How much is meat money these days?

rosiefronfelen said:
what a question, i consider our horses more domesticated and not farm animals!! i assume you disagree?
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and being a farmer, surely you know that by being classed as domesticated, gives them far less protection at markets?

its about time they were classed as such..agri animals..then DEFRA would legislate on their (the horses) behalf...

but i'm sure you'd know that rosie :rolleyes:
 
rosiefronfelen said:
I do object to folk saying they sent this and that off and got x pounds for it etc, just like that, makes me wonder if horses are just a commodity. so who is next to shoot me down in flames?
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But the post was asking how much meat money was, the people who replied gave details which to the likes of me (someone who has never sent a horse to slaughter) made more sense the price per lb or what ever it is.

If the post had been 'have you ever sent a horse to slaughter and what was your reason for doing so' I'm sure people would have posted a longer, more emotionally filled reply.

I have not and never plan to send a horse for meat but I know that it is something that has to be done :(
 
rosiefronfelen said:
- i do object to folk saying they sent this and that off and got x pounds for it etc, just like that,
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you did look at the title of the thread did you??

its asking questions about how much ££ horse meat is, is there some problem with them answering the actual question?
im unsure as to how else the answers could be phrased if not 'i got x amount for x horse' tbh...

or did you just open the thread looking to be 'offended'?
 
I think it's a very personal issue to be honest.

I'm a veggie and know that I would never be able to send a horse to the meat man. All of mine are my horses for life and like my children, however, if you have horses as a business, like cattle/sheep and other live stock and have no use for them and they have no future, so to speak, then fair enough there is nothing wrong with covering your cost of disposal.

Some people are very matter of fact and others show more emotion, doesn't mean that deep down one cares more than the other I belive.
 
rosiefronfelen said:
what a question, i consider our horses more domesticated and not farm animals!! i assume you disagree?
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At the end of the day, it doesn't matter whether the animal is a pet, 'domesticated', or a 'commodity', as long as it is treated humanely during it's life and slaughter.

And for a lot of people - such as many dealers, breeders, racehorse trainers etc - horses ARE a commodity just as a cow or a sheep is a commodity to many farmers.
 
rosiefronfelen said:
i do object to folk saying they sent this and that off and got x pounds for it etc, just like that, makes me wonder if horses are just a commodity. so who is next to shoot me down in flames?
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Why do you object to people saying how much they got for a horse? Surely that was the point of the OP??! The OP asked how much meat money is and several people posted the amounts they personally had received.

And yes, to some people horses are a commodity. There is nothing wrong with horses being used for meat - provided they are reared and killed humanely, what is the issue?
 
rosiefronfelen said:
i have nothing more to say, if you cant work that one out- i ve tried to be friends with you NP and asked you questions but its not to be, is it!!! pony pies- unbelieveable.
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PMSL....and thank any religious denomination that each member belongs to, that you possibly have nothing more to say....

i thought you might have learned by now rosie that not every thread will go your way as you tend to "have nothing more to say" quite regularly
 
i do object to folk saying they sent this and that off and got x pounds for it etc, just like that, makes me wonder if horses are just a commodity.
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Well of course they are. Just like your cows...

Really!
 
I have a humble idea for you Rosie, how about trying just now and again to have nothing to say right from the start. It would save you getting all indignant about everybody else's failings ....and then you wouldn't have to flounce off at the end.
 
Well it depends on the dead weight but my friends 16.3hh ID returned £305. Can't remember if he was delivered or collected though. You'd get quite a lot of pony pies from him :p
 
pony pies" quip, is this a new form of humour?
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Well I guess any sense of humour is better than none, rosie...

But of course you're right - not all horses are comodoties - and certainly mine never have been.

But if we can't make light of unpleasant things through black humour then it's a pretty sad old world.

Pony pie is after all a description of what it actually is.........
 
rosiefronfelen said:
our horses are not commodities, they are with us for life, not like our cattle and sheep,but my main objection as i said before is the"pony pies" quip, is this a new form of humour?
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you back again?
thought you objected to this..."folk saying they sent this and that off and got x pounds for it etc, just like that,"..

wish you'd make your mind up :rolleyes:
 
It is possible that the OP needs to know meat prices for valuation/legal reasons. Wasn't there a lady who posted on here because she was going through a rather nasty divorce and needed to know the value of her retired horse as part of her list of assets? She was not going to send the horse to slaughter, but as the horse was old and retired the meat value was what it was actually worth.
 
Slightly off topic, but how do I find out where my nearest cheap sale is? I'm after a random little pony as a companion, can be as ugly as you like, and a £7 'pony pie' sounds as good idea as any - at least then it's mine and I don't have any potential hassle having one on loan or anything!

But I've never heard of any sales locally (am in Perthshire). Any suggestions please?
 
poacher82 said:
Slightly off topic, but how do I find out where my nearest cheap sale is? I'm after a random little pony as a companion, can be as ugly as you like, and a £7 'pony pie' sounds as good idea as any - at least then it's mine and I don't have any potential hassle having one on loan or anything!

But I've never heard of any sales locally (am in Perthshire). Any suggestions please?
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The little "meat pies" are usually as wild as fire and not in great shape. B ut if you think you could take one on thats one that doesnt end up on the wagon :)
 
Tifferss said:
The little "meat pies" are usually as wild as fire and not in great shape. B ut if you think you could take one on thats one that doesnt end up on the wagon :)
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I'd look deeper into that too if I was her. Potential future vet bills if it is in bad shape and not being able to catch the little thing come to mind :D You may well spend far more in the end for a lot more hassle. Not a bad idea to check out though if you have a good eye at what you are looking at in an auction setting.



Pony pies does sound awful btw

Vertically challenged chops is so much more PC
 
JadeWisc said:
I'd look deeper into that too if I was her. Potential future vet bills if it is in bad shape and not being able to catch the little thing come to mind :D You may well spend far more in the end for a lot more hassle. Not a bad idea to check out though if you have a good eye at what you are looking at in an auction setting.



Pony pies does sound awful btw

Vertically challenged chops is so much more PC
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Im allowed!! Im a vegi!! lol I'd love to buy some of those little critters and tame them but i unfortunately have not got a endless money pit lol
 
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