http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2009/09/21/processing-the-pig-a-weekly-ritual-at-oliveto/ Culinary Rants & Raves from Bay Area Food Professionals Mon, 20 May 2013 07:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2009/09/21/processing-the-pig-a-weekly-ritual-at-oliveto/comment-page-1/#comment-54969 George Sun, 19 Sep 2010 16:12:57 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/?p=6883#comment-54969 God gave man dominion over all the animals. That did not mean a petting zoo for all.Keep your veggies and we will not bother you. Leave us meat eaters alone.Your brain did not get larger by eating a head of lettuce.

]]> http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2009/09/21/processing-the-pig-a-weekly-ritual-at-oliveto/comment-page-1/#comment-16842 Mariah Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:47:00 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/?p=6883#comment-16842 While I respect Oliveto’s attempt to support organic and “free-range” farming, I am disturbed by the relish with which you describe the slaughter and commercial processing of pigs. Most disheartening is that fact that “after six months of trimming, slicing, browning, simmering and curing pork” you feel “closer to this Noble Animal”. In my opinion, there is nothing “respectful” or “right” about needless slaughter, and if you would like to feel close to a pig, I suggest you take a trip to Farm Sanctuary, where you can meet one who escaped the fate of the other pigs you have grown so close to.
Imagine how utterly grotesque the pictures you display would be if they were of humans or of chimpanzees or dogs for that matter. We have been conditioned to identify with and show compassion for certain animals and to dismiss the rest as commodities. It saddens me that you are posting photos of animal captivity and slaughter and celebrating them as “respectful” cuisine.

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