Messyone- you do realize that the VAST majority of meat available to the general public comes from large commercial farms that are in no way comparable to the farm you grew up on. i agree with your point that people overreact to hearing some of the practices like ringing, but you seem to go too far and paint the picture that all farming is how you describe it. I don't doubt that on small family farms the animals are generally well cared for in the way you describe. but that's not the meat available to buy in the local grocery store.