WTH??
I sure hope this poor horse found a home!!!!
http://portland.craigslist.org/clc/pet/386480306.html
I sure hope this poor horse found a home!!!!
http://portland.craigslist.org/clc/pet/386480306.html
I agree.. I find it tasteless the way he posted it non the less.. Why even say horse meat.. Why not free loving horse, needs a forever home, but not ridable..Originally Posted by littleraven7726
That's disgusting. My Mom cares for our family's 31 year old Arab who isn't ridable anymore. I couldn't imagine posting something so disgusting.
It would still be horrible.. I think the manner and his attitude are why it's soo bad.. Why couldn't he say,, good home for pig,cow or chicken.. Ya know.. When they taped that Charlotte's Web, they found home for all the piglets they used to film them, why can't it be the same for the animals.Originally Posted by twstychik
To play devil's advocate... what if this ad were for a pig, cow or chicken?
Yes, for years, my parents' dog ate Alpo horsemeat dog food.Originally Posted by Jaffacake
I`m confused.
Isn`t it used for pet/animal food also?
Not in the U.S. Here it is exported for Europe and I thought I read somewhere it is also a delicacy in Asia. There are also horse theft rings that steal them and sell for kill prices. They transport them in horrendous double decker trucks. And if they don't die on the way, they are slaughtered. I can't imagine what the kill yards are like, but I've read the stories on some Arabian horse (and other) rescue sites.Originally Posted by Jaffacake
I`m confused.
Isn`t it used for pet/animal food also?
Why have they made it illegal?Originally Posted by littleraven7726
Not in the U.S. Here it is exported for Europe and I thought I read somewhere it is also a delicacy in Asia. There are also horse theft rings that steal them and sell for kill prices. They transport them in horrendous double decker trucks. And if they don't die on the way, they are slaughtered. I can't imagine what the kill yards are like, but I've read the stories on some Arabian horse (and other) rescue sites.
I know they just declared it illegal to slaughter in Illinois, which is where (I think) 2 of the plants in the U.S. are. The plants are not owned by Americans, but foreign companies.