Where do you live Silent? I was under the impression you were from Texas.
I've seen several cows slaughtered, as well as deer and other animals. My papaw doesn't keep cows anymore, but all the men in my family still make sausage and bacon (deer/pork), and so does most everyone I know (at least after hunting season they do). Believe it or not, they are not toothless rednecks either.
Lots of people hunt, fish, and raise animals to one degree or another.
So, Silent, no one hunts where you are in TX? I'd like to see that.