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It is not only humans who indulge in a bit of dirt every now and then -- parrots, cattle, rats, elephants and chimpanzees also partake. Even prehistoric man shared this passion for eating earth -- an archaeological dig in Africa uncovered powdered loam that had clearly been used as marching rations two million years ago. But the question remains: why?
In her field studies on the island of Pemba, which belongs to Tanzania, Young observed that it is mainly pregnant women who experience cravings for earth. "It’s like an addiction. There is even a word for it: vileo," she says.
However, the pregnant women do not simply sweep up their earthy meal from the streets. In fact, they go to great lengths to ensure they have the right type of earth. They rake loam from specific springs or collect it from certain places outside their villages. "The dirt cannot be dirty," Young explains. Earthy Hunger: Why Do People Eat Dirt? - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International
Anatomical facts are scientific. Anyway, you really do not need meat to survive and if you choose to eat meat, it is better to do so in moderation. That has been proven.
You can eat only meat and survive too; That is a scientific fact. You have to eat all parts of the animal though (entrails and all), not just steak, burgers and hot dogs. The same is true for other carnivores; entrails have far more nutritional value than muscle tissue.
We evolved to be ominvores because we evolved in a limited resource environment. Instead of specializing and risking starvation one way or the other, we got to pick from both sides of the natural supermarket.
Mother nature says we should eat both, in other words. Life in our ancestral condition eating whatever is edibile for us as we found it (as a hunter-gatherer) is natural. A low to no meat, grain-intensive diet came much later.
Cats (large or small) are the most opportunistic hunters on the face of this planet. They hunt for the pure joy and pleasure of the chase; and yes, they do leave much of their kill behind eating only the choicest parts if they are not starving.
Sounds like humans have company. I was speaking of a different kind of cat though, the large kind...
You can eat only meat and survive too; That is a scientific fact. You have to eat all parts of the animal though (entrails and all), not just steak, burgers and hot dogs. The same is true for other carnivores; entrails have far more nutritional value than muscle tissue.
We evolved to be ominvores because we evolved in a limited resource environment. Instead of specializing and risking starvation one way or the other, we got to pick from both sides of the natural supermarket.
Mother nature says we should eat both, in other words. Life in our ancestral condition eating whatever is edibile for us as we found it (as a hunter-gatherer) is natural. A low to no meat, grain-intensive diet came much later.
...Which is why "vegitarian" is the ancient Indian word for "really poor hunter".
When we lived on the farm we'd slaughter them and hang 'em overnight from a tree in the backyard. After moving to the suburbs, I have assisted my dad in butchering a hog in the garage. But we didn't kill it there. It's no different than the deer hunter that processes his own deer.
Except that a cow is a lot bigger than a hog or a deer. He probably ought to have dispatched it in a more remote area, gutted it and skinned it, then finished at his house.
Charges for disorderly conduct, discharging a firearm, health code violations all pending. We got the dept of health, dept of ag, police a whole swarm of regulation enforcers swarming. Oh and the poor children who may have had to see how food makes it on the table. This is our govt in action.
Good thing he was arrested and charged, he deserved it. I don't have a problem with slaughtering livestock on your own property, but at least discharge the executing firearm away from a residential area. Nevermind offending the sensitivities of children or whoever else, this is about not killing a random bystander. Jesus breakdancing christ, how dumb is that guy? Did it make too much sense to just kill the cow before driving into town?
Yet no one says a word when someone wants to have a pig roast and gets an entire pig delivered to his house or business for the event. Granted it's dead but it's still whole in most cases.
Sorry but I see nothing wrong with what this guy did. Where does everyone think steak comes from anyway!!!!!!
"Maybe on the west side of the county on one of the farms. But in the middle of a high density residential area?"
That's clearly where the problem lies.
why?
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Cats (large or small) are the most opportunistic hunters on the face of this planet. They hunt for the pure joy and pleasure of the chase; and yes, they do leave much of their kill behind eating only the choicest parts if they are not starving.
