Show animals are meant to look good in the show ring, while commercial animals have a purpose — and their looks and genetics reflect that.

Anyone who has ever walked through a show barn can attest to the strange, surreal atmosphere and energy that encapsulates the stock show world.

There is nothing wrong with being sad and crying over parting ways with your project, and it doesn’t mean the act of selling livestock is too much to bear.

Here are eight great and honest ways to talk to the public about agricultural animals at a county or state fair.