Perhaps children in our culture are "clueless" because usually they grow up far removed from the animals they eat. I wonder if children who grow up with farm animals, or in a culture dependent on hunting would feel differently.
I was referring to the fact that they are not bothered by eating ham, bacon, etc. They are clueless about what happens to pigs in the real world, and how many have perished to provide their sustenance.
That brings up an interesting perspecitve. How would answers to this question break down by urban vs rural demgraphics. Kids that raise animals for something like FFA or even directly on a farm as well as kids that are around this type of environment are much more aware that they are raising food. Does that skew their answers compared to kids in the city that may not ever even see a cow/pig in real life?