in a herd nature dictates that the young/old/sick and weak are usually targeted first, this may make the strong feel safer, we have turned this on its head and slaughter the ones who should be feeling safe, also i believe animals don't dwell on things that happen, rabbits will escape a stoats attack and then immediately go back to feeding as if nothing had happened, personally my thoughts however impractical they are in the real world are all animals should ideally be slaughtered on the farm that they were raised, but money and population size along with hygiene regulations make this now nearl