Would you ever eat a horse?

[Godsgrl]

Apparently a lot of us have eaten horse unknowingly. Burger King admitted to using horse meat along with beef in their burgers. I suppose it is better than pink slime.

 

[Straw Hat Kikos]

Yup

 

[secuono]

If it was put in front of me and I was hungry, I'll try it. Won't eat it if it tastes bad. But I wouldn't eat my own horses nor would I be able to kill any horse just to eat it. Eating horses is almost like eating a cat/dog, but not quite, since I'd never try dog/cat if I was given it.
But there is no reason to waste any animal, no matter what species, so if someone needs the meat and pelt and the animal has no where else to go or too old etc, then go ahead and reuse it.

 

[Back to Nature]

I would. My dad said its a little stringier and sweeter than beef, nothing wrong with it except what is in the public's own mind.

I would try it too. I haven't yet, but I've smelled it when we fed it to the tigers, and it smelled a little strong, but not bad. But like I said, I wouldn't eat one of my expensive work-horses... Where to find one that isn't too expensive but was still raised humanely is the next question...

 

[meloout831]

I would. Especially if food was scarce. I think it's also a good idea to consider eating. There are many horses that need homes, and have a hard time finding one.

 

[PendergrassRanch]

I think we should being eating horse, it should be available as a staple in super markets and it should also be available to raw fed dogs. I'm sick of bleeding hearts whining about how we should save all the horses but they don't put their money where their mouth is.

I love horses, I do. I have owned a few and I would like to own another someday. The only way to cure this over population of horses is to eat them. The breeders certainly don't give two poops about how they are adding to the problem. Ever go to a horse race? Did you know that not only do they over breed their own horses to get that ONE top winning horses, they also over breed other horses, sell of their babies and use the mares as nurse mares. Its sickening.

 

[Straw Hat Kikos]

100% agree with all that was said there Pendergrass.

 

[meloout831]

I think we should being eating horse, it should be available as a staple in super markets and it should also be available to raw fed dogs. I'm sick of bleeding hearts whining about how we should save all the horses but they don't put their money where their mouth is.

I love horses, I do. I have owned a few and I would like to own another someday. The only way to cure this over population of horses is to eat them. The breeders certainly don't give two poops about how they are adding to the problem. Ever go to a horse race? Did you know that not only do they over breed their own horses to get that ONE top winning horses, they also over breed other horses, sell of their babies and use the mares as nurse mares. Its sickening.

Very true. It's our society that frowns upon eating horses. They are always looked at as pets. I agree that something should be done. Better yet, feed many people that are starving!

 

[Dino]

I too think it should be offered in stores to the public. I don't think people should be buying it thinking it is beef though... such as is happening in various locations today thanks to unscrupulous businessmen.

 

[Back to Nature]

I too think it should be offered in stores to the public. I don't think people should be buying it thinking it is beef though... such as is happening in various locations today thanks to unscrupulous businessmen.

If they did sell it, wouldn't they be required to label it? And I heard about the horse races but wasn't aware of how far they went. I just know a lot of animals, such as horses and greyhounds, are homeless or killed because they didn't measure up.