BBC3 Horsemeat banquet

[poppet]

Forgive me if there is already a thread, on just now

 

[poppet]

Not sure if this posted

 

[Clippy]

I thought it was a great programme! Certainly opened my eyes..

Knowing what I know now, I would eat horsemeat.Seems a tame alternative when you consider that the contents of some takeaways cannot be identified in a laboritory!

If the "meat" content in a takeaway isn't lamb, beef, chicken, goat or any of the usual things we eat then we're getting down to dogs and cats (or even worse) so yes, if horsemeat is cheaper, it's legitimately sourced and humanely killed then why not!

BTW, i'm appalled at insects being included in sausages! I'll never touch another as long as I live

 

[tallyho!]

Not that I a catholic.. but...

Christians aren't meant to eat horses or pigs... it says so in the bible.

 

[kiteman0]

Not that I a catholic.. but...

Christians aren't meant to eat horses or pigs... it says so in the bible.

since when

 

[s4sugar]

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BTW, i'm appalled at insects being included in sausages! I'll never touch another as long as I live

Have you never heard of cochineal? It is usually what makes pink food pink. Cupcake anyone?

 

[ajn1610]

I thought it was a great programme! Certainly opened my eyes..

Knowing what I know now, I would eat horsemeat.Seems a tame alternative when you consider that the contents of some takeaways cannot be identified in a laboritory!

If the "meat" content in a takeaway isn't lamb, beef, chicken, goat or any of the usual things we eat then we're getting down to dogs and cats (or even worse) so yes, if horsemeat is cheaper, it's legitimately sourced and humanely killed then why not!

BTW, i'm appalled at insects being included in sausages! I'll never touch another as long as I live

But it's not legitimately sourced or humanely killed is it?

This is what happens to them...

http://www.worldhorsewelfare.org/Live-transportation

and to thousands of other animals all over the world all the time. If most people had been near any Slaughter houses, even well run ones they'd be vegetarian.
I am genuinely shocked that peoples take home message seems to be "eating horse is OK" rather than taking some personal responsibility for what they consume and the wider industry their spending habits fund.
If you buy cheap meat you deserve what you get, whether that be horse, dog, cat or rendered factory floor worker.
Stop eating cr@p it's bad for you, the environment and animal welfare.
Shop at the local butcher or Farm shop, it really isn't any more expensive than a Supermarket, eat less but eat better. Before people start bleating about cost - my take home pay is £1,600 a month but I run a house, car, horse, pay all my bills and feed myself off that. I only buy local, always free range and Organic where possible. If I'm tight for money I only eat meat once a week.

 

[tallyho!]

since when

Since whenever the bible was written I guess...

 

[ajn1610]

Since whenever the bible was written I guess...

According to Google these are the animals the bible says are unclean and should not be eaten...

Swine

Boar

Peccary

Pig (hog, bacon, ham, lard, pork, most sausage and pepperoni)

Canines

Coyote

Dog

Fox

Hyena

Jackal

Wolf

Felines

Cat

Cheetah

Leopard

Lion

Panther

Tiger

Equines

Donkey (ass)

Horse

Mule

Onager

Zebra (quagga)

Other

Armadillo

Badger

Bat

Bear

Beaver

Camel

Elephant

Gorilla


Groundhog

Hippopotamus

Kangaroo

Llama (alpaca, vicuña)

Mole

Monkey

Mouse

Muskrat

Opossum

Porcupine

Rabbit (hare)

Raccoon

Rat

Rhinoceros

Skunk

Slug

Snail (escargot)

Squirrel

Wallaby

Weasel

Wolverine

Worm

All insects except some in the locust

family

Marine Animals Without Fins and Scales

Fish

Bullhead

Catfish

Eel

European Turbot

Marlin

Paddlefish

Shark

Stickleback

Squid

Sturgeon (includes most caviar)

Swordfish


Shellfish

Abalone

Clam

Conch

Crab

Crayfish (crawfish, crawdad)

Lobster

Mussel

Oyster

Scallop

Shrimp (prawn)

Soft body

Cuttlefish

Jellyfish

Limpet

Octopus

Squid (calamari)

Sea mammals

Dolphin

Otter

Porpoise

Seal

Walrus

Whale

Birds of Prey, Scavengers and Others

Albatross

Bittern

Buzzard

Condor

Coot

Cormorant

Crane

Crow

Cuckoo

Eagle

Flamingo


Grebe

Grosbeak

Gull

Hawk

Heron

Kite

Lapwing

Loon

Magpie

Osprey

Ostrich

Owl

Parrot

Pelican

Penguin

Plover

Rail

Raven

Roadrunner

Sandpiper

Seagull

Stork

Swallow

Swift

Vulture

Water hen

Woodpecker

Reptiles

Alligator

Caiman

Crocodile

Lizard

Snake

Turtle

Amphibians

Blindworm

Frog

Newt

Salamander

Toad

Very random selection!

 

[tallyho!]

You missed the bit about cloven/uncloven hoofed animals. Horses are uncloven. Cloven hoofed animals that do not chew the cud are unclean.

Old Testament: leviticus 11:7

 

[NeedNewHorse]

Exactly .... Ajn1610

Not sure if people are ignorant or actually just don't care about anything but themselves...!

 

[Foxhunter49]

You missed the bit about cloven/uncloven hoofed animals. Horses are uncloven. Cloven hoofed animals that do not chew the cud are unclean.

Old Testament: leviticus 11:7

Yet,
Genesis 9:3

Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you. And as I gave you the green plants, I give you everything.

 

[ajn1610]

Bit of both I think! IMO Tesco and the like are the root of all evil and actively encourage consumer apathy.

 

[fburton]

Also, if I remember right, it is forbidden to put badger's milk in tea.

 

[ajn1610]

What foolhardy individual would try and milk a Badger!!! Lol

 

[tallyho!]

Yet,
Genesis 9:3

Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you. And as I gave you the green plants, I give you everything.

See, confusion... This is why I am agnostic

Still, I wouldn't eat a horse but don't care if others want to as long as the animal is humanely treated.

 

[spookypony]

How can kangaroos be explicitly forbidden by the Bible? By when was the Bible mostly written, as opposed the discovery of kangaroos? Just sayin'... I think I also must've missed the verse pertaining to armadillos.

 

[ajn1610]

Well I cut and pasted it from a random website so I don't know quite how reliable it is. Flamingoes also made me laugh!

 

[ajn1610]

Also - random fact of the day...
A group of Flamingoes is called a 'flamboyance'