text:  It's an ancient craft that conveys both respect and necessity, born out of a 2,000-year-old tradition of turning a single animal into a year's worth of eating. The way Omnivore tells this story, you care deeply about the pig, which is revered by the locals. But you care about the pig caretaker and the butcher as well. The pig sustains the people, and the people revere it for its sacrifice and give it the best life they can.