[aaronbaugher]

If that sounds weird, the term around here for butchering chickens is "dressing" them, as in, "We're going to dress chickens today."

[chris1993]

The term for slaughtering pigs around here is 'turning them off' - all attempts to disconnect from the reality of what is happening.

[taneq]

Cognitive dissonance really is required to keep our “warm fuzzy empathic friendly” self image while simultaneously being ruthlessly pragmatic cold blooded killers when it suits us.