Horse Slaughterhouses May Reopen After Five Year Ban

DodgeFB · Dec 2, 2011

Horses can now legally be butchered for human consumption in the U.S. after Congress lifted a ban on funding horse processing inspections this month.
The measure was part of an agriculture spending bill President Obama signed on Nov. 18, reversing the 2006 decision by Congress to defund horse meat inspections.

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2011/11/horse-slaughterhouses-may-reopen-after-five-year-ban/

Do any of those ass-holes think this will get them votes?

CatholicCrusader · Dec 2, 2011

I am shocked that an ultra-lib like Obama actually signed this.

I am trying to figure out who the hell even wants to eat horse meat. I sure don't.

DodgeFB · Dec 2, 2011

CatholicCrusader said:
I am shocked that an ultra-lib like Obama actually signed this.

I am trying to figure out who the hell even wants to eat horse meat. I sure don't.

I remember 50 years ago the Russians really liked eating horse. My guess is an American eating horse would be for the shock value or just to impress someone.

Patrick · Dec 3, 2011

Disgusting. Maybe it's for euroweenies - they like stuff like that.

dabdab · Dec 3, 2011

From the same link

"It?s basic economics,? said David Duquette, president of United Horsemen, which advocated for lifting the ban. ?Horses used to be a $102 billion a year industry, with at least 500,000 direct jobs in horse industry. That?s been cut in half.?

CatholicCrusader · Dec 3, 2011

DodgeFB said:
I remember 50 years ago the Russians really liked eating horse. My guess is an American eating horse would be for the shock value or just to impress someone.

Did they like it? Or did they just have no choice?

DodgeFB · Dec 3, 2011

CatholicCrusader said:
Did they like it? Or did they just have no choice?

They seemed to like it. I always felt like they enjoyed rubbing it in our face. Even some Derby horses have been sent to slaughter in the past. Here in horse country it is right up there with eating dogs and cats.

I live within 30 miles of the Kentucky Derby.

DodgeFB · Dec 3, 2011

dabdab said:
From the same link

"It?s basic economics,? said David Duquette, president of United Horsemen, which advocated for lifting the ban. ?Horses used to be a $102 billion a year industry, with at least 500,000 direct jobs in horse industry. That?s been cut in half.?

See that is the difference between someone who cares about horses and an ass-hat that owns horses. No respect for the animal, its just about lining his pockets. I would be surprised if he even knows what those horses look like or the way they are treated before they are killed.
They are not treated well on the trip.

Oconnor4Congress · Dec 17, 2011

auh yesh... fresh horse glue. The finest of adhesives.

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