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[Oliolli]

When I order my dwarves to butcher a kitten while my own kitten is sound asleep in my lap, I feel very, very ashamed. Then do it anyway, because I need the meat, dammit.

That seems quite sig-worthy.

Can I? Can I please?

[jaxy15]

Guys, just pretend all the animals are fangirls.

[Dragonchampion]

I have three kittens and two cats. I cannot bring myself to butcher kittens.

However, to remedy this and to prevent catsplosion, I do three things:

1. Reduce litter size to 1-2 per litter.
2. Pasture all cats in my food storage area to catch vermin. (They don't need to eat)
3. Make it so cats grow to adulthood in 4 years.

That way, they keep out vermin while never actually producing enough kittens to cause a catsplosion.

[Tiruin]

That happens.


most dwarves generally only kill animals that are harmful to them or to the frame-rate. Or for food, that is as a last resort.



Just realize that, the butcher shop is not for the squeamish.

[Crazy Cow]

When I order my dwarves to butcher a kitten while my own kitten is sound asleep in my lap, I feel very, very ashamed. Then do it anyway, because I need the meat, dammit.

That seems quite sig-worthy.
Can I? Can I please?

Why, I would be honored.

Guys, just pretend all the animals are fangirls.

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[franti]

I felt guilty about killing a ton of Naked Mole Dog Puppies because they're good in a fight and a bitch to catch, but I had too many.
Other animals? No. I was pissed when my Mayor managed to kill the Giant Olm I put in his room for mandate-control, but that's about it.

[ohgoditburns]

Once I realized I could make thread from any animal's hair, I had to restrain myself from butchering everything.

[VerdantSF]

I'm actually vegetarian in real life, but I have no problem with the meat industry in DF.  There are plenty of things in DF that don't carry over into real life, so I don't sweat it too much.  I do draw the line at butchering cats and dogs, though.  Partly because my mom is Korean and the "ZOMG Koreans eat dogs and cats" schtick got really old, really fast as a kid.

[Gergination]

I wouldn't have butchered every single dog in my fortress if they hadn't been biting and scratching a dwarf every 10 seconds.