If there is a muslim population around you, the goats would likely sell really well this week. They have a featival 4/20-21 where they often serve goat (like how we have turkey at thanksgiving). And to make it their version of “kosher,” they either need a special butcher or they handle it...
Expressing sympathy is, in my opinion, less important than taking action to help. And I personally wouldn't be worried about feeling basically businesslike about slaughtering a mean farm chicken...I'd only be a worried if it were the highlight of your day or something.
Then again, expressing...
Hmm...I would say that culling an aggressive rooster who is helpful to your breeding goals in order to protect your wife does show a level of...if not empathy, then at least protective instincts that extend beyond self-preservation. You don't have to be caught up in the emotions of others to be...