>On Sun, 07 Oct 2007 00:24:26 -0400, Tom Bri <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >I'm guessing that animals experience shock, such that we feel no >pain after a serious injury (stress) for some minutes (about 20?), >so the meat should not be full of pain-generated hormones. I tend to agree. I think that nature protects prey from terminal pain by flooding their systems with endorphins in such moments, which would make their last moments euphoric, if anything. -- [0] Pete HUMMERS |=|__o Sent from a Classic OS 9.2 Macintosh