It’s officially 21 days till Christmas and while most of us are eagerly doing our Christmas shopping and prepping festivities for the big day, this isn’t the case for everyone.
A mum, Sophie, has posted a controversial dilemma in a Facebook group and asked members whether her family should cook some of their own pets for Christmas dinner.
“Apologies in advance if this is a sensitive topic,” she wrote.
“We have had a rough year financially, I’ve maxed out my Afterpay account and our budget doesn’t permit our usual big Christmas dinner.
“We live on five acres and have loads of chickens, a goat, and a pet pig baby. Would [it] be wrong to cook them for Christmas? Not the goat, just two of the chickens and the pig?
Sophie also asked whether she should consider telling the children.
“Should we avoid telling the kids and replace them when we are more financially stable, or be honest and use this as a learning opportunity to teach them about finance and the food chain?” she wrote.
“Thank you and please no judgement.”
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Whatever you tell the kids, the obvious takeaway is that you might eat THEM some day. I suggest you rethink this entire plan.
I’m wondering a couple of things here. First, how old are the kids? Too young to realise that roast chook and the empty henhouse are connected? Old enough to understand that animals are often raised for food? Or the in between age where they could be heartbroken at the thought of eating Fluffy? Second, do you usually kill your own animals for food? If so, I can’t see how it’s a big deal. If not, I’m not sure Christmas is the best time to start. Especially if they’ve named the animals.