[TomGuy]

I eat steer, not cow, specifically white-faced Black Angus steer. His name was George.

One thing about growing up around agri-products was 'don't name your food.' It was difficult when an animal became sort of a pet and eventually 'processed' or sent off to be 'processed'.

[Sivad]

I agree about the naming thing. Names are for registered
breeding stock while market animals go in the freezer.
When I encounter a 4H or FFA kid who is writing letters
to attract bidders for their county fair junior
livestock auction market animals I suggest they don’t
include the names they have given the animals. Some
buyers don’t care to know that some kid’s pet is going
in their freezer. In fact, if I catch them soon enough
I suggest they dispense with the naming of the animal
altogether. Of course that doesn’t fly very well with
most young 4H girls.