Honoring the Slaughtered Birds in Japan

[Grantith]

I read this quote, and I thought it was really interesting.
http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content=quote&id=1027


We want to express our regret to chickens for having to kill them, while also giving thanks to them for providing us with food.
Hideyuki Shimada, director of the Japan Poultry Association, at a memorial service to honor the thousands of chickens killed in the wake of the bird flu outbreak.(AP)
Won't see that in America.

[spidermonkey]

I think it's sad. :( The quote and the fact that the birds are suffering from a flu outbreak.

[karen]

Wow, at least it is something. Here (the US) there would never be any official admission that there would be anything to "regret." It would never occur to anyone. You can't view farm animals as inanimate objects here for our use and still regret their killings or give thanks for their contribution. I'm not saying all facets of japanese culture are like this, but I'm impressed with that one piece of it.