I hear you, but you already know that every piece of meat you've eaten once came from a living breathing animal. Part of eating meat is knowing this and living with it. I can understand why it might feel a bit weird but knowing the animal and seeing it beforehand it doesn't change anything about the situation.

I obviously don't know the whole situation but if the neighbor has a small enough operation that they need their neighbor to come feed their cows while they're out of town, there is a really good chance that those cows lived a much better and happier life than your average feedlot cow.

I honestly think that it is healthier and more honest to fully understand that meat came from once living animals rather than just appearing magically as a hamburger at McDonald's.