 madduck
Female, 40-49, Europe
 2871 Posts
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Wednesday, January 16, 2013 11:23:49 PM
om a more serious note- it not not what the meat is that is the problem. The first issue is that there are no labels to tell consumers what they are eating, in fact the burgers claim to be beef and chicken ( I think). If an animal has a decent life and a quick clean death there can be no objection to eating it- but very few animals do. watching lovely animals being sold off to the glue man at horse sales is heartbreaking- once a treasured pet- now discarded. But go to any shelter, any big pig unit and it is the same.. We torture and abuse sentient animals in order for us to eat cheap burgers........ no need for it at all. Just eat a bit of meat three times a weekm pay a good price for it. We would all be healthier, we would all benefit, and years of pain would be avoided. |
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 darkmagic14n
Male, 18-29, Western US
1634 Posts
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Wednesday, January 16, 2013 11:17:40 PM
since the ban on slaughter was lifted in 2011.[\quote]
This misinformation bothers me. Its not that they "lifted the ban," they just didn't renew the bill when the statutes timeframe was coming to a close." |
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 OldOllie
Male, 50-59, Midwest US
8774 Posts
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Wednesday, January 16, 2013 10:04:21 PM
@drawman61, the reason dogs and cats are repulsive is that they're carnivores, and meat from any carnivore literally tastes like $#!+. Also, pigeons live mostly in urban environments, they eat garbage, and they carry a lot of diseases. I've eaten dove and squab, and I'm sure pigeon would be quite tasty if they were farm raised or hunted in a rural area.
I would have nothing against eating horse meat, but I've heard that it tastes lousy. Back in the 70s, I used to feed my dog Strongheart horse meat. It smelled like crap, but he loved it. |
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 drawman61
Male, 50-59, Europe
1404 Posts
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Wednesday, January 16, 2013 6:17:02 PM
We're a weird lot.
Cow = yummy, Horse = repulsive
Pig = yummy, Dog = repulsive
Sheep = yummy, Cat = repulsive
Chicken = yummy, Pigeon = repulsive |
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 Slotherder
Male, 30-39, Western US
240 Posts
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Wednesday, January 16, 2013 5:06:30 PM
Horse meat is typically not regulated to be fit for human consumption. If there is some in the UK, and that is what got mixed in there, it's still pretty bad, but not nearly as bad as if it isn't. And dirtysteve: maybe your dirty standards are different, but I'd call 29% of a sample more than a spec of DNA. You can be sure there's chunks of horse meat in some of that stuff. |
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dirtysteve00
Male, 30-39, Europe
316 Posts
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Wednesday, January 16, 2013 4:06:17 PM
For the people who aren't getting why this is a problem, people don't want horse, they want beef.
And are we sure it's horse meat anyway? The last heard it was horse 'DNA'. |
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 MacGuffin
Female, 30-39, Europe
2597 Posts
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Wednesday, January 16, 2013 3:50:01 PM
Horse meat is really good and contain a lot of iron.What's the problem?
There's neigh* problem.
* Pun only works in Scotland. Damn. |
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 banur
Male, 18-29, Europe
249 Posts
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Wednesday, January 16, 2013 2:49:41 PM
Eating too much can give you a horse voice.
Oh boy, that was incredibly funny! |
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chance13
Male, 40-49, Midwest US
220 Posts
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Wednesday, January 16, 2013 1:03:34 PM
As late as the 40's horse flesh consumption wasn't all that uncommon here in the USA. The USDA used to inspect it, hell, several horse slaughter buildings existed country-wide.
In some 'high-end' eateries a horse steak is actually being served again, since the ban on slaughter was lifted in 2011. Heck, you can even buy it behind the glass in some grocery stores. |
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 McGovern1981
Male, 30-39, Eastern US
10257 Posts
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Wednesday, January 16, 2013 1:02:15 PM
Not sure whats wrong with eating horse meat.
I'd say the problem is that it says no where on the box it contains horse meat. |
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TheLebowski
Male, 40-49, Europe
45 Posts
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Wednesday, January 16, 2013 12:57:58 PM
Not sure whats wrong with eating horse meat. Its quite common on restaurant menus in switzerland (french part mostly) & its quite good. |
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darkmagic14n
Male, 18-29, Western US
1634 Posts
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Wednesday, January 16, 2013 12:56:01 PM
woe is me, someone is eating an animal
/sarcasm
get over yourself horse lovers, a horse is no different than a cow, only difference is they were used for transportation and have been cared for as pets.
I don't see you same activists bitching about the horse becoming glue, or his hooves being made into jello. How many of you women have horse hair extensions? |
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 Reignblazer
Male, 18-29, Europe
1559 Posts
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Wednesday, January 16, 2013 12:35:34 PM
Eating too much can give you a horse voice. |
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 Nickel2
Male, 50-59, Europe
1560 Posts
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Wednesday, January 16, 2013 12:26:18 PM
Us Brits find the entire affair hilarious! All you have to do is g**gle 'horseburger jokes'.
'Tesco Express' becomes 'Pony Express'; there is 'My Lidl Pony'; the list is endless and some very clever humour pops up.
Slightly more disturbing is the finding of pig meat in some samples. As much as we all love bacon, (I don't think it will keep as well, plus the kosher and halal elements of the consumer society will probably be a bit put-off.) |
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 dm2754
Male, 30-39, Western US
2771 Posts
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Wednesday, January 16, 2013 12:17:00 PM
yummy Horse tast good you can buy in some stores her in the USA |
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 Gerry1of1
Male, 50-59, Western US
25716 Posts
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Wednesday, January 16, 2013 12:15:14 PM
I'm guessing you'd want to server your horse burger with some . . .
horse raddish? |
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 unmercyfuldu
Male, 18-29, Western US
731 Posts
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Wednesday, January 16, 2013 11:58:34 AM
The reaction to this is simply because it is horse, and we don't eat that... for whatever reason we can come up with to justify eating cows and not horses...
The really scary thing is that we have no drating clue what is in our food, how it was prepared or treated. This is precisely why I don't eat meat or processed food. I mean it is getting hard enough to even know much about organic vegetables. |
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Gerry1of1
Male, 50-59, Western US
25716 Posts
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Wednesday, January 16, 2013 11:45:39 AM
Trot into McDonald's today and get a Hoofy Meal!
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 Zeegrr60
Male, 40-49, Eastern US
1515 Posts
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Wednesday, January 16, 2013 11:43:49 AM
When I worked at a Roy Roger's fast food joint,our (Very un-official) slogan was-We put a little Trigger in everything we make". Not surprised. |
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 Limiteded
Male, 30-39, Western US
30 Posts
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Wednesday, January 16, 2013 11:42:10 AM
Would you rather... Horse meat, or Pink Slime? |
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 ScottSerious
Male, 18-29, Western US
5329 Posts
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Wednesday, January 16, 2013 11:41:07 AM
i liked the thumbnail |
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 kingdomCome
Male, 18-29, Europe
319 Posts
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Wednesday, January 16, 2013 11:39:48 AM
The Irish selling horse meat....insert national stereotype here.
It doesn't bother me eating horse, but a company willing to use it to sell to the UK probably doesn't get too fussy about the quality. |
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Gerry1of1
Male, 50-59, Western US
25716 Posts
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Wednesday, January 16, 2013 11:33:03 AM
@ AuburnJunky - Thanks, what a pal! I'd hang with you anytime.
In fact, any pal of yours is a palomino! |
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madduck
Female, 40-49, Europe
2871 Posts
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Wednesday, January 16, 2013 11:31:34 AM
Yes - I know- tesco's value burger are bound to be as dodgy as all get out, but I worry my veggie burgers might contain Uniquorn. |
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Ilikelogic
Male, 40-49, Europe
292 Posts
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Wednesday, January 16, 2013 11:28:09 AM
Let's try to give a politically correct comment:
Don't expect to get something worth 2 dollars if you only have to pay one dollar. (economics 101)
Less politically correct:
The horse meat might be the part to least worry about.
(food industry economics 101) |
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