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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-11 09:48 AM Original message |
Slaughter of Horses Goes On, Just Not in U.S. |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-11 09:55 AM Response to Original message |
1. Boy. What a surprise. |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-11 10:04 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. How so? The US is one of the few nations where horse is not eaten |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-11 10:26 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Horse is eaten in the US. |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-11 10:35 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. It was sarcastic. |
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bloomington-lib (513 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-11 10:42 AM Response to Original message |
5. In Northern Italy it's pretty popular. Pretty tasty too. |
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riderinthestorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-11 10:53 AM Response to Original message |
6. Sigh, hate to say it but this isn't a surprise. Many of us "in the biz" predicted this. |
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Fruittree (488 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-11 11:21 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. I'm curious... |
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riderinthestorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-11 11:46 AM Response to Reply #8 |
12. Part of owning a pet or keeping livestock. Making life + death decisions on the animals in your care |
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shireen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-11 02:22 PM Response to Reply #12 |
20. +1 nt |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-11 10:59 AM Response to Original message |
7. Horses are livestock around the world. Only in the US does one see |
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Fruittree (488 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-11 11:25 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. So by your comment - |
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Muskypundit (417 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-11 11:27 AM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Based on their tastiness |
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Fruittree (488 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-11 11:35 AM Response to Reply #10 |
11. There's a lot of humans on this planet... |
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Muskypundit (417 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-11 11:58 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. You see humans. |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-11 08:40 AM Response to Reply #13 |
34. Soylent Green is people! oh wait, we already knew that. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-11 12:54 PM Response to Reply #9 |
15. Deleted message |
Fruittree (488 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-11 03:49 PM Response to Reply #15 |
24. Where is the fact? |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-11 12:56 PM Response to Reply #9 |
16. Perhaps you could find a better paying gig criticizing coyotes for killing |
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Fruittree (488 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-11 04:09 PM Response to Reply #16 |
25. A bit defensive? |
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Spider Jerusalem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-11 01:20 PM Response to Reply #7 |
17. Not just the US. Anglo-Saxon countries generally. |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-11 12:24 PM Response to Original message |
14. One of my neighbors shot his horse earlier this summer. |
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Psephos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-11 01:23 PM Response to Original message |
18. Naturally. |
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sybylla (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-11 01:52 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. Agreed. |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-11 03:31 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. the BAN is not what makes the end of life for the animals far worse.... |
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Fruittree (488 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-11 04:12 PM Response to Reply #22 |
26. Agreed - I can't believe some of the comments on this |
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Psephos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-11 07:33 PM Response to Reply #22 |
27. What actually makes things worse for animals is thinking that a ban addresses greed. |
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riderinthestorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-11 08:37 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. +10000. I have 40 horses at my place. |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-11 08:57 AM Response to Reply #27 |
35. i don't know anyone who thought the ban was the only "fix" required... |
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Psephos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-11 01:10 PM Response to Reply #35 |
38. Bigger strawman than in the Wizard of Oz. |
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riderinthestorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-11 08:47 PM Response to Reply #22 |
29. Brutally honest here (don't read further if you are squeamish) |
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yellowcanine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-11 10:37 AM Response to Reply #22 |
37. "there are other solutions besides slaughter" Such as? |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-11 02:35 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. correct |
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yellowcanine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-11 03:42 PM Response to Original message |
23. I honestly don't think the case can be made that it is ok to eat a cow but not a horse. |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-11 09:32 PM Response to Reply #23 |
30. yup. nt |
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Duer 157099 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-11 01:15 AM Response to Reply #23 |
33. And what about a dog, or a cat? |
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yellowcanine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-11 10:25 AM Response to Reply #33 |
36. That's fine. Don't eat the horse you consider a pet. But don't impose your choice on someone else. |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-11 11:11 PM Response to Original message |
31. No duh. Some people, like, eat horsemeat, ya know. |
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Ter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-11 12:14 AM Response to Original message |
32. Why is one race worth more than another? |
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and-justice-for-all (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-11 04:36 PM Response to Original message |
39. sad and revolting...nt |
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