In my head I know that it's no different to eating beef, pork etc but I couldn't actually do it ITMS? Then again I wouldn't eat kangaroo/ emu/ snake either because it's not the norm for me.
I dont see why it should be such a big deal though. It's just another type of meat.
(fun fact #74: apparently we are the only country that eats both animals on our national emblem )
I don't see the problem. We already feed it to our dogs, and as there isn't much education out there about how dog food is farmed (I use the term farmed loosely here, as it's often horses who now cost more to feed than they make) and killed, I'm happy for this to bring regulation to the industry.
Wouldn't mind trying it, although at this stage I'd have problems eating any horse I was lucky enough to own - I have no problems eating my own chooks though.
I find that most people who tend to make radical threats aren't that well educated on the subject they are protesting. PETA is a great example of this, getting celebrity spokespeople and not giving them the full story - PINK won a lot of respect from me on the mulesing debate when she heard the whole story from the Australian farmers and made up her own mind.
My view might be a bit tainted because I'm a horse lover...whilst I don't think death threats/protests are warranted, I could never eat horse and wouldn't want to be at the same table as someone eating it..I probably wouldn't go to a restaurant that served it either. I wouldn't eat a dog or a cat, and in my life horses are on the same platform as them.
Non-issue for me too. Whilst I don't think I would eat it regularly if it were readily available in Aus. (just as I don't eat Kangaroo, Croc, emu regularly) I am not opposed to it. I have chickens as pets and eat chicken & eggs. I grew up with cows, pigs, sheep and eat them. (I haven't tried horse though.)
Oh, and I know I've posted this before somewhere, but we are so, so lucky to have a choice not to eat various meats! When my mum was growing up during the depression her dad (my granddad) would go out and shoot rabbits ... their staple food ... one day mum discovered some "rabbits" that hadn't been fully dressed and they had long tails ... meow!
No more enraged than at eating any other animal. I dont get people who eat meat (as a former vegan) being outraged at someone eating an animal that they dont. It doesnt make sense to me at all.
Last edited by Pandora; July 20th, 2010 at 10:24 PM.
Kaz, I loved that anecdote on FB!!
There's a Melb restaurant serving it? Where?? Pro lly far too exxy for me atm, though
Non-issue for me. I'd love to try it. I sent off a horse recently to the knackery to become lord knows what...damn shame, really. Beautiful, noble critter he was, only to give his last to a dog or glue or something, instead of a conscious, culinary experience for someone who'd appreciate it. Not that a horse killed in a paddock could become human consumption meat, but YKWIM, I hope!
As for horses being noble...ummm, not all of them have heard they have this reputation to uphold We ascribe far too much human attributes (or a wish list of attributes) to horses because people don't understand them well enough. They are herbivores, herd animals, flight animals, relying heavily on sight and sound and can survive in the wild if let loose tomorrow after a life of captivity.
For health reasons, I'll stick to eating meat from herbivores - omnivorous mammals aren't on my hit list yet (crocs are, but they're reptiles...had some once!). Cattle, horses, deer, roo...yum!
Last edited by Smoke Jaguar; July 20th, 2010 at 11:32 PM.
: missing close bracket inserted
The people protesting this really need to find a more worthy cause to devote their attention too Its really a non-event. I'd probably never eat it myself but as long as it's slaughtered humanely then I have no issue with it.
I have had horses all my life and i have 6 horses now. I dont have a problem with them being eaten - its been dont in different countries for ages so its now new. I would hope they are being killed humainly but from what I have seen of the slaughter of alot of meat animals its not that humane at all.
If you want to eat it - eat it, If not then dont. Simple really. But dont teaten the life of a man because he chooses to cook / eat it. eveyone has choices - same for everything in life.
Registered User
)
We ascribe far too much human attributes (or a wish list of attributes) to horses because people don't understand them well enough. They are herbivores, herd animals, flight animals, relying heavily on sight and sound and can survive in the wild if let loose tomorrow after a life of captivity.
Its really a non-event. I'd probably never eat it myself but as long as it's slaughtered humanely then I have no issue with it.
Reply With Quote
Bookmarks