So, would you eat a horse?

I would not eat horse meat for the same reason that I would not eat gator meat. It may be edible, without any harmful side affects from the ingestion, but there are some foods that just plain seem nasty to consume.

 

I have eaten Salami but now know that it too is made up of horsemeat.

 

Right now it would gross me out. If I was starving during an apocalypse of some sort no problem.

 

I am a vegetarian but if I was in dire straights I'd eat a fucking horse. Shit I would eat you! There have been some comments made here about the horse meat not being regulated. If the whole livestock thing was regulated properly there would be no chance of horse meat being mixed with beef or whatever. Most animals due to end up in the food chain are pumped full of antibiotics, growth hormone and fuck knows what else so why hold the mistaken belief that cow is wholesome horse is not?

 

I'm going to ask at the Metro, on payday, about horse.
It seems that I may be able to get some!

 

i would eat any kind of meat except for another primate

 

Yeah, that sounds about right. I definitely draw the line at primates.

 

I too would definately draw the line at Primates.

 

I too have horses ... but I don't actually see that they are in a league of their own when it comes to personality.

The thing is, we interact much more with our horses, and so we get to know their individual character traits and foibles. If you were to interact that much with pretty well any animal, though, I reckon you'd find they had the same sort of individual personality.

 

No, but I don't eat meat anyway. The whole situation is quite concerning, it's sad that most people choose out of cost or choice processed food. It makes me feel sad that the majority cannot or have not the time to cook fresh wholesome food.

 

That 14 year old horse you describe doesn't sound very appetising, no And Etherea raises a good point that a lot of the meat that is regulated is pumped full of growth hormones and whatever else.

I try as best I can to find food locally grown and farmed. There's a servere lack of lemons in the north east though so often I do have to buy some imports! But I love cooking and really can't stand a frozen ready meal. I think I can probably spot a differance or two between a well treated animal and a mistreated tumour riddled one.

As for the personality side of things I do think I could get past that. They say pigs are very intelligent and display a lot of affection and I haven't had any problems eating them.

Still don't know if I could eat an animal, any animal, that I'd raised. Even if originally that was the purpose. Not sure I could eat something I'd bonded with. But it certainly wouldn't rule out the rest of the species!

 

I agree with what you say but I never suggested they are in a league of their own. I take it if offered you'd pretty much eat anything?

 

I want so far as is possible to eat meat that has had a good natural life, rather than a cruel artificial one.

I therefore seek to put as much game in my diet as i can, and wild rather than farmed fish if available.

But yeah - once I'm satisfied that I'm buying meat with no welfare issues, I'm not too squeamish about what particular animal I eat. I think that once you've accepted the principle of meat (which I have) then that covers all animals, and not just some.

Things that I've eaten which dont' normally make it onto the English dinner table include snails, goat, thrush, peacock ... but I've never yet had frogs' legs.

 

Personally i would rather not eat my way through the animal kingdom, like you i do try to eat organic but to a lot of people this is out of their financial remit so fashionable eating of humanely treated meat is a luxury for the reasonably well off and above. If you want a conscience you gotta pay for it lol....

Tho i must admit i am gradually steering my way towards vegetarianism. My main concern is not the act of eating meat but the way the animal is treated and that seems to be something that is overlooked in this so called crisis. We need to look at Humane methods of slaughter done in minimal stress environments, unfortunately there seems to be a mad rush on ritual slaughter, Halal and Kosher butchery is barbaric as are most slaughter houses worldwide. Imagine being in a real life Texas chainsaw movie, this is what most animals due for slaughter go through and they are aware of what is happening despite what the scientists tell you.

 

I agree & share my opinions with the 2 previous posts... BeachBall & Smoothie

For me it's more about the Quality of the animals life that counts, being able to do what comes Naturally to them... Whether it's in the fields eating grass, whilst meandering about, or grubbing about on the land etc.

Transportation should be kept local, not freighted hundreds or thousands of miles, without adequate ventilation, water or food, then not despatched properly or being ill treated & abused immediately prior to their slaughter...
These practices are Barbaric & those Responsible ought to hang their heads in Shame. Yet they sleep very comfortably at night... Outa sight... Outa mind.

One only has to look at the practices involved in the making of UGG boots, to name & shame just one...

And there are plenty more Manufacturers, who look the other way & purport to not be fully aware of any Inhumane Practices, if, called to Account... It's Reprehensible.
To Err is to be Human but these 'Fat Cat's' are only interested in their Profit Margins, at the expense of those without a voice, who cannot voice their story.

When will the Fat Cat's get it..? We have their number now and it ain't 118... The Responsibility is theirs, it Rests with Them... We couldn't get away with such things, yet they do... Seems it's all about who's scratching who's back, without any Ethics or Morals either.

When in business, one cannot point the finger at somebody else & Blame them whilst claiming Ignorance... That's not how the 'Law' should work & we know it.

Now they want us to Ingest Cloned Milk & Meats and pay heftily for the priviledge of doing so... Whatever next ???

It's High Time the Peasants took over the Assylum and Banged them all to rights but we need greater numbers in order to acheive anything and we need to Focus our Minds & Not be Dictated to... There is no place for Apathy & Complacency, it won't acheive anything or help... Make your presence at Elections & bring about change...
We know what's best for us, we don't need to be told that cloned is better for our health or will benefit our pockets either.

It's not what the Farmers want, they too are being Dictated to...

Look at all the meat in the freezers in the supermarkets, in some cases it was frozen some 10 years ago.. It looks like meat but tastes like polystyrene, for it has little or no texture, taste & lacks any flavour... What a waste of a life.

Meat bred for the table & reared in a Free Range manner is Ethical, far superior & stressfree both for us & the animals concerned, not cooped up & crammed into tiny crates...
Fresh meat has texture, taste & flavour.

Apologies for my Rant & Ramble but as a Pragmatist, I have to tell it as it is... VERY, VERY WRONG Thanks for reading on to the end of the post.

 

Kosher killed

 

But that's just the thing, Smoothie. Organic may be expensive ... btu game isn't.

I get given a lot of pheasant. But if you're not in that lucky position, go find a game butcher. They're not expensive this time of year (they may be in Waitrose ... but not from a game butcher who gets offered more than he can sell).

Rabbits? Your local farmer probably shoots far more than the game butchers will take. If you don't mind getting them in the fur and doing your own skinning and gutting, they'll cost you little more than the cost fo a shotgun cartridge (he may not even charge you that if he's trying to be rid of them ... )

Pigeon? I've got a butcher round the corner will sell you four, frozen and oven ready, for £3. What's not to like about birds at 75p each? (If doing roast pigeon, I serve one bird per person)

And when I go to the Norfolk coast, well, it's gotta be crab, hasn't it? Straight out of the sea, and dressed for you in a matter of minutes. YUM

 

Alaska is the placee if you want wild game. If you're low income you get a free hunting permit good for a moose, 3 or 4 caribu and more.

 

i havent read the whole thread, but i would eat horsemeat, provided it was raised for consumption. some very common medications for horses are dangerous (or unstudied) to humans and can be passed though tissues. meat is meat though, as long as its not contaminated.