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  Get the Facts on Horse Slaughter | The Humane Society of the United States
Horses bound for slaughter are shipped, frequently for long distances, in a manner that fails to accommodate their unique temperaments.
Horses of virtually all ages and breeds are slaughtered, from draft types to miniatures.
Horses commonly slaughtered include unsuccessful race horses, horses who are lame or ill, surplus riding school and camp horses, mares whose foals are not economically valuable, and foals who are "byproducts" of the Pregnant Mare Urine (PMU) industry, which produces the estrogen-replacement drug Premarin®.
www.hsus.org /pets/issues_affecting_our_pets/equine_protection/get_the_facts_on_horse_slaughter.html   (0 words)

  
 Gordon Ramsay's horse meat show condemned - International horse news; equestrian event news, equine news - Horsetalk
Demand for horse meat is highest in Italy, with 84% of live horses destined for slaughter entering into and moving across EU Member States travelling to Italy (by comparison 7% go to France and 5% to Belgium).
It is campaigning for horses to be slaughtered at source in their country of origin to avoid unnecessary suffering, and for all EU Member States to move to a carcass only trade.
Horses, the body points out, have very specific welfare needs in terms of temperament and behaviour, as well as physiologically, which are very different to other animals transported long-distances for slaughter.
www.horsetalk.co.nz /news/2007/05/105.shtml   (1058 words)

  
 Joe Ray | Journalist | AFP | Horse Stepping Back Onto The Plate?
The small horse's head above the door that Amelie points to as one of her favourite Parisian landmarks disappeared a couple of years ago, along with the butcher, and the old red iron gates, now painted blue, serve as the entrance to a mobile phone store.
Though eating horse is considered taboo in many cultures, particularly in English-speaking countries, it has been part of French life since late in the 19th century.
Though horse may be riding into the gastronomic sunset, he understands why the meat is seeing a mini-renaissance on Parisian tables.
members.tripod.com /joearay2/afp/horse.htm   (925 words)

  
 Horse - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Horse evolution was characterised by a reduction in the number of toes, from five per foot, to three per foot, to only one toe per foot (late Miocene 5.3 million years ago); essentially, the animal was standing on tiptoe.
Horses are prey animals with a well-developed fight-or-flight instinct.
Horse breeds with additional gaits include the Tennessee Walking Horse with its running walk, the American Saddlebred with its "slow gait" and rack, the Paso Fino horse with the paso corto and paso largo, Icelandic horse which are known for the tölt, and the Rocky Mountain Horse with its smooth, even four-beat gait.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Horse   (5946 words)

  
 Buffalo Meat is a Healthy Alternative to Other Meat
Unlike the white settlers, the Native Americans appreciated the buffalo meat and wasted little as possible of the animal.
Buffalo meat is a growing business today which is why many of the animals live on farms and ranches, much like other livestock.
Buffalo meat has a similar flavor as beef and does not have the wild, gamey taste many people expect.
www.indians.org /articles/buffalo-meat.html   (374 words)

  
 American horse meat coveted in Europe - The Fund for Horses
Horse is eaten, as well, in the Canadian province of Quebec, where the taste harkens back to France, Europe's biggest consumer of horse meat and the ancestral land of most Quebecois.
Horses are nearly full-grown at age 2, Terraillon said, making it uneconomical for European farmers to raise them beyond that age and forcing European butchers to look elsewhere for older horses.
Canada used to be the prime horse meat exporter to Europe, but that nation has taken to slaughtering horses at an ever younger age to meet demand, Terraillon said.
www.fund4horses.org /info.php?id=485   (665 words)

  
 Digital Chosunilbo (English Edition) : Daily News in English About Korea
As fall descends on Jeju Island and the horses come in from pasture to eat the hay dried over the long summer months, the locals have for many years chipped in to butcher a horse for parties where they share the meat.
In the Koryo era, pony meat was food for kings, but until the 1980s horses were primarily used to help work the field or for horse racing or riding.
The surge in horse meat consumption led to more horse meat restaurants, whose number jumped from 16 in 2003 to 40-50 this year.
english.chosun.com /w21data/html/news/200611/200611200001.html   (717 words)

  
 Hungry enough to eat a horse? by Don Chance Issue #88
That horse meat could come in handy in times of serious and unplanned need is almost secondary to the fact that there’s absolutely nothing wrong with eating it as often as desired in non-survival situations, too.
Nutritionally, horse meat has around 40 percent fewer calories than the leanest beef, while supplying 50 percent more protein and as much as 30 percent more iron; and horse fat is considered an excellent health-conscious deep-frying alternative, especially for delicately-flavored foods that are easily overpowered by heavier oils.
Horse meat can be safely kept in the refrigerator for no more than a couple of days (about the same time as hamburger) and up to four months in the freezer (as opposed to about six months for hamburger); though thorough vacuum-packing before freezing does extend storage life.
www.backwoodshome.com /articles2/chance88.html   (2016 words)

  
 FSIS Promotes Horse Meat
Horse was commonly eaten in many countries in pre-Christian Europe, but not in Islamic or Jewish countries, since under Mosaic Law horse meat is considered unclean because it conformed to the formula of an animal that was not at the same time cloven-hoofed and cud-chewing.
For safety, cook ground meat from horse and goat to 160° F, or until juices are clear with no trace of pink or cloudiness.
The meat of adult goats is almost always subjected to stewing because of its relative toughness, but in stews it is flavorful and tender.
members.tripod.com /errlinks/id18.htm   (1689 words)

  
 ContraCostaTimes.com | 01/25/2005 | American horse meat coveted in Europe
Horse is eaten, as well, in the Canadian province of Quebec, where the taste harkens back to France, Europe's biggest consumer of horse meat and the ancestral land of most Québecois.
Horses are nearly full-grown at age 2, Terraillon said, making it uneconomical for European farmers to raise them beyond that age and forcing European butchers to look elsewhere for older horses.
Canada used to be the prime horse meat exporter to Europe, but that nation has taken to slaughtering horses at an ever younger age to meet demand, Terraillon said.
www.contracostatimes.com /mld/cctimes/news/14827997.htm   (631 words)

  
 Say Nay to Horse Meat - Against Horse Slaughter Businesses - Care2.com
Horse meat's sweet flavor, similar to that of deer meat, lends itself well to many foreign dishes.
In Iceland, horse meat is often used in stews and fondues.
The major arguments against the horse meat industry in the U.S. are that horses are "like pets" and therefore the industry is "inhumane." Pigs, however, are actually smarter than horses and have cognitive abilities equivalent to three-year-old humans.
www.care2.com /c2c/groups/disc.html?gpp=8350&pst=402958&archival=1   (699 words)

  
 SDC Talk! - Horse Meat vs Beef?
The horses were going to die and the meat was going to be given to the worms instead.
But someone elses work horse who is set for the grave i would certainly not mind taking in and feeding to my dogs as long as its not on medication.
Horse meat contains higher amounts of natural steroids as phosphorus compounds then the other meats which degraded the kidneys of the animals.
www.sleddogcentral.com /forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=6183&whichpage=2   (747 words)

  
 What's the Beef About Horse Meat? - Associated Content
The meat is leaner, slightly sweeter in taste, with a flavor somewhat between that of beef and venison.
According to www.igha.org, in late 2006, a bill that bans the sale of horses for human consumption recently passed in the House and is an important step in protecting an animal that is an icon of American culture.
For me horses are wonderful, beautiful, intelligent animals that are so nice to let us ride on them and enjoy their swift movement a little bit.
www.associatedcontent.com /article/141738/whats_the_beef_about_horse_meat.html   (784 words)

  
 Food Safety Virtual Farm   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The meat of American pet, recreation, and sport horses is sold as a $12-$15 per pound entrée at restaurants in Italy, France, Belgium, and Japan.
The meat market for horses has also led to increasing horse theft, and the stolen horses meet their anonymous end before they can be tracked down.
The preparation of horse meat is also a food safety concern among the populations that consume horses.
copland.udel.edu /~kniel/VirtualFarm/Templates/horses.htm   (805 words)

  
 Horse meat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In many Islamic countries horse meat is generally considered clean but not halal, that is, forbidden to eat, but not dirty.
Meat from horses that veterinarians have put down with a lethal injection is not consumed, as the toxins remain in the meat; the carcasses of such animals are cremated.
In the Netherlands, a popular breakfast sliced meat is smoked horsemeat (paardenrookvlees), although there are beef-based variants available for those who do not want to eat horse meat.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Horse_meat   (2331 words)

  
 CNN - California to vote on sale of horse meat - July 18, 1998
Sam the horse was as good as gone when Barbara Clarke of the Redwing Horse Sanctuary rescued him.
Horses auctioned in California are often trucked to Texas slaughterhouses, and eventually end up in European and Asian meat markets and restaurants.
In November, a state ballot measure will determine whether horse meat should be banned from sale for human consumption.
www.cnn.com /HEALTH/9807/18/horse.meat/index.html   (350 words)

  
 don't be scared - it's horse meat. on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Horse meat is far superior to any others.
And, in countries where the horse is "taboo" meat (nost european, save for france), it's just grinded and given to cats, dogs and pigs.
I can understand why some people are against horse meat (especially horse lovers), but you can pretty much find an argument for every type of meat if you want to.
www.flickr.com /photos/45019980@N00/380997828   (594 words)

  
 First, They Took Our Horse Meat ... - Wonkette   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Thanks to the brave passage of the Horse Slaughter Prevention Act, the House of Representatives has proven it is more than a cesspool of criminals that never manages to do any legislating.
Well fuck them and their grass, the horses have been here since the days of the conquistadors and it's their right to live wild and free and not to be hunted to feed some asshole in Europe> Let the Europeans find their own horses to eat if they have to have horse-meat to live.
Horse meat is HEALTHIER than beef and many of the horses used would be killed anyway.
www.wonkette.com /politics/congress/first-they-took-our-horse-meat--199240.php   (770 words)

  
 Lawriter - ORC - CHAPTER 919: HORSE MEAT
Any establishment or place where horse meat or horse meat food products are processed, handled, transported, sold, exposed, or offered for sale at retail for human food shall be maintained and operated in a sanitary manner to prevent contamination of the food commodities that might render them unfit for human consumption.
Any horse carcass, horse meat, or horse meat food product sold, offered, or exposed for sale, which is unlabeled as to use or is labeled as pet or animal food, shall be decharacterized with charcoal or green food dye.
However, any horse meat or horse meat food product whose label bears an approved inspection stamp, or which is packed in hermetically sealed, retort processed, conventional retail sized container, is labeled as pet or animal food, and is licensed under sections 923.41 to 923.55, inclusive, and 923.99 of the Revised Code, need not be decharacterized.
codes.ohio.gov /orc/919   (0 words)

  
 Equine (Horses, Ponies, etc.) - All Creatures Animal Exploitation Photo Journal: This All Creatures Animal Exploitation ...
(Horse - Meat - 02) This horse has been strung up by one hind leg and is being "bled out." To many people, horses are just as much their companions as dogs or cats.
(Horse - Meat - 05) The carnage goes on and on because human beings refuse to extend their sphere of love and compassion to all animals.
Once in the chute, the bucking horse may be shocked, have her mane or tail pulled, or her faces slapped, all to irritate and anger her before she is further abused by the bucking strap and spurs.
www.all-creatures.org /anex/horse.html   (2150 words)

  
 Foot-And-Mouth Disease Boosts Demand for U.S. Horse Meat Exports
While eating horse meat may be anathema to people in this country, the meat is regularly served in French and Belgian bistros as cheval, a low-fat, high-protein alternative to beef.
Lean and similar in texture to beef, the meat has an underlying sweetness of taste that is balanced by cooks with such seasonings as garlic or herbs.
About 200 horses from around the region are sold each week at New Holland Sales and Stables in Lancaster County, where buyers estimate that 30 percent to 40 percent of the horses are now bought by so-called killer buyers for slaughter.
www.purefood.org /madcow/horse42501.cfm   (1046 words)

  
 USDA Promotes the Eating of Horse & Goat Meat
Horse was commonly eaten in many countries in pre-Christian Europe, but not in Islamic or Jewish countries, since under Mosaic Law horse meat is considered unclean because it conformed to the formula of an animal that was not at the same time cloven-hoofed and cud-chewing.
However, imported goat meat is sampled at ports of entry for residues that may result from the use of animal drugs, pesticides, or environmental contaminants.
The meat is leaner, slightly sweeter in taste, with a flavor somewhat between that of beef and venison.
www.igha.org /USDA.html   (0 words)

  
 Brandontimes: Inquiry focuses on horse meat
Horse meat is edible, rich in protein and texturally leaner than beef.
Consuming horse meat is next to unthinkable in the United States, given the horse's near-mythological status in American folklore and Old West romanticism.
Many large cats eat horse, and it's possible that someone searching for horse meat in the Tampa Bay area may be doing so for a tiger, leopard or other exotic feline.
www.sptimes.com /2004/01/30/Brandontimes/Inquiry_focuses_on_ho.shtml   (1041 words)

  
 Horsemeat - Food Facts and History - Food Reference
French, Italians, Swiss, Japanese and Quebecois in Canada are horse meat aficionados and most of the 65,000 horses slaughtered in the country were shipped to Europe, Japan and to the province of Quebec.
The French appetite for horse meat dates from the Battle of Eylau in 1807, when the surgeon-in-chief of Napoleon’s Army, Baron Dominique-Jean Larry, advised the starving troops to eat the flesh of dead battlefield horses.
Tough meat cuts must be cooked long enough to tenderise connective tissue (collagen), or marinated before cooking to ensure both flavour and tenderness.
www.foodreference.com /html/arthorsemeat.html   (0 words)

  
 Horse meat, rabbit on menu at Bronx zoo - Breaking News - World - Breaking News
These are just a few of the ingredients for a year's meals to feed the elephants, big cats, bats, birds and other beasts at New York's zoos.
For the Siberian tigers at the Bronx Zoo's Tiger Mountain, the main course is a commercial big-cat chow made of horse meat and nutrients.
Their keepers take a 2.25 kilogram block of the stuff, divide it into meatballs nearly the size of tennis balls and put them on plastic sticks about 50 centimetres long.
www.smh.com.au /news/World/Horse-meat-rabbit-on-menu-at-Bronx-zoo/2007/01/04/1167777194188.html   (870 words)

  
 Meat Insertions - www.meatinsertions.com
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www.assfistinganalfisting.com /extreme-penetration-sex/meat-insertions.html   (773 words)

  
 NPR : House Ponders Outlawing Horsemeat
Horses are herded into a small coral at the Winter Livestock Auction in La Junta, Colo. Some 200-300 horses are sold at this auction on the last Friday of each month.
You can't buy horse meat in most parts of the United States, but 18 million pounds of it are exported to Europe and Asia each year.
The idea of horsemeat sickens many horse lovers, and they see a chance to finally put an end to a practice they feel is out of step with the values of most Americans.
www.npr.org /templates/story/story.php?storyId=4721962   (276 words)

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