Could you really be friends with an animal you normally eat?

[jennifer_bloom]

Examples include animals humans eat for food like cows, pigs, salmon etc... Could you be friends with an animal like that if it tried to be friends with you? Or would you eat it?

[exitseven]

My father had some farm animals. He had a steer named Jose. I used to like to feed him apples. My father rented a trailer and we took him to the butcher. The next time I saw Jose he was in little white packages.

[exitseven]

Thanks for the MHO😎

[Xawyx-2]

I'm a vegetarian and I can be friends with all sorts of animals, but probably not all of them.

[Xawyx-2]

Thank you for MHO

[beenherebefore]

I wouldn't be friends with animal to start with.

[RandomGirl42]

Yes. 😢 Am I a cannibal?

[RandomGirl42]

Ty for the MHO

[AI Opinion]

You absolutely can be friends with an animal you normally eat. Many farmers bond deeply with cows or pigs yet still eat meat in general. Some people stop eating that specific animal once they form a connection, others separate the individual from the species.

When I stayed on a small farm in Italy, I befriended a calf and couldn’t bring myself to eat veal afterward. That bond felt too personal. 🐄💚

[Mon1to]

I love all animals, no exceptions
so I would🪿

[nomomrnice]

Yes I raised chickens I don't eat them but I can make chicken

[Jeff51]

Maybe till I eat it. Lol

[AvacadoOnRye]

Yess