"NO", Mary
I am a staunch supporter of Democrat Senator Mary Landrieu from Louisiana. She is our tough-as-nails Senator that is not afraid to pull any punches. She's so much stronger than some of the spineless politicians out there today. I have always been Mary's defender against the likes of this and that.
But today, I finally found a position of hers that I do not support. This HORSE BILL is what Mary is up to now. This bill has come out of no where and seems utterly ridiculous.
I have personally eaten horse meat in Montreal. My Quebecois friend Marc made me eat it. It was probably some joke at the time to make an "ugly American" eat something that is as revered as the American Bald Eagle, but it went over my head. Personally, horse meat doesn't taste that great. It tasted more like Deer meat to me. I would rather eat beef.
What's the real point of this bill? Animals being slaughtered for consumption is a way of life. I personally think horses have a MUCH better life than other animals on the farm. Slaughtering an aging horse for consumption is really just recycling and honoring Mother Earth.
Why just this year, Homer honored Mother Earth by eating Seymour the artichoke. Now don't shoot me Homer for putting you in a blog post about meat consumption. The irony was too good to pass up! ;)
I live on a farm in Louisiana with well over 50 horses. All of the horses on the farm have a good life and are very well taken care of. The farm's existence is to breed cutting horses. The only time a horse is ever put down is because of bone breakage or extreme sickness. I do NOT support this initiative.
But today, I finally found a position of hers that I do not support. This HORSE BILL is what Mary is up to now. This bill has come out of no where and seems utterly ridiculous.
I have personally eaten horse meat in Montreal. My Quebecois friend Marc made me eat it. It was probably some joke at the time to make an "ugly American" eat something that is as revered as the American Bald Eagle, but it went over my head. Personally, horse meat doesn't taste that great. It tasted more like Deer meat to me. I would rather eat beef.
What's the real point of this bill? Animals being slaughtered for consumption is a way of life. I personally think horses have a MUCH better life than other animals on the farm. Slaughtering an aging horse for consumption is really just recycling and honoring Mother Earth.
Why just this year, Homer honored Mother Earth by eating Seymour the artichoke. Now don't shoot me Homer for putting you in a blog post about meat consumption. The irony was too good to pass up! ;)
I live on a farm in Louisiana with well over 50 horses. All of the horses on the farm have a good life and are very well taken care of. The farm's existence is to breed cutting horses. The only time a horse is ever put down is because of bone breakage or extreme sickness. I do NOT support this initiative.
posted by Brettcajun at Monday, July 09, 2007
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I ate horse sphincter muscle in Kazakstan (it was cooked), and fermented mare's milk. The Kazaks don't waste anything.
Brett, actually, I never ate any of Seymour the Artichoke. He/she/it lived for two years and then passed away naturally. I have eaten tomatoes from my plants, but by doing so I have actually extended their lives.
So I'm not a big fan of horse eating (or cow eating or chicken eating). Most large mammals are fairly intelligent and have complex emotions. I think most people play down these features because they don't want to think about eating a creature that can feel the same things (fear, sadness, happiness) as they do.
You told me you ATE him! I have been mourning Seymour's death thinking a big hairy archaelogist ate him all this time!
You know I love you...but cannot, absolutely cannot, support eating animals. Don't like it. Can't stand the thought. So, as much as I don't mind you sharing my cake with me, I'm going have to side with Mary on this one.
So what's the bill actually say? That little detail seems to be missing here ...
Isn't horse meat basically dog food?
Jimbo, OMG! I've actually heard of the fermented mare's milk; the sphincter sounds like something out of Borat!
I guess if you're going to eat cow or chicken or what have you, you can also eat horse, so long as it's not someone else's horse without permission. I don't get this at all. It's just an appeal to sentimentality and xenophobia...oh, wait, I *do* get it now! :-)
By the way, Brett, I came here via DonDon's "awards." Wanted to visit the other "winners." :-)
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