A Horse, a horse, my Kingdom for a Horse

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21034942

 

O dear,poor ponys

 

Tasty... well at least it was actually meat

 

Poor Cows & Pigs too

A load of Moose got stolen from near here, I expect they'll end up in a burger too.

 

There's a few things morally wrong here in my opinion, but probably not what most people might be thinking.

Those of us that eat meat, do so knowing that an animal died for us to eat it. A lot of people would be mortified if they found they'd eaten horse meat when they thought they were eating the flesh of a cow, but as a sentient creature, surely the cow has as much right to life as a horse?

Another bit is this:

So because pig meat is processed in the same place as cow flesh, it is ok that pig meat ends up in the beef? Surely that highlights a major hygiene issue if surfaces are not being cleaned or hands are not being washed etc?

A much more plausible explanation of pig DNA being in the beef comes down to a lesser publicised piece of law. Next time you pick up some beef at the supermarket, look at the ingredients. You'd expected the ingredients to say 'Beef 100%' but usually that's not the case. Even if it is, the law allows for the beef to be inflated with water and animal protein extracts, usually from the bits of the pig that wouldn't sell, so were rendered down for some compound that is then injected into other meat products along with water, to make it look like you're getting more meat for your money.

Again, how come its ok to kill and eat one species but not another? There's good eating on a pig.

 

LOL. passing it on. Do you know that a certain percentage of bugs are allowed.

 

I love pigs and pork i worked on a farm as a teenager skimming and collecting the oil off the top of boiling pig swill for make up manufacturers plus mucking out and getting to cuddle all the piglets
Pony ive never tried or moose zigs
But i put my foot down at rabbit!..leave the poor little things to be

 

Ooh, and my mouse pointer was just hovering over the 'Like' link

Rabbits are just furry demons.

 

Whoa.... steady Armandii

 

If this is the case ill not need to go to my local stable for my horse muck!
I'll recycle my own ( not really)

 

I personally don't have a problem with consuming any species of edible animal (okay possibly people...) however I reserve the right to choose what I'm eating