BHS and horse meat
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LittleBlackMule
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I'm bumping this as I think it is a very good article.
shellonabeach
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I'm a veggie so not worried about having accidentally eaten horse meat but am concerned about the welfare of the horses whose meat ended up in the burgers and the health for those that have eaten it!
Are these one of many who have traveled across Europe for days on end? That for me is the huge issue, the meat is untraceable, firstly as being as horse, secondly where it originated and where it was produced and thirdly as to whether those animals were fit to enter theUK food chain
Are these one of many who have traveled across Europe for days on end? That for me is the huge issue, the meat is untraceable, firstly as being as horse, secondly where it originated and where it was produced and thirdly as to whether those animals were fit to enter theUK food chain
goatbabies
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*probable stupid question alert*
I had no idea it was illegal to bury a horse, why is that?
I had no idea it was illegal to bury a horse, why is that?
swilliam
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In case the body pollutes water - I think
Dolcé
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I think that article is pretty much bob on! Whilst I personally would not choose to eat horsemeat I really don't think that is the issue. The whole passporting system has been shown up for the farce that it really is, or can the meat processors give us the microchip numbers (Or ULN) for each horse that went into eat batch of processed meat - I bet they can't!!
Traceability, or lack of it, is what we should be worrying about!
Traceability, or lack of it, is what we should be worrying about!
Sussexbythesea
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It's not illegal to bury a pet horse but you do have to make sure it doesn't pollute water and you can ask the Environment Agency if your land is ok to bury on without causing problems to ground or surface waters.
http://www.defra.gov.uk/ahvla-en/disease-control/abp/fallen-stock-faq/
In England & Wales it is now permitted for all horses to be buried, whether they are pets or not. In Scotland and Wales only pet horses may be buried. Before burying a horse, advice should be sought on the correct procedure e.g. on deciding the location of the burial site to take account of factors such as livestock access and the potential for leaching into watercourses.
In order to protect the environment, by minimising the numbers of horses to be buried, Defra and WAG recommend that the owners of dead euidae should first of all consider disposal of the carcase via the traditional route for disposal of Animal By-Products (see question 5).
Further advice is available from the Environment Agency website.
http://www.defra.gov.uk/ahvla-en/disease-control/abp/fallen-stock-faq/
In England & Wales it is now permitted for all horses to be buried, whether they are pets or not. In Scotland and Wales only pet horses may be buried. Before burying a horse, advice should be sought on the correct procedure e.g. on deciding the location of the burial site to take account of factors such as livestock access and the potential for leaching into watercourses.
In order to protect the environment, by minimising the numbers of horses to be buried, Defra and WAG recommend that the owners of dead euidae should first of all consider disposal of the carcase via the traditional route for disposal of Animal By-Products (see question 5).
Further advice is available from the Environment Agency website.
indie999
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Dolcé;11456447 said:
Thats what I was trying to say yesterday when the BBC presenters were rambling on about how strict livestock paperwork etc is for farmers. I think they missed the complete point and were ill informed that horses dont come into that category. I agree more concerned at the unscrupulousness of the food industry and I wonder if any of the burgers with DNA contained traces of Bute and other drugs etc. Someone has made a lot of money over this for many years. Its us mugs that pay for all these correct documentation.