SkyMame92 16 November 29, 2020 Share November 29, 2020 People love hugging their cats, dog or pets like a horse. But i'd imagine it would feel odd when a animal is kind of food. But just curious to how you think about it? I do love sheep though, they are fun little animals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Gallagher 33,581 November 29, 2020 Share November 29, 2020 No, but I’d like to hug a sheep! 1 Signature made by the amazing @Sparklefan1234 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharpWit 2,641 November 29, 2020 Share November 29, 2020 It's not that weird. I've enjoyed petting sheep, as well as pigs, chickens, ducks, rabbits, and goats, despite having eaten all but the last. Animals are just generally fun to pet. Sheep like any animal can also be useful outside of food, most notably in the production of wool, but also in making milk and maintaining lawns. I have preference that the animals I consume be well treated and be at least a year in age but that's difficult given US standards and economic circumstances, as well as popular practices. As a result, I don't really eat sheep because of its limited availability and being in the form of lamb, but I have nothing against eating that species or most others when they were raised for that purpose. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExplosionMare 18,062 November 29, 2020 Share November 29, 2020 I’ve never hugged nor eaten a sheep Boom! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklingSquirrels 21,341 November 29, 2020 Share November 29, 2020 I haven’t hugged a sheep... they don’t really smell that good ֍֎֍֎ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Divine plywood 1,239 November 30, 2020 Share November 30, 2020 I don't find that weird at all, in fact I feel that people should be more familiar with the animals they eat. Hug them, pet them or just visit on a farm and watch them if only possible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treeglow Flicker 13,621 November 30, 2020 Share November 30, 2020 I can't say that I've ever hugged a sheep. But I don't see any harm in it if you don't mind getting covered in wool or whatever they're carrying within it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DixonTheAdversary 1,632 November 30, 2020 Share November 30, 2020 I haven't really seen to man sheep in real life, so I haven't hugged them. I probably wouldn't hug them anyways, I'm not one for hugging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoconutCake 360 November 30, 2020 Share November 30, 2020 (edited) No, it wouldn’t be weird, because I don’t usually eat meat Edited November 30, 2020 by CoconutCake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EpicEnergy 23,218 December 24, 2020 Share December 24, 2020 I don't care if the thing I'm hugging is something that I could eat, it is warm and floofy and alive and therefore I'm gonna hug it! Besides, I've never eaten sheep meat before as far as I know of. *totally not up to any shenanigans* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreambiscuit 9,691 January 2, 2021 Share January 2, 2021 The fact that they’re food wouldn’t be a deterrent from me hugging them. If I was so-inclined I’d just as readily hug a cow or a pig, not that I’d go out of my way to do so. Sheep are cute and all that, but any lack of physical affection on my part wouldn’t be based on dinner. I just don’t really want to hug a sheep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clawdeen 12,191 January 2, 2021 Share January 2, 2021 (edited) I’ve not hugged one before but I would hug a sheep Edited January 2, 2021 by Operetta *On Wednesdays We Wear Pink And Betray The Organization* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stardust 641 March 4, 2021 Share March 4, 2021 (edited) I've patted a lamb I think while the farmee was there? Least Ive seen them up close lol but yea the mothers protecc them so much so I wouldn't advise randomly touching tho or the sheep unless they are used to it not that they can do much but they get scaree. Also I been to those farms where u can touch animals, pigs, llamas, goats and that. Edited March 4, 2021 by flurry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Pink One 13,506 March 4, 2021 Share March 4, 2021 Sheep... don't.... Taste...... Good...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZiggWheelsManning 10,179 March 11, 2021 Share March 11, 2021 Having learned the food part of this, no hugging sheep ever. Special thanks to Emerald Heart for the banner! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octavian 5,420 March 12, 2021 Share March 12, 2021 Thread title made me giggle Well played @The Wife of Hawks To answer the OP, sheep are abstractly huggable. I have not attempted to hug an actual sheep in the fields though. At least the horses come up and nuzzle you. Sheep just aren't very pettable. Even pigs are better. I rank them only a little above ducks for huggability in reality. Children's books are full of lies. 1 1 hour ago, Props Valroa said: because the US flag is the ultimate pride flag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExplosionMare 18,062 March 13, 2021 Share March 13, 2021 I don’t eat sheep/lamb so it wouldn’t be weird to me Boom! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluttershyfan94 5,742 March 15, 2021 Share March 15, 2021 I mean they are animals, that and anyone who's hugged a sheep knows just how comfy hugging one is like they are literally like walking pillows really. That and lambs particularly are very cute and playful. DA: http://fluttershyfan94.deviantart.com/ Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/Fluttershyfan94 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Star 1,024 March 16, 2021 Share March 16, 2021 Never hugged a sheep but have hugged cattle before, mostly to see what they would do. They react about like you would when someone hugs you randomly, around the neck. Or they just keep eating or waiting for you to keep scratching their back. Very warm and now both of you are hairy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonic Shimmer 4,132 March 16, 2021 Share March 16, 2021 It's not food until it's dead. Friendship isn't always easy. But it's definitely worth fighting for. Twilight Sparkle is Best Pony! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingnut 6,989 March 22, 2021 Share March 22, 2021 I never really hugged sheep but I used to hug goats all the time. I had an aunt and uncle who raised both but only the goats were well socialized to human contact. As dairy goats, having animals that trust you makes milking them so much easier. They’re very friendly, almost like dogs. I don’t eat goat or lamb but due to my exposure to farm life I see nothing weird about being affectionate to animals that are destined to be butchered some day. It’s just a fact of life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magpie 623 April 23, 2021 Share April 23, 2021 It's no more meat than you or I, we've just decided that they're acceptable to eat. I do enjoy lamb myself but would gladly hug a sheep. I don't find a contradiction there, it's just how life is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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