tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30594425.post115748955441847563..comments2023-12-06T03:33:20.978-05:00Comments on Lexidiem: Barbaro Burgers Legal after Thursday?JargonTalkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00175462071956276019noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30594425.post-24870386255315889382007-03-22T12:24:00.000-04:002007-03-22T12:24:00.000-04:00and I notice that NO ONE has come back to either c...and I notice that NO ONE has come back to either cry over the non passing of the bill or celebrate the passing of it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30594425.post-90688027210337555262007-03-22T12:18:00.000-04:002007-03-22T12:18:00.000-04:00Then all those who are in favor of BANNING horse s...Then all those who are in favor of BANNING horse slaughter, then buy all the unwanted horses, and shut the hell up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30594425.post-37956845524131929232007-02-04T18:10:00.000-05:002007-02-04T18:10:00.000-05:00i am answering 2 people here - the last 2 posts ab...i am answering 2 people here - the last 2 posts above mine. <br /><br />1) horses are diffrent than cows ( i was raised with both, and yes, i eat beef)<br /><br />horses have a strong flight instinct - longer necks, and different skull. their brain is also further back in the skull than cows. the captive bolt gun was designed specifically for cows. there is no head restraint ( as the AVMA Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30594425.post-1157694793840419342006-09-08T01:53:00.000-04:002006-09-08T01:53:00.000-04:00What do you bleefding heart wizards propose to do ...What do you bleefding heart wizards propose to do with that 100,000 horses you're going to SAVE every year? Why would you raise the dickens about saving these horses then turn around and condone the killing of unborn babies? How about the starving people in the U.S. who'd welcome ANY meat to eat? Our values are all screwed up when we value horses over our starving neighbors. Of course, rich horseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30594425.post-1157657181850332322006-09-07T15:26:00.000-04:002006-09-07T15:26:00.000-04:00I know this isn't a popular position, but I really...I know this isn't a popular position, but I really don't see what the big difference between slaughtering horses and cows is except that we don't eat horses in this country and horses are so cute.<BR/><BR/>The horse slaughterhouses provide jobs and money for people in this country just like cow slaughterhouses. We're basically taking their economic freedom away because horses are cute.<BR/><BR/>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30594425.post-1157633732601792512006-09-07T08:55:00.000-04:002006-09-07T08:55:00.000-04:00Dealing with facts:1. We are providing horse meat ...Dealing with facts:<BR/>1. We are providing horse meat to satisfy the peculiarities of foreign appetites provided by foreign owned slaughter houses which are located in the U.S. and rely on our resources to accomplish this. <BR/>2. Despite what is professed, a captive bolt is not humane euthanasia, it more closely resembles execution. It is administered by employees of the slaughterhouses, not Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30594425.post-1157595242704432432006-09-06T22:14:00.000-04:002006-09-06T22:14:00.000-04:00Thanks for stopping by at Turf Luck -- and for bri...Thanks for stopping by at <A HREF="http://turfluck.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">Turf Luck</A> -- and for bringing attention to this topic. <BR/><BR/>Though anonymous #3 above has valid points about the costs to the owner of putting horses down, we've managed to find humane methods for dealing with other unwanted animals. Perhaps a county licensing fee when the animals are purchased would help toAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30594425.post-1157583484542471712006-09-06T18:58:00.000-04:002006-09-06T18:58:00.000-04:00Thanks for stopping by The Reservation. I am 100% ...Thanks for stopping by The Reservation. I am 100% against horse slaughter for food of any kind. It is inhumane and sick. We are not in a red meat shortage. Eat Beef. The slaughterhouse conditions are horrible. Anyone wanting to support this is crazy. They need to spend a day at one of these awful places and see for themselves, it is NOTHING like the beef industry. I know for a fact. Please, lets BarnGoddess_01https://www.blogger.com/profile/06178909105522973082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30594425.post-1157578528376184532006-09-06T17:35:00.000-04:002006-09-06T17:35:00.000-04:00It's great to see the diversity of comments here, ...It's <B>great</B> to see the diversity of comments here, and thanks for leaving your thoughts. Please check and be sure that you leave a <I>single</I> comment here. Double posting isn't necessary to get your point across. <BR/><BR/>Thanks!RTFMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07249751635419251066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30594425.post-1157577500436762822006-09-06T17:18:00.000-04:002006-09-06T17:18:00.000-04:00Let's just deal with the facts first.1. Horsemeat ...Let's just deal with the facts first.<BR/><BR/>1. Horsemeat is not sold for human or animal consumption in this country. it has been this way for over 50 years. All the horsemeat produced in this country is shipped abroad to Europe or the Far East.<BR/><BR/>2. Horses in slaughter palnts are put down with a captive bolt machine. The animal dies instantly. This mehod of putting the horses down is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30594425.post-1157576459793396682006-09-06T17:00:00.000-04:002006-09-06T17:00:00.000-04:00I made my calls, both to my Reps DC office and sta...I made my calls, both to my Reps DC office and state office. And I've passed the info along to my friends. I hope this thing passes.ashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13466246465814987906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30594425.post-1157570947057609592006-09-06T15:29:00.000-04:002006-09-06T15:29:00.000-04:00There are some extremely disturbing and disgusting...There are some extremely disturbing and disgusting <A HREF="http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=85644449&blogID=164705816" REL="nofollow">horse slaughter graphics</A> that have been posted by a very brave and pissed off young lady from Nederland, Texas right on her website. She states: "One worker said that they are NOT completely dead when they skin them, and when Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30594425.post-1157565418479323262006-09-06T13:56:00.000-04:002006-09-06T13:56:00.000-04:00For those who don't know, FlyingFilly, who posted ...For those who don't know, <B>FlyingFilly</B>, who posted the above comment, is <I>not only</I> an activist on this issue, she's somewhat of a respected authority in the community of horse and animal lovers. What she responded to in these comments is not just opinion, her response is <I>factual</I>, and we thank her for the information she has provided.<BR/><BR/><I>These</I> are the type of RTFMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07249751635419251066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30594425.post-1157564364774858062006-09-06T13:39:00.000-04:002006-09-06T13:39:00.000-04:00The U.S. has not included horse meat as an ingredi...The U.S. has not included horse meat as an ingredient in pet food in many years.<BR/><BR/>The "hungry people that want to eat" are not in this country, and they are not lower level income. We are not being philanthropists and feeding the poor when we continued to allow the slaughter of horses in the U.S.<BR/><BR/>The slaughter houses are entirely foreign owned, and the product is exported to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30594425.post-1157560525713551772006-09-06T12:35:00.000-04:002006-09-06T12:35:00.000-04:00Nikita Khrushchev, now he's one to emulate, isn't...Nikita Khrushchev, now he's one to emulate, isn't he.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30594425.post-1157558236701282762006-09-06T11:57:00.000-04:002006-09-06T11:57:00.000-04:00Well, your newspaper headline sure got my attentio...Well, your newspaper headline sure got my attention! But what about the slaughter of cows or pigs? Didn't see any reference to that in your eloquent posting. <BR/><BR/>When people are hungry, they want and need to eat: <BR/> <BR/><I>“He who cannot eat horsemeat need not do so. Let him eat pork. But he who cannot eat pork, let him eat horsemeat. It's simply a question of taste.”</I><BR/>-- Nikita Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30594425.post-1157556594729372732006-09-06T11:29:00.000-04:002006-09-06T11:29:00.000-04:00Well, Mr Jargon Talker, do you have a dog? Don't t...Well, Mr Jargon Talker, do you have a dog? Don't they still make dog food from horse meat? I don't know how it is now but when I was young they made canned dog food from horse meat and thats a fact. You better check the label on your dog food cans and see before you raise hell with some Senator, don't you think?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30594425.post-1157556186022361442006-09-06T11:23:00.000-04:002006-09-06T11:23:00.000-04:00Please feel free to leave comments on this issue, ...Please feel free to leave comments on this issue, but <I>please keep it clean</I> and on the subject of the <B>American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act</B>. We accept your opinion on this issue, but please <I><B>just keep it clean</I></B> as we have readers of all ages here.<BR/><BR/><I>Many thanks!</I>RTFMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07249751635419251066noreply@blogger.com