Anybody want some horse meat?

[Straight Shooter]

http://news.yahoo.com/horses-could-soon-slaughtered-meat-us-080907323.html

 

[Mayhem]

I never did understand the reticence to using horses for food.

 

[STDiva]

Well on our way to soylent green.

 

[Vanilla Bear]

Huh? That would be new in the US? Horse meat is nothing new here in Germany. Salami made from horse meat shall be really good. Never tried it though.

 

[BCT]

Horses are beautiful creatures, I'm a big time meat eater and I'm all for eating cows,fish pigs etc. but horses are not mean't to be eaten :nono:

 

[Facetious]

Huh? That would be new in the US? Horse meat is nothing new here in Germany. Salami made from horse meat shall be really good. Never tried it though.

From article...

as many as 200,000 horses a year could be slaughtered for human consumption. Most of the meat would be shipped to countries in Europe and Asia, including France and Japan.

Who knew? :dunno:

 

[BlueBalls]

Sure.

 

[Straight Shooter]

Horses are beautiful creatures, I'm a big time meat eater and I'm all for eating cows,fish pigs etc. but horses are not mean't to be eaten :nono:

Why is a cow fit to eat but not a horse? what's your reasoning?

 

[BCT]

Why is a cow fit to eat but not a horse? what's your reasoning?

Horses are pretty and you can ride them in the mountain and have lots of fun in the country with them. A cow all they do is moo, shit,and walk away from you until they are taken to the slaughterhouse to be eaten, horses are just different. They are a creature meant to be seen and run free imo

 

[TheAvatar]

It's very similar to the eating of dogs and cats; in some cultures, they're just another animal and are eaten as such. Some people just don't form that same familiar attachment to them that's so prevalent in the West.

 

[StarDebut]

Horses are pretty and you can ride them in the mountain and have lots of fun in the country with them. A cow all they do is moo, shit,and walk away from you until they are taken to the slaughterhouse to be eaten, horses are just different. They are a creature meant to be seen and run free imo

Dang I hope that was a joke. I love cows!

 

[STDiva]

Why is a cow fit to eat but not a horse? what's your reasoning?

That's a good question. I can't answer it, but I still find eating horsemeat odd. Not any more wrong than a cow, but it just seems weird. Like eating a pet.

 

[BCT]

Oh well to each their own!

 

[CunningStunts]

Hasn't it been in dog food for years?

Like feeding a pet to another pet...

Oh well, I'd try it once I suppose.

 

[Jagger69]

Nothing new about this. How do you think they make the McRib? :dunno:

 

[L3ggy]

With human ribs?

 

[Facetious]

Why is a cow fit to eat but not a horse? what's your reasoning?

The difference is that horses are not considered to be livestock in our culture... at least the kind of livestock intended for human consumption

 

[Shifty]

Sure.

I see what you did there. :uohs:

 

[BlueBalls]

I see what you did there. :uohs:

At least someone around here appreciates subtext.

 

[gunslingingbird]

What's wrong with eating horses? I mean, they're made out of meat, aren't they?