Great way to move people to identify with the animals on their bbq.

Posted by: lynda downie | February 5, 2009 11:22 PM

Keep up the good work! Love Cam.

Posted by: Cameron | February 6, 2009 06:45 AM

Not all meat is factory farmed you know. i am very against stacking live animals in shed for mass production but see nothing wrong with rearing my own organic free range meat. When we butcher the cow is let out to graze on it's own then shot through the temple & it is dead before it hits the ground & the last thing it was doing was eating. We are meant to eat some meat I just feel we need to have a responsibility to make sure any meat we eat has lived a normal paddock life & been killed humanly which abattoirs do not. The cows are scared stiff & it is very sad much better to just be eating then not. Just my honest opinion.

Posted by: Sam Eykamp | February 6, 2009 02:52 PM

I agree with Sam. i too enjoy meat products. God placed a variety of animals on this planet for us to consume. Just as you see carnivores out in the wild hunt and eat, humans should also be free to eat meat. However, I also agree there's a sane and insane way to treat and kill animals used for food. In my opinion one of the best things one can do, is to ensure no meat goes to waste when ordering dinner, or making a sandwhich, that way the animal has not died in vein. You guys do great work and congrats on the Aviagen Turkey case! about time some of those maniacs are punished for their actions.

Posted by: Paul | February 6, 2009 04:15 PM

Sam,

It's true that not all meat is factory farmed, but the vast majority is. Therefore for most people wishing to end factory-farm and slaughterhouse atrocities, going veg is the easiest and fastest way to accomplish that.

Humans do not require meat—protein yes, meat no. Google "vegan athletes" and you might be surprised at the number of top-flight athletes who successfully push their bodies to the limit on vegan fuel.

Posted by: Mike Quinoa | February 6, 2009 06:55 PM

I am a vegetarian going vegan. I believe that animals are allowed to be eaten. It is biblical. My problem is with commercially raised animals for food. The treatment of these animals is not biblically sound. Animals are meant to be free in whatever habitat they are supposed to be in. If we raise them for food they should be in safe open places where they can roam freely and be somewhat happy going about their lives and then humanly killed (as in quick and relatively painless) when it is time for slaughter. Until we can stop the cruelty on commercial farms I will remain meatless in my diet.

Posted by: Alicia | February 7, 2009 08:33 AM

"Animals are made for us to eat." That is the most dried up comment I have ever heard. Animals are no more made for humans than blacks for whites or women for men. Period. Living things have their own life, nothing living is MADE for anything else. Each living thing has its own purpose, so that accusation is just down right ignorant.

Posted by: Jemmie | February 7, 2009 11:12 AM

God placed animals on this earth for us to eat?? I dont see how that makes any sense. Just about every animal could take a human down. So I dont see how animals were put here for us to eat. If it werent for weapons, we would all be at the bottom of the food chain.

Posted by: Justin Michalik | February 7, 2009 11:40 AM

Biblical or not, killing is still killing! If the Bible said that people with blonde hair are to be set on fire, would you do that too just because the Bible said so? Think for yourself. Do you not feel any emotion when you put that bullet in that cow's brain? And if I remember correctly, one of the Ten Commandments says "Thou shallt not kill;" I don't remember there being an "except for animals" clause next to it.

Posted by: Jenna | February 7, 2009 12:30 PM

I would not want to eat meat even if the animals were humanely slaughtered. I do not believe that animals were put here to provide humans with meat. Therefore, even if the turkeys were free-range and slaughtered quickly, I would not buy turkey for dinner. Humans can easily survive without eating meat. I believe this is the most ethical course.

Posted by: Robin | February 7, 2009 01:39 PM

If an animal is raised, even humanely, for consumption, does that really make it better for the animal in the end? Most Americans and westerners wouldn't consider raising dogs or cats or guinea pigs for food because somehow we view them differently than livestock. I would challenge others to extend the circle of compassion to all animals. There are so many delicious non-animal foods available, and eating a plant-based diet is so much better for our planet. :)

Posted by: Carrie Hansen | February 7, 2009 10:53 PM

meat is meat no matter where it comes from. I am Buddhist and practice the old method of no meat whatsoever. even if I wasn't I would not eat meat. it is just like eating a human and it is terribly wrong.

Posted by: Laurel | February 8, 2009 12:20 AM

Don't tell me eating meat is "biblical." Rape and murder are also "biblical." Should those be done too? Read the beginning of the Bible. It clearly states that people should be eating plants and seeds.

We are not carnivores. Long narrow intestines, short flat teeth, and jaws that move from side to side. Pick up a biology book.

Posted by: Andrew | February 8, 2009 04:13 PM

Now, I don't think the impact of a demonstration like this is as great as one might expect. The "Saw" movie series is now like 5 versions long, and people can see more human violence on TV than ever before. Instead of being repulsed, people might actually get turned on: Naked girl on a barbecue? It's hardly horrific. Besides, I think most people realize flesh is flesh, they just choose to focus there carnal lust on creatures other than ourselves--usually, and not always for food. People are crazy that way.

Posted by: Cresco the Amazing | February 9, 2009 04:18 PM

The only way to stop the butchering of other animals is to educate humans. PETA and members - thank you for all you do to help educate. Please keep up the wonderful work that you do... Educate, educate, educate. You may not reach everybody all at once but you are chipping away at the ignorance of mankind.

Posted by: Mary | February 10, 2009 09:09 AM

If you are religious, that is fine by me. Personally, I am not religious. Someone wrote in a book many, many, many years ago pitting rules and laws, etc. I refuse to live my life by dictatorship. Think about it, our lives are dictated by rules and laws made ten, hundreds, thousands of years ago and we are expected to live by them all? Whatever happened to our lives being our own? I am a vegan and admire others for taking THEIR lives into their own hands. We were put on this earth to LIVE...TO SURVIVE. As a vegan, I am doing that pretty well without having to KILL anything.

Posted by: Melissa | February 10, 2009 12:03 PM

GO VEGANS! :D

Posted by: Marcos Douran | February 17, 2009 04:09 PM

I don't believe that any animal should be used for food or medical research. God didn't create animals for us to eat. He made them first! We were created to "tend the flock".
I know someone who works in the meat industry as a truck driver picking up "waste" from the abattoirs. he sees what goes on every day. The animals fight & scream as they are being zapped with cow prods in the chute. They smell death & are absolutely terrified. They literally climb over each other to escape. Then they are either hung upside down to have their throats slashed, or they get a bolt to the brain. At the hatcheries, male chicks are tossed ALIVE into a grinder! The inspectors say they don't feel pain. How the hell would they know? Have THEY gone thru the grinder?
Then this slurry is mixed with the other "waste products" of the industry & boiled down to make a powder called tallow, which is then used in some dog & cat food, makeup, & for industrial purposes. So ppl have no clue that they are contributing to the industry if they don't know what tallow is!!
Then let's talk about the pollution. Animal farming creates more methane gas then all humans combined, which is destroying the ozone layer. Liquid waste from chicken, turkey & pig farming is getting into the ground water & also releasing toxic gasses into the air.
Then there are the diseases caused by eating animal products, such as heart disease, high cholesterol, clogged arteries, digestion problems, etc, etc, etc.
If these animals were raised in more natural numbers instead of the HUGE numbers they are being bred at, the pollution problem would end. Then the farmers could use the extra land for fruit & vegetable farming, which would go a long way to ending world hunger, so all around, putting an end to the meat industry as a whole would benefit millions of people all around the world in more ways than one.

Posted by: nancy henrech-bain | September 14, 2009 02:02 PM

Mmh I don't know, this phylosophy doesn't make much sense to me. I think the human race is the only god there is on Earth. We rule the planet and we can do whatever we want. The only limit is guaranteeing our survival. If we want to kill and eat animals we have the right to do so, like all other animals. Rights don't come from above. Our right comes from our power, we obtained it by ourselves. If some want to eat vegetables it's their choice, but there's nothing so moral and epic about it.

Posted by: Luke | October 1, 2009 09:55 AM