>>77672310I'm the actual OP and I can say that yes, I have killed (with the back of an ax) and helped butcher a cow before, when I got work at a butchery in the countryside. Was it only once? Yes, but probably more times than anyone else in this thread. I've also broken chicken's necks to kill them quick so my aunt could prepare and cook them.
protip, cows smell FOUL once you start butchering them, they release all the gas in a burst and it can knock a grown man out if you are not prepared for it.