Cage free chickens and grass fed beef

My morning started off as it usually does fast and furious. The #1 challenge is getting the kids off to school without them killing each other. So, I decided I was going to make a fantastic breakfast to fill their belly's. I decided to make scrambled eggs. My son noticed that the carton of eggs read "cage free", so he started asking questions on what that meant. Somehow the conversation went from cage free chickens, Amish farmers, and grass fed cows. I explained that cage free chickens get to live outside of a cage, and have a more "peaceful" life. I also explained to him about eating grass fed beef and that it's better for us to eat.

Now here's the funny part of this conversation. He asks me how these chickens and cows get from the field to the table. So I told him that I'm not really sure how the farmers choose to kill the animal, but they probably cut the head off the chicken. I told him that the cows are a little different. They are brought into a special barn and tied into a stall. They bring a special machine very close to the head of the cow, and it drives a sharp spike into the cows brain which kills it immediately. At this point, his eyes are as big as saucers! He starts telling me how sad for the cow, and did I know if the cows mommy or daddy were sad. I told him that his mommy and daddy wouldn't be sad, b/c they were taken up to the special barn first. Ian shouts out "they all died together!!!"

We ended our little talk with a prayer thanking God for the Amish who raised the cage free chickens and the grass fed beef we're eating for dinner tonight.