To all who think that racehorses have a hard time

I just cannot bring myself to watch the vidoes, i know it is cowardly of me but i would end up crying all night.
I totally disagree with animlas suffering at the slaughter house in the name of religion (what ever darn religion), this is where the people need to be shouting for change as the poor animals cant.
Why cant the animlas not be stunned before their throat is slit, and why is this allowed to go on in this day and age
 
I had never been a great meat eater but when I was 16 I watched several videos on animal slaughter and they turnt me vegeterian. I am now 24 and feel exactly the same as I did then. This is outrageous that this type of animal cruelty goes on! But unfortunatly, whilst there are those of us who do not eat meat, nor eat anything with animal in them ie gelatine, there are those that still do.
Many of them are unaware of the cruel things that go on in slaughter houses, and I know as Ive had a tough time convincing my parents that I know what Im talking about.
They seem to believe that if this type of animal slaughter does occur its only in foreign countries and they would never have consumed such meat in the uk.

What theu dont realise os that this meat is imported into the uk and they have most probably consumed
 
I accidently posted and I wasnt finished!

What I was trying to say was if you are going to continue to buy and eat meat then please pay that little bit more and get meat from british farmers in the supermarket or better still farm shops.
 
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What better than Shergar ? Mill Reef broke down before he could achieve proper greatness but I would put it to you that the actual fact of him breaking down means he was not as good as you suggest.
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Mill Reef did not break down he broke a leg on the gallops and yes much greater than Shergar (IMO!:))
 
That video is horrific. I stopped it as didnt think I could watch it but went back. The bit where the cow was trying to moo but couldnt as its throat was cut was just awful and the one that did manage to moo when it was on the floor. Just terrible.

For the last 3 years I have only eaten free range animals and will eat veggie if free range is not a option.

Im sure I read that British Airways only serve halal meat now...
 
oh that video really made my stomach churn. the fact they are still alive is sickening, and the cow that was alive with its stomach slit wide open, and the one trying to moo...its heartbreaking.
Normally i'll eat any type of meat quite happily but after watching that i'm going vegetarian!
The thought of eating meat right now makes me gag...
 
Cant bear to watch the video, but I do know about halal and find it sickening. I am getting closer to being a veggie after visiting a pig farm yesterday. Just your average farm but I had it in my head that animals were kept so much better than they were. The mother pigs were kept in horrifically tight crushes (couldnt turn round at all), I'm told so they dont crush their babies and its only for a few weeks but wow, what a miserable exsistance! And as for the weaners being kept in what I would call a hot fridge (very low ventilation, the smell was so bad my eyes were watering!) with nothing but matting and food. How bored they must be! These is a place near me who do breed their pigs outside, I'm wondering though - it never says "free range" on pig meat?
 
Couldn't watch it after the first killing :( I HATE these videos but the reality of it is that people need to see them and broadcast them otherwise no one know's what goes on in these terrible, gruesome places :mad:

Poor poor animals!! :(
 
I wish I hadn't watched that video, I don't know whether to cry or vomit. What kind of world do we live in where we can let this barbaric treatment happen. I've been a vegetarian for over 20 years thank god. Poor poor animals. Why can't they kill them outright? It's just wrong, so wrong.
 
Ive seen some pretty s**t videos online. But that has got to be one of the worst!!

I will purposely never buy halal meat! I shall make sure! I didn't know they were slaughtered and alive for that long :(

By the way I think you'll find your local nandos is halal! :(
 
I used to be vegetarian and after watching that, I'm thinking of becoming vegetarian again - I don't really like meat anyway. I'm not against using animals for meat, but unless I can be sure of the method of slaughter, then maybe I should quit eating it again. I think ALL meat that is Halal/Kosher - call it what you will, should be labelled as such and then at least people can make an informed choice.
 
lhotse said:
With regards to the amount of posts lately concerning the treatment of racehorses, and also the threads about equine slaughter, if you really want to do something for the good of animals, then I suggest you watch the following video and watch where you buy your meat.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_bZzxep87c

Warning, this contains extremely upsetting footage, but I think that everyone should be aware. I am not a vegetarian, but I am outraged that this barbaric practice is allowed to continue in the name of religion.
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Such a very amazing link!
 
That was without a doubt one of the most horrific things I have ever seen. I am sitting here absolutely stunned. I had no idea just how bad it was.

Evolution has put us at the top of the food chain and has designed us to eat meat and veg. In addition, we are apparently also the most intelligent life form on earth. So, is it not incumbent upon us to treat the unfortunate animals to the highest standard of life up to the point of slaughter which should be as pain/terror free as possible.

The first clip proved that it can be done, we all know it can. I don't think that the kicking out and trying to stand, or desperately trying to moo in terror was just the body going through the motions of an unconcious mind. That animal was fighting for it's life. How Halal and Kosher methods can still be used in this day and age is truly beyond me.

There are so many atrocoties in this world which would leave us reeling in horror towards people and animals. It's overwhelming. Hubby and I have just had a bit of a disagreement about this whole thing, he thinks that it will never be stopped and that I was foolish to watch it. Surely though if we all do even a small amount to try to change things, eventually it can happen.
 
Don't need to watch the video and on't want to, I am aware of what goes on,I have seen enough and I can't bear to see animals in fear, stays with me for days/weeks.

I am vegetarian, but, I have leather saddles and bridles- yes this makes me a hypocrite, I don't like it but feel I can't get around it. I had a synthetic saddle once and it just slid around my horses back, I now have HM saddle to ensure the best comfort for my horse, so, in order for my horse to be happy, another animal has to suffer, its so hard isn't it :(.

I don't eat anything with gelatine, but my cats eat cat food (obviously).
 
Oh my fecking god. That bit , with the cow, BLINKING whilst its blood...Slipping in its own....
Look , it's wrong. But the thing is ,with Islam ,Allah probably didnt expressly say - if you ever get the technology , you can be nicer to the animals. So they feel they have to stay with tradition/or dont need to. But I know an Islamic girl , and she will not eat any meat,

but i still feel so ,so, so,so, sick . Do these people actually call themselves human ?
ets - watched the facebook one as well. holy f---! actually was nearly sick .
 
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dougalsmom i agree with all you say, but i do believe it will stop, it starts here with us, the more its talked about, debated and complained about the more likely it is that the anti will gain momentum by keeping it at the forefront of peoples minds and never forgetting for a single day that whenever we get the chance to speak our minds eventually the energy created will end it, we can go through life oblivious, but that kind of thing just smacks you in the face and makes you speak out.

i just wish we had governments who would act, it is illegal to cause distress in the slaughter process according to eu rules and all animals are supposed to be dealt with as humanely as possible, so how on earth is this continuing legally?
 
Just because some cruelty isn't 'as bad' as others, doesn't make it acceptable!

I keep seeing this argument over and over, I really can't comprehend it... It's like saying "she was assaulted? Oh well that's nothing, some people get murdered"!! Just doesn't make sense!

As for the farming issues, it's the reason why I'm a vegetarian and attempting to be vegan. I feel that if you want to eat meat, you should really kill it yourself - the only way you can be sure it has a decent life and humane end. (why I am pro hunting)

And racing... I have nothing against the racing itself, yes horses die, but it's generally a very quick end, and more horses are destroyed due to accidents in the field, and they often don't get found and put out of their suffering for hours. I have ex racers, and they love to run, it can't be denied.

What I have an issue with is what happens to the excess horses, after their racing career is over. Animals too small, too old, too slow, or with fairly minor injuries... Not many have happily ever after stories...
 
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