Neigh, neigh, neigh

[BoredBloke]

Wasn't Defra set up to protect the food chain after BSE?

Well on that basis its working well. There is no mad horses disease.

[mos]

But I've no issue with horsemeat if it's cheaper.

surely prime horse steak cannot be cheaper than the rectum of the cow (or as health inspectors call it "the pink slime") .... I grind the meat my family eats in my kitchen or watch butchers hands while he grinds it.

[MarillionFan]

surely prime horse steak cannot be cheaper than the rectum of the cow (or as health inspectors call it "the pink slime") .... I grind the meat my family eats in my kitchen or watch butchers hands while he grinds it.

It was something to do with the cost of disposing of a horse. If your family pet Dobbin has to be put down then, it's something like £300 from the vet. Alternatively you can get some money by selling it to the knackers yard, where I believe the cost of the horse meat is cheaper.

[vetran]

Key thing is not that its horse meat, its that that isn't what should be in there and we have no idea of how its raised.

It could have been human meat in there for all we know. At the very least we can expect the meat is contaminated with feed & non human drugs.

The supermarkets and suppliers went for a cheaper supplier, failed to put in decent quality controls and knowingly sold dangerous product.

[Zippy]

But I've no issue with horsemeat if it's cheaper.

It might be better for horse welfare if we did eat it. At least the poor sods wouldn't have to be shipped abroad to be killed.
(also in favour of banning live animal exports)

[d000hg]

surely prime horse steak cannot be cheaper than the rectum of the cow (or as health inspectors call it "the pink slime") .... I grind the meat my family eats in my kitchen or watch butchers hands while he grinds it.

Pink slime is not rectum. It's all the bits you can't get off the carcass by hand.

Tell us more about how you like to grind your meat in front of your family though.

[mos]

It was something to do with the cost of disposing of a horse. If your family pet Dobbin has to be put down then, it's something like £300 from the vet. Alternatively you can get some money by selling it to the knackers yard, where I believe the cost of the horse meat is cheaper.

Yep. People do not breed horses for meat, that's for sure. Still prefer that to the pink slime, which was a reason I stopped eating pre-grinded beef a few years back.

[norrahe]

Pink slime is not rectum. It's all the bits you can't get off the carcass by hand.

Tell us more about how you like to grind your meat in front of your family though.

Mechanically reclaimed meat

[d000hg]

Yep. People do not bread horses for meat

Mmm, breaded horse.

[Zippy]

Yep. People do not bread horses for meat, that's for sure.

Yes, they do.