Today is the day when Sammy goes to the butcher. We sort him from the other Dexter cattle and bring him in from the pasture. We back the livestock trailer up to the cattle pen and load him. Loading cattle is usually not difficult, but since he was a bottlefed calf and is not handshy, it takes some work to get him onto the trailer, and we have to resort to using a hot shot to finish the job. On the way to the butcher we talk about Sammy the steer's life. We unload Sammy at the butcher and say our goodbyes. Finally, I talk about the emotions behind raising animals that will eventually be butchered, and the connection we all need to make between the life of the animal and the meat we eat.

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