An Epidemic of Abandoned Horses

[Ban Hammer 13,644]

What? Lots of people in the world eat horse. I think it is the same kind of ick factor that people get when they see balut for the first or tenth time. Doesn't mean that it is bad, just our culture has conditioned us to believe it is.

One of the things I thought was interesting about Germany was how willing they were to show you how animals were slaughtered for food on TV.

we can't eat trigger in the usa.

[Pinocchio Liberal 268]

What? Lots of people in the world eat horse. I think it is the same kind of ick factor that people get when they see balut for the first or tenth time. Doesn't mean that it is bad, just our culture has conditioned us to believe it is.

One of the things I thought was interesting about Germany was how willing they were to show you how animals were slaughtered for food on TV.

we can't eat trigger in the usa.

Make more spam! (as in the mystery meat)

Edited June 1, 2008 by ={Rogue}=

[Dr. Obvious 49]

I had to google Trigger.

[Mark&Steph 0]

What? Lots of people in the world eat horse. I think it is the same kind of ick factor that people get when they see balut for the first or tenth time. Doesn't mean that it is bad, just our culture has conditioned us to believe it is.

One of the things I thought was interesting about Germany was how willing they were to show you how animals were slaughtered for food on TV.

I'd be a little leery of it myself. A lot of those "special needs" horses are older race horses or show horses that have been pumped full of drugs for years to keep them going. And a lot of those drugs say clearly on the label "not for use in horses intended for food". With the way horses are usually purchased by the slaughterhouses (in large lots at a time), they're never going to know exactly what they are getting or what a particular horse's history is. Someone selling horses for slaughter are probably not going to tell them anyway.

Edited June 1, 2008 by Mark&Steph

[Dr. Obvious 49]

But otherwise, you wouldn´t object to the eating of it?

[Mark&Steph 0]

Well, I could never do it. I work with them for a living and I couldn't face myself in the mirror if I did that. But I know there are cultures out there that just don't think of the horse the way we do. Same way with cultures who eat dog on a regular basis. I don't like it but I accept it.

[Dr. Obvious 49]

After seeing my mother´s dog dine on cat poop at every occasion, I can´t imagine how dog would taste good. But there are people that think catfish taste good and they just taste like fish flavored dirt to me.

I doubt I would eat horse unless it was free. I am not really the biggest fan of red meats though either in general.

[Ban Hammer 13,644]

After seeing my mother´s dog dine on cat poop at every occasion, I can´t imagine how dog would taste good. But there are people that think catfish taste good and they just taste like fish flavored dirt to me.

use lotsa catsup

[bgreed 0]

This type of thing usually comes about when people who have no business owning a horse feel that they want to fulfil their childhoos fantasy when they have no clue as to the costs and work it takes to own a horse and it's way more than just hay and grain.

[Nagishkaw 510]

Yep, and in time they loose interest, and the poor animal gets neglected. Indeed , this is a throw away society and not limited to mammals or reptiles, for that matter.

[SMB x2 0]

I have two horses and have been feeling the pinch of higher grain costs and just general up keep of the animals (the ferrier finally had to give in and raise his fees because of fuel costs), but I can't imagine ever abandoning them, no matter how bad things get Whenever I've had to sell or get rid of a horse, I've always made sure they went to people I know and trust and I still get to see them or am in contact with the people they went to live with. I don't think I could sleep if I didn't know what kind of home they went to. My daughter's pony I raised from birth and getting rid of her would be like getting rid of a family member!

I'm not against people eating them (I know we eat things that others find "icky") as long as they're treated humanely and slaughtered in a humane way (if there is such a way). Personally, I could never eat them, but I don't eat a lot of meat anyways.

Mark&Steph make a good point about the drugs that are given to some the older race and show horses. That would be a concern if I was someone that did eat horse meat.

Reading that article makes me want to go out and hug my horses and reassure them that I'll never abandon them ><

-Shannon

Edited June 1, 2008 by SMB x2

[Ban Hammer 13,644]

This type of thing usually comes about when people who have no business owning a horse feel that they want to fulfil their childhoos fantasy when they have no clue as to the costs and work it takes to own a horse and it's way more than just hay and grain.

vet bills, horseshoeing, stable costs, feed costs, and sometimes even insurance. and that's not even taking into account tack and stuff if you ride the horse

[chnst 6]

time for hubby to get me a pony! That article makes me sad.

I wonder what horse would taste like. Tough, I guess.

hit a pferde metzgerie next time you're in deutschland.