Disturbing video prompts calls for ban on horse meat | CTV News

Strange | 415 hits | Dec 24 6:00 am | Posted by: Guy_Fawkes

Animal rights groups are calling for a ban on the sale of horse meat after disturbing video emerged from a Quebec slaughterhouse showing horses being knocked unconscious before they are butchered.

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by Guy_Fawkes
Sat Dec 24, 2011 2:11 pm
Why would you eat horse meat?
by Proculation
Sat Dec 24, 2011 2:27 pm
"Guy_Fawkes" said
Why would you eat horse meat?

Why not ? It's quite good.
by raydan
Sat Dec 24, 2011 2:37 pm
I agree with Proc, better than beef.
by raydan
Sat Dec 24, 2011 2:41 pm
There is a thriving horse meat business in Quebec; the meat is available in most supermarket chains. Horse meat is also for sale at the other end of the country, in Granville Island Market in downtown Vancouver. Horse meat is also available in high end Toronto butchers and supermarkets. Aside from the heritage of French cuisine at one end of the country and the adventurous foodies of Vancouver at the other, however, the majority of Canada shares the horse meat taboo with the rest of the Anglosphere. This mentality is especially evident in Alberta, where strong horse racing and breeding industries and cultures have existed since the province's founding.

Strange that Albertans don't want to eat the stuff but...
Alberta has been very successful selling horse meat for consumption to Europe, Japan and Brazil.
by PublicAnimalNo9
Sat Dec 24, 2011 3:11 pm
So I take it all this really comes down to is a few people find the idea of eating horsemeat morally reprehensible, and they want the rest of us to feel the same way as they do.

As for the rest of the "issues", I don't see a whole lot of difference here from the slaughter of beef, pork, chicken or lamb, drugs included.
by Guy_Fawkes
Sat Dec 24, 2011 3:14 pm
What makes it taste better than beef? Im kinda interested in trying it now.
by raydan
Sat Dec 24, 2011 3:24 pm
"Guy_Fawkes" said
What makes it taste better than beef? Im kinda interested in trying it now.

Maybe that's just me but I find that beef doesn't taste much, it's the fat and spices you put on it that gives it taste. Horse meat has very little fat. But that lack of fat does not makes it idea when you want a steak (unless you eat it almost raw) or for making hamburgers (unless you add a binding agent like eggs).
by Guy_Fawkes
Sat Dec 24, 2011 3:45 pm
"raydan" said
What makes it taste better than beef? Im kinda interested in trying it now.

Maybe that's just me but I find that beef doesn't taste much, it's the fat and spices you put on it that gives it taste. Horse meat has very little fat. But that lack of fat does not makes it idea when you want a steak (unless you eat it almost raw) or for making hamburgers (unless you add a binding agent like eggs).
You need some Alberta beef.
by Regina
Sat Dec 24, 2011 7:24 pm
I don't care how it tastes because I won't be trying it. I do believe the primary issue should be whether they are killed humanely and do not suffer. Anything short of that is cruelty and should be punished.
by raydan
Sat Dec 24, 2011 8:15 pm
"Regina" said
I don't care how it tastes because I won't be trying it. I do believe the primary issue should be whether they are killed humanely and do not suffer. Anything short of that is cruelty and should be punished.

Agreed, Regina... all animals that we consume should be killed without making them suffer.
Seems this wasn't the case for this place, but don't judge them all by the actions of one.

But if you knew the horse was humanely killed, you still wouldn't try eating horse meat, if not, why?
by Brenda
Sat Dec 24, 2011 8:21 pm
Every butcher in The Netherlands sells horse meat. It's cheaper than beef and tastes a bit more warm. a bit more "bloody". It just has more taste. I am surprised it isn't as widely eaten here, actually.
by 2Cdo
Sat Dec 24, 2011 8:40 pm
Now I'm hungry and want to try some horse meat.
by desertdude
Sun Dec 25, 2011 3:08 pm
WTF ! Horse meat ! But then again the concept of Camel meat would be as weird to you as horse meat is to me.

Honestly though I never knew people ate horses ! Never even seen it on any exotic food shows like bizzare foods even.
by Brenda
Sun Dec 25, 2011 3:15 pm
DP