Horse Meat Problem ?

[modeller]

Leaving aside sentimentallity. Should we and or our pets eat horse meat.?

[Sqad]

Wouldn't bother me........by the looks of things, i already have.

[shoota]

Given all the ethical rearing/despatching conditions applied to other food animals - yes, absolutely.

[Prudie]

Isn't sentimentality the only question - or do you specifically mean horsemeat from an unknown source with unknown dietary additives?

[Brinjal]

We should know what we are eating and not be sold something under false pretences

[naomi24]

Eating horsemeat isn't a problem, but people should be aware of what they're buying and eating.

[anotheoldgit]

I agree with Naromi, but it is also the thought by some that it is wrong to eat something as cute looking as a horse, but don't you think that cattle have very cute faces also?

[naomi24]

ahhh ... and lambs....

....that's it! I'm going vegetarian! ;o)

[DangerUXD]

Horsemeat is commonly eaten on the continent, us Brits do seem to be a little squeamish about it but as others have said this is really a question of having horse in meat products without the consumer knowing about it. There is nothing wrong with horsemeat per se.

[emmie]

no, i don't like the idea of eating horse, not when you consider the types of drugs they give to horses, which they reckon should not be for human consumption and should never have got into the food chain.

[Brinjal]

Unless a horse has been specifically reared for the meat market then you can in all probability assume it has been given bute at some stage of its life. It is the most common pain killer anti inflammatory given to horses.

[lcg]

why not? it tastes nice and i don't keep them as pets....

[lcg]

and horses are not cute.....they crap a lot , hurt like hell when they stand on your foot, kick you or throw you over fences. i have also eaten rabbit when i had bunnies as pets. i like being a carnivore!

[pdq1]

I think my hamburgers have been made from a steeplejumper as I keep getting an urge to jump over the front gate.

[emmie]

if the horses have been treated with this, why would you want to eat horsemeat.

Phenylbutazone, often referred to as bute is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) for the short-term treatment of pain and fever in animals.

In the United States and United Kingdom, it is no longer approved for human use, as it can cause severe adverse effects such as suppression of white blood cell production and aplastic anemia.

[Sqad]

em.....in the 50's and 60's it was an excellent drug and used widely by most practitioners in doses of 200mgms three times a day and it was the reporting of a few, which brought up the prospect of bone marrow problems after long term use such as rheumatoid and osteoarthritis.

Long term use in horses would not be an issue .......

You have copied and pasted quite accurate information, but really doesn't give an accurate picture in my opinion.
It overstates the danger.

[emmie]

i copied and pasted exactly...

[moonraker558]

Neigh.

[Sqad]

em.....I never disputed that.

[emmie]

this is always the way, play down the effects on humans, same way they did for BSE, Salmonella, i wonder what the next food crisis will be when this blows over.

[anotheoldgit]

em10

/// no, i don't like the idea of eating horse, not when you consider the types of drugs they give to horses, ///

Oh how times have changed, our old milk man's horse was never on drugs.