Horse meat

Would you eat the meat of an innocent animal, which has more potential than to end up on a plate? When you see a horse, do you think of as a meal? Or to fulfill someone's dreams of the perfect, innocent horse which only wants one thing and that is to please. Would you break the law to slaughter masses of potential olympic athletes or kill the dreams of horse racing? Majority of us would deny eating or even trying horse meat but to europe it's a delicacy, the french appetite for horse meat originated from the battle of Eylau in 1807 when Napoleon's army chief Baron Dominique-Jean Larry, implied the starving troops to eat the flesh of the inanimate battle horses. Today's stats of horses killed in Europe for their meat is 250,000. The itinerary the horses have to endure to be transported to the slaughter plants consists of them, travelling tens of thousands of horses across copious borders, often crammed together in inadequate vehicles this can last several days to arrive at the slaughter plants. The horses have to suffer this…

Issues Involving Horse Meat The Food Safety Authority of Ireland tested a range of beef-burgers and ready meals from supermarkets in November 2012, for the presence of DNA from other species. The DNA of horses were found in over one/third of the burgers and 85% of them had a presence of pig DNA. There were never any tests done for horse meat in beef products before there wasn’t an expectation of it being in beef. After retesting for a few months, the findings were finalized on January 15, 2013.…

ability to sustainably and cost-effectively manage wild horses and burros. Authorizing unrestricted sale and euthanasia as permitted by the 1971 Act will enable BLM to relieve themselves of the high costs of caring for these animals indefinitely.” (wild horse range pg.3). This is a very unpopular solution with animal rights activist, however the National Horse & Burro Advisory Board has worked on several recommendations to appease both sides, such as, “Direct agencies to euthanize excess animals…

Horse slaughter is a large problem in the United States. There are no slaughterhouses in our country, but horses can still legally be sold at auction to a slaughterhouse in another country. Once sold to a slaughterhouse, the terrified horses are transported just across the border to be inhumanely killed. Why would an American want to send their horse to be killed in a different country when they can humanely and safely euthanize or sell them to a loving home? Many foreign countries eat horse…

course of their lives they receive a wide variety of drugs and other substances that cause their meat to be contaminated. Not only do Americans oppose the slaughtering of horses, but the equine are not raised for food. Every day it is dumped on the dinner plates of unsuspecting consumers. Horses are still being slaughtered but most are being sent to Mexico, Canada and other countries. We have no regulations regarding how these animals are transported, and how they are handled and euthanized at…

For many years’ horses have been auctioned off to slaughter houses for money and their meat. This is a very disturbing and inhumane process that happens quite often in the U.S. and needs taken care of. Horse slaughter is a very brutal and terrifying end for horses. They way horses are treated before and during these slaughters are horrific and extremely inappropriate. Horses are also considered pets, family members to some people. Not to mention, many Americans do not eat horse meat so it is…

wikstrom Section three Public speaking Horse Slaughter Intro Horse slaughter the killing of horse has been going on for centuries in many countries and is considered culturally appropriate However in the usa it is considered inhumane and immoral . Horse slaughter is a very controversial topic and many argue both sides. however today I am here to show you the impact of horse slaughter And why i believe it to be immoral Transition First I want explain why there are so many horses going…

happens to your beloved pets when they pass on? I have, around 200,000 horses are killed every year. Their meat is mainly for European or Japanese consumption, however, two years ago, the US government permitting horse slaughter for human consumption. It doesn’t matter where they came from- pets, show and race horses, carriage horses, and wild horses—end up in slaughterhouses every year, Their meat is priced anywhere from $15 to $25 per pound depending on the quality and quantity. Most…

more torture to the equine. This may result in repeated blows and could subject them to being conscious during the kill process. The lack of reinforced legislation being the Horse Transportation Safety Act. “This legislation would amend title 49 of the United States Code to prohibit the transportation of horses in interstate commerce in a motor vehicle (except a vehicle operated exclusively on rail or rails) containing two or more levels stacked on top of one another. It also sets forth civil…

The Horse Fund’s article, Horse Slaughter, explains the process of slaughtering horses and what slaughterhouses use to do so. They support their explanations of the slaughter by listing and showing pictures of the steps. The Horse Fund states that “rendering horses unconscious so they can be slaughtered has never been about sparing horses any pain and suffering” but to “protect slaughterhouse workers from being harmed by flailing, terrified horses”. The Horse Fund explains that the first…