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50. Horses are generally held in higher esteem

Sat Mar 2, 2013, 11:14 PM

Mar 2013

than the other animals that end up on dinner plates. Horses occupy a special place in many people's hearts that no other animal could ever achieve, and that, I believe, accounts for a good deal of resistance to the notion of eating horse meat. Sure, a case could be made on an individual basis for pigs or goats that a relative handful of people keep as pets, but there's no cultural attachment that could ever come close to society's love for the horse.

Personally, the notion of a commercial horse meat operation is nauseating. Besides, feeding horses for slaughter is inefficient compared to cattle, so why would any rancher get into the business? I wouldn't expect horse meat to catch on in this country any time soon, meaning I would have to go out of my way to obtain it - which I most certainly won't do.

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Poll for meat eaters: would you knowingly eat horse meat? [View all] ZombieHorde Mar 2013 OP

I ate horse meat many years ago and it was fine. southernyankeebelle Mar 2013 #1

Not if I can eat other things. dkf Mar 2013 #2

I've been looking forward to it. aikoaiko Mar 2013 #3

I would really like to try it. aka-chmeee Mar 2013 #4

It depends on what you mean by "eat". NYC_SKP Mar 2013 #5

I think it is obvious that I am talking about oral sex. ZombieHorde Mar 2013 #7

Well then, the answer depends on how "stable" I'm feeling! NYC_SKP Mar 2013 #10

Ha! I'm done. I don't want to turn this into a beastality thread. ZombieHorde Mar 2013 #12

Stop "horsing" around! theKed Mar 2013 #34

But I'm feelin' my oats! NYC_SKP Mar 2013 #36

Just try to rein it in a little theKed Mar 2013 #37

Meat's meat... slightly different flavors, but still meat...nt Bigmack Mar 2013 #6

Why not? Wounded Bear Mar 2013 #8

I would try just about anything once Quixote1818 Mar 2013 #9

In my old job exboyfil Mar 2013 #76

I remember years ago on the Johnny Carson show truegrit44 Mar 2013 #11

It was back in the 1970's. love_katz Mar 2013 #75

I seem to recall that they lifted the ban a couple of years ago, but TheManInTheMac Mar 2013 #97

No. Anybody who has been to France has already made their decision. WinkyDink Mar 2013 #13

If you go to the market in France, horsemeat is always available Major Nikon Mar 2013 #89

I'll eat almost any animal that isn't endangered. Peter cotton Mar 2013 #14

I'm in "civilized" Rome every year... brooklynite Mar 2013 #15

Lucky you, to be in Rome every year! Why YOU and not ME? CTyankee Mar 2013 #73

Actually I spend most of my time in a classrooom... brooklynite Mar 2013 #92

Fantastic! It must be a fun time... CTyankee Mar 2013 #95

Neigh! kenny blankenship Mar 2013 #16

Funny. nt ZombieHorde Mar 2013 #17

No issues with eating horse. MichaelMcGuire Mar 2013 #18

Not if it had been connected to a GOP horse's ass. TheCowsCameHome Mar 2013 #19

Is it really horse meat? Or something else... reformist2 Mar 2013 #20

I don't go out of my way to eat "crazy" meat TlalocW Mar 2013 #21

I think grasshopper counts as meat, but I don't really know what the "official" ZombieHorde Mar 2013 #22

It's protein why not? Lochloosa Mar 2013 #23

I've had camel BainsBane Mar 2013 #24

I'd try it LadyHawkAZ Mar 2013 #25

You should have made this poll really "edgy" kenny blankenship Mar 2013 #26

Sweaters, really .... Historic NY Mar 2013 #57

The wee people of the fair isles kenny blankenship Mar 2013 #61

If served by the host, absolutely jberryhill Mar 2013 #27

I've eaten ants, worms, grasshoppers and puppy dog Warpy Mar 2013 #28

How was puppy dog? nt ZombieHorde Mar 2013 #29

Spicy with lots of red chile Warpy Mar 2013 #31

Never had it, but I'd try it at least once. SpartanDem Mar 2013 #30

I'd eat it before I ate dog meat. El Supremo Mar 2013 #32

just ate some horsemeat in mongolia dhol82 Mar 2013 #33

Interesting - the horsemeat I had in France was very tender Retrograde Mar 2013 #58

They pound the bejeezus out of it sir pball Mar 2013 #67

that's probably the answer dhol82 Mar 2013 #99

I definitely would theKed Mar 2013 #35

Never tried it customerserviceguy Mar 2013 #38

What the hell, I've eaten crow sarisataka Mar 2013 #39

I just ate alligator sausage so I would eat horse meat at some point. Initech Mar 2013 #40

It would depend. Iggo Mar 2013 #41

The people who had tried it in this thread seem to have different opinions. nt ZombieHorde Mar 2013 #43

They are confirmed, self-confessed hippophages kenny blankenship Mar 2013 #45

Is your post meant as humor? I can't tell. nt ZombieHorde Mar 2013 #49

I got no beef with it. n/t cherokeeprogressive Mar 2013 #42

Ha! nt ZombieHorde Mar 2013 #44

I just wanted to vote in the poll. Kalidurga Mar 2013 #46

As long as it's certified medication free mainer Mar 2013 #47

Companion animal. /nt TheMadMonk Mar 2013 #84

I've never eaten horse meat. However.... northoftheborder Mar 2013 #48

Horses are generally held in higher esteem Cirque du So-What Mar 2013 #50

Clop, clop, clop BlueJazz Mar 2013 #51

I've eaten mongoose. A horse has to taste better. WooWooWoo Mar 2013 #52

I wouldn't eat dog or cat, or bear, but horse meat would be fine bhikkhu Mar 2013 #53

I would only eat if if I was starving. Although Carlos Mencia says its delicious. n/t Ian David Mar 2013 #54

When I was a kid eons ago, we fed our dog horsemeat, on vet's orders. I forget why. MotherPetrie Mar 2013 #55

I would prefer beef, probably cuz beef's got more fat. LeftInTX Mar 2013 #56

Probably if I were starving. n/t ohheckyeah Mar 2013 #59

"you are not starving, and other options are available" flvegan Mar 2013 #60

I'm glad you like the poll. ZombieHorde Mar 2013 #70

Yes, I would try it quinnox Mar 2013 #62

I HAVE eaten it Lydia Leftcoast Mar 2013 #63

Yes, as long as I had never met the horse, but that's my philosophy for all animals that I eat Tom Ripley Mar 2013 #64

fetlocks in aspic is delicious Whisp Mar 2013 #65

Had raw horse while living in Japan Godhumor Mar 2013 #66

I developed a real taste for "paardenrookvlees" in Holland over 50 years ago. GliderGuider Mar 2013 #68

I was traveling on a barge in the Netherlands in 2011 and never encountered horsemeat... CTyankee Mar 2013 #74

Yes, but I would knowingly eat people meat, too. sofa king Mar 2013 #69

Hehe. ZombieHorde Mar 2013 #71

Neigh n/t BillyJack Mar 2013 #72

Back in the 1970's horsemeat was in some demand... love_katz Mar 2013 #77

Back in the 70's there was a horse meat market HeiressofBickworth Mar 2013 #78

Why not? Meat is murder not matter what species it comes from. McCamy Taylor Mar 2013 #79

Having had horses Niceguy1 Mar 2013 #80

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #81

How hungry am I? n/t Egalitarian Thug Mar 2013 #82

If the farming conditions and quality control were the same, yes LeftishBrit Mar 2013 #83

I wouldn't be surprised if I've already eaten it after all my time overseas in the Navy Revanchist Mar 2013 #85

Depends. Nine Mar 2013 #86

i wouldn't want to eat a child’s pet left is right Mar 2013 #87

that wasnt the question. n Cows,chickens and fish can be pets too..... bowens43 Mar 2013 #102

Yes I have eaten it in the past and enjoyed it and will eat it again, Stallion Steak Yum Yum! thetruthhurtsforsome Mar 2013 #88

I wouldn't eat horse, but then again I wouldn't chastise anyone who wanted to davidpdx Mar 2013 #90

Yes, but I'd worry it was actually pork Recursion Mar 2013 #91

Horse meat is a really good meat, loew in fat, healthy. I like it a lot and ate it frequently Coyotl Mar 2013 #93

I'd probably try it if I were somewhere it was on the menu Spider Jerusalem Mar 2013 #94

I heard the other day that a slaughterhouse was gearing up TheManInTheMac Mar 2013 #96

Last time I was in France, in the mid 1980s, I MineralMan Mar 2013 #98

I'm not sure. sadbear Mar 2013 #100

Yes - nt Ohio Joe Mar 2013 #101

I ate horse meat many years ago COLGATE4 Mar 2013 #103

Nope. I'd do my best to stay away from it. LanternWaste Mar 2013 #104

Where would we get the human meat from? nt ZombieHorde Mar 2013 #105

Hang around awhile, people die all the time. LanternWaste Mar 2013 #108

Depends on how much I had to pony up for it. KamaAina Mar 2013 #106

Aaaahhh! Good pun, if a pun can be good. nt ZombieHorde Mar 2013 #107

No. I love meat - just some meat I won't eat. xchrom Mar 2013 #109