The speaker reflects on their experience of raising chickens for food and the ethical dilemmas it presents, discussing the conflicting emotions and moral complexities involved in personally raising and slaughtering animals.
Ever want to quit your job, leave the rat race behind, and head back to the land? Buy an old farmhouse or build a solar-powered home and live self-sufficiently on a few acres of your very own? Generations before you have shared that dream. The reality is more complicated. Even owning your own land is an ethical minefield.