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To Pet Or To Eat, That Is The Question

Lynn Zimmerman
Stu (top left), Jennie and Henrietta (bottom left), Jennie and Dolly (center) and Henrietta on Jennie's shoulder (right).

With 11 acres of land around her, Jennie thought that using some of it to raise chickens to sell as meat would be a great way to supplement her income. What she didn't know was that once you see an animal as part of the family, turning them into dinner becomes a lot harder. Radio Camper Lynn Zimmerman spoke with Jennie in her home in Oregon.

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