The Meatrix

Global Resource Action Center ^ | 16/11/2003 | Print

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Oh, sorry for hurting your Matrix Reloaded fan feelings.

[Petronski]

I wonder if vegetarians eat their plant live of if they humanely kill them first?

Did you know that when an eggplant is severed from its mother-vine, it lets out a silent scream? Quelle horreur!

[cmsgop]

Dude, I am not a Fan of the Matrix at all. I was asking this because you knew this would in-flame %95 of Freepers here. Since you Eat Meat,...What's the Point?

[knak]

I think you've seen that movie to many times! So have I though.

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Dude, harmless cartoon is not suppose to inflame anyone. Those who've chosen to be inflamed (including you) - well it's their business.

[Petronski]

Open the Carcass

The sooner you field dress your animal after shooting, the better the meat will be. Quick field dressing insures rapid loss of body heat and prevents the contents of the animal's digestive tract from contaminating the meat. To field dress the animal using your Texas Buck Buster, first place the animal on it's back and spread the hind legs. Open up the carcass by cutting around the pelvic area and then up the animal's midline to the front of the rib cage using the hook near the front of the Texas Buck Buster. When using ordinary knives to perform this procedure, extreme care must be taken to avoid cutting the paunch and intestines. However, the unique, patented design of the Texas Buck Buster virtually eliminates both the risk of meat contamination and the risk of personal injury.

Split the Pelvis

Once the animal has been split up the midline you are ready to split the pelvis. To split the animal's pelvis, you must first score the underside of the bone at the end nearest to the animal's head. This is done by first standing to the rear of the animal and then resting the bottom edge of the Texas Buck Buster on top of the pelvis parallel to the midline and as close to the center of the pelvis as possible. Next, raise the handle of the Texas Buck Buster to a 45° angle with the pelvis and slowly pull the Texas Buck Buster toward you until the center of the hook comes into contact with the front of the pelvis. Then, smoothly and rather swiftly lower the handle of the Texas Buck Buster to create a small cut on the underside of the pelvic bone where the two sides connect. To complete the process, simply turn the Texas Buck Buster around so that the handle is pointed toward the animal's head and slide the pelvic bone into the fork of the Texas Buck Buster. It is important that the Texas Buck Buster is pushed as far onto the pelvis as possible. Next, place one foot on each of the animal's hind legs, grab the handle of the Texas Buck Buster with both hands to avoid slipping, and quickly pull the handle toward you creating a smooth cut through the pelvic bone. The two sides of the pelvis can be spread farther apart by quickly pulling up on the animal's tail while still standing on the hind legs.

Split the Breast Bone

Now you are ready to split the animal's breast bone which is done in much the same way that the pelvis was split. First, use the hook on the Texas Buck Buster to cut through the cartilage at the back of the rib cage until you reach bone. Stand over the animal so that you are facing the front end and push the fork of the Texas Buck Buster over the breast bone making sure that you push it as far onto the bone as possible. Now, quickly pull the handle of the Texas Buck Buster up and slightly away from you to make your first cut. Because the breast bone is too long to split with one cut you will have to use a different method than you used on the pelvis. After your first cut, simply push the fork of the Texas Buck Buster as far as possible onto the breast bone once again, and then pull up and slightly away from you just as you did in making the first cut. Continue this process until you have completely split open the rib cage.

Remove the Organs

All you have left to do to complete the field dressing process is to remove the organs from the carcass. To do this, reach forward into the body cavity and use the hook of the Texas Buck Buster to cut the esophagus as close to the head as possible. Once the esophagus has been cut, begin to slowly pull the esophagus toward the rear of the animal using the hook to cut loose any blood vessels or tissue that do not pull free. When you reach the diaphragm area of the animal use the hook on the Texas Buck Buster once again to cut the muscles of the diaphragm away from the ribs. Continue pulling the esophagus toward the rear of the animal and using the hook to cut away any remaining tissue until everything is completely detached from the inside of the body cavity and can be removed from the carcass. Finally, remove any remaining viscera and drain all of the excess blood from the body cavity by lifting the animal's front end up if possible.

[cmsgop]

So I'll assume you did this for Fun?

[Yeti]

Industrial farming makes more and better food available to more people.

True.

What do you think of this? I think vegetarianism is unhealthy, but I don't think the choice for each person must be either the "Meat Matrix" or no meat.

I notice the difference from brand to brand and from store to store. One of the most striking differences is in the whole chickens. Some brands have no yellowing to their skin, it looks sickly white and translucent. And when you cook them, especially if you fry chicken that looks like that, this whitish stuff that looks like albumin oozes out. It's edible but it isn't wholesome, and if you compare it flavorwise to a healthier bird, well, it ain't right.

Anyone who has raised chickens, especially someone who has let them free range and forage during the day will tell you: no comparison.

Mass production is good, and I'm glad that we have cheaper food available. But, where I can, I'd rather have farm fresh from a grower who is not too greedy to grow really good food. Or homegrown, of course.

[Petronski]

More local means fresher, and commands a premium price. Sounds like a great idea, and I buy local whenever I can. I also know that people of incomes far lower than mine would eat far less meat without the economies of scale of factory farming.

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"So I'll assume you did this for Fun? "

Your assumption is correct. For Fun.

[cmsgop]

Alrighty Then, Carry On......

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"Alrighty Then, Carry On...... "

Sounds like police...

[avg_freeper]

Great now I'm hungry for bacon. Thanks.

Oh, by the way, watch this with the stupid audio turned off while playing Tool's "Disgustipated" instead. The animation changes from mega-lame to passingly nifty.

Just thought you should know.

[RichInOC]

Sounds more like Ace Ventura, Pet Detective.

[dsrtsage]

Interesting how they seem to be so concerned about the small farmer....I will bet these are the same people who fight tooth and nail to close down open grazelands which are the lifeblood to northern nevada ranchers, the last true western cowboys.