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CJCRANE

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7. I agree...

Thu Jan 24, 2013, 01:26 PM

Jan 2013

maybe esthetically a horse looks nicer, but that's a matter of opinion. I don't know if a horse is more intelligent than a cow...but a lot of people eat pigs which are apparently very intelligent so where do we draw the line?

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Burger King drops firm which supplied horse meat [View all] onehandle Jan 2013 OP

Maybe I shouldn't say this but...I'm wondering if horse meat tastes nicer... CJCRANE Jan 2013 #1

why would you want to? samsingh Jan 2013 #3

I eat meat, so why is a horse more worthy (of being left alone) than a cow? CJCRANE Jan 2013 #5

i ate meat and now i'm a vegetarian so i guess i'm in favor samsingh Jan 2013 #6

I'm in favor of vegetarianism, but I'm not a good cook CJCRANE Jan 2013 #9

there's a lot of choices now adays and cooking is not that difficult samsingh Jan 2013 #12

check out crock pot vegetarian recipes.... dixiegrrrrl Jan 2013 #23

Ditto here from another vegetarian. n/t RebelOne Jan 2013 #50

I'm sorry, but that is sumply illogical LoveIsNow Jan 2013 #52

because horses are companion animals, plus the common drugs are proven to cause disease in humans. Sunlei Jan 2013 #33

Morally I don't see the difference between eating a hamburger made of beef or horse meat. yellowcanine Jan 2013 #4

I agree... CJCRANE Jan 2013 #7

there isn't morally but horses are prettier and we are far more sentimental La Lioness Priyanka Jan 2013 #29

An Angus bull thinks an Angus cow is pretty. yellowcanine Jan 2013 #31

angus bulls dont make laws though :) La Lioness Priyanka Jan 2013 #32

How do you feel about cannibalism? tabasco Jan 2013 #45

cannibalism and eating monkeys is a very bad idea, healthwise La Lioness Priyanka Jan 2013 #47

I don't know---my Jersey cow was gorgeous with her big brown eyes & sweet disposition wordpix Jan 2013 #48

If you can't see the moral difference how about the knowledge that many common horse meds are- Sunlei Jan 2013 #44

I would agree with you, if the meat was properly labeled. Travis_0004 Jan 2013 #51

Based on my one experience Retrograde Jan 2013 #14

Not to mention all the drugs used. UnseenUndergrad Jan 2013 #16

My high school was caught substituting horse meat in hamburgers. It doesn't taste the same. freshwest Jan 2013 #17

they don't use horsemeat in dogfood any more because the ivermection common drug killed dogs Sunlei Jan 2013 #34

Agreed on the RX. I mentioned the fifties. But horse slaughter will resume in the USA: freshwest Jan 2013 #36

I don't think it will. Sunlei Jan 2013 #37

If you have links to what you say, I'll edit. Until then, IDK that there is going to be and end. freshwest Jan 2013 #39

so many small republicans all bleeding americas fed/state $ into their pockets, doubt that willstop. Sunlei Jan 2013 #43

Me, too, painful. Thanks for your work and knowledge! freshwest Jan 2013 #46

Thanks to you too! by the way Senator Warren, Congresswoman Pelosi & other Politicans have helped. Sunlei Jan 2013 #49

It... progressoid Jan 2013 #19

Hay there. Drunken Irishman Jan 2013 #27

I have no problem... awoke_in_2003 Jan 2013 #20

That pretty much hits the nail on the hear. T_i_B Jan 2013 #25

if you like bloody mushie 'liverlike' meat :( Sunlei Jan 2013 #35

good samsingh Jan 2013 #2

Next drop the firms that provide factory farmed abused animals. alp227 Jan 2013 #8

Pink slime vs. horsemeat. Hmm. Which to choose? Which to choose? valerief Jan 2013 #10

Aldi, you say? Wonder if some of it made it's way here? I sure would like to know. silvershadow Jan 2013 #11

I'm not sure it was actual horsemeat dipsydoodle Jan 2013 #13

The 'beef' additives also had pork dna, a lot of it. Wonder if they tested for human DNA? Sunlei Jan 2013 #38

Now where am I supposed to get my horse burgers? Thanks, jerks. (nt) harmonicon Jan 2013 #15

The last time I had a whopper Flashmann Jan 2013 #18

You have to wonder about a restaurant with "Whopper" as the name of its main entree. yellowcanine Jan 2013 #28

They could use The Wizard Jan 2013 #21

Have It Your Neigh. blkmusclmachine Jan 2013 #22

LMAO! Earth_First Jan 2013 #24

Do you get a paper hat wit dat? lonestarnot Jan 2013 #41

whoppa gangnum style ucrdem Jan 2013 #54

So that's why they call it the Rodeo Burger... Kalidurga Jan 2013 #26

Good for Burger King! laureloak Jan 2013 #30

Now where am I going to be able to get juicy horse burger? AlphaCentauri Jan 2013 #40

I don't see elephant on your list and what is gout? I thought that was a disease. lonestarnot Jan 2013 #42

I'm thinking d_r Jan 2013 #53

If you are hungry enough to eat a horse..... Nye Bevan Jan 2013 #55