Respect Paulm. As a young fella I became a pretty skilled farm butcher. My dad gave up and just got me to do the home kills. The secret a very sharp knife and no eye contact. Ended up with a little business selling hogget (tastes better than lamb) to all his lawn bowls mates.
Like your FIL also had a small sheep flock grazing, just outside Palmerston Nth one year, when at Massey University. Female flatmates bit horrified to come home to me at kitchen bench, carving up a whole meat carcass!
Thats 25 odd years ago, and would probably feel more uncomfortable doing it now, no doubt. But yes it sure tastes good, even if an inefficient system in which to obtain our protein.
Remember oxo cubes? The original protein shot.
They came from Uruguay. Found that when toured their huge factory site there recently. Love it but strangest UNESCO world heritage site you’ve ever visit. It took 32 kgs of meat to produce 1 kg of Oxo. No wonder they eventually went bust.