buddyandcharlie, I understand somewhat. I could never raise a pig or any animal with the intent to kill it. I kind of want to have some pet chickens in the future...I discovered a few months ago, there's a magazine called Chickens (published by the people who brought you Hobby Farms). I have bought a couple of issues but haven't had time to read them yet...I'm hoping it's not for raising chickens to eat. The cover seems to suggest caring for them, so I'm assuming I won't freak out when I read them. But before I can have chickens, I need a bigger home and land where I'd be allowed to raise them.