Poll for meat eaters: would you knowingly eat horse meat?

[love_katz]

77. Back in the 1970's horsemeat was in some demand...

mainly by Asian folks, apparently because they were made sick by all the additives that are allowed in American beef.

The horse meat appealed, because the horses weren't eating high amounts of antibiotics, nor were they given hormones, the way commercial cattle and poultry were/are.

In spite of that, I could not eat it again...the smell was too much for me, and I just happen to love horses.

With that said, I grew up eating mostly game meat: venison, elk, salmon. Clean meat is more desirable, and tastes better, as long as it is handled correctly.

We need to support and encourage organic and humane practices in raising animals that we will end up eating. Either that, or go back to hunting...which as a Lakota friend of mine pointed out at least involves a somewhat more fair contest in getting one's meat, and the animal lives a healthier and happier life than most farm animals do.

I suppose I will get flamed for saying some of the above things...but I really tried to be vegetarian, and gave it a good several years trial. It created health problems for me, and my accupuncture/naturopathic doctor recommended to me that I go back to eating animal protein. I have less health problems, and feel better when I eat animal protein.