he never had any anyhow

I have contacted a few of the higher quality dog food manufacturers - such as Natural Balance, Wellness, etc., to ask if they use horsemeat in their products such as dry, canned or frozen dog foods.

Their response? No.

Why? Because the quality of the horse meat did not meet their standards! Not only that, but Natural Balance also produces food for zoos to feed their carnivores such as Lions, Tigers, etc., and they indicated most accredited zoos will not accept horse meat because of the detrimental affect they have observed on their animals.

my poor thread

I will eat any kind of meat, as long as it isn't sacrified to idols.

That would rule out the Butterball turkey.

werd!

nitrofurazone - scary stuff. I only use it for sweat wraps (do you have any idea how much heat that cr@p generates?!?!). Cuts and scrapes are treated with generic antibiotic ointments or aloe salve.

DMSO - creeps me out. Mostly because I can't stand oysters and getting even a little bit of DMSO on me makes everything taste like raw oysters for a couple of days. And have you ever smelled a foundered horse that was tubed with DMSO? They STINK for about a week. I will still use it for treating soft tissue injuries (mixed with liniments, etc), but will only handle it with latex gloves on.

Princess Romeo, thanks for all the info. We're horse and dog owners, and it's all very good info to know.

What's poor is when the pregnant mares get dropped off at auction and sent to slaughter. Sometimes the foals are born in the feedlot and get left behind to starve, and sometimes they ship anyways only to be crushed to death in the semi-trailer.

Geez I was depressed before this thread, but now I am really depressed.

This thread has made me so hungry, I could eat a horse.

or a buffalo, I bought some buffalo burger patties for the grill while watching OU lose this weekend....

Buffalo meat is quite good and has a lower fat content than beef. Plus, buffalo (ahem....bison) are typically grass fed and kept in a more humane free-range condition for most of their lives vs. cattle on a feed lot.

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/factsheets/bison_from_farm_to_table/index.asp

And they got a hump and these cool horns!

my favorite part is the wings

heard on the radio this monring one of the morning DJs saying we shouldn't eat any animal that has the ability to develop feelings or show appreciation to humans. The "country" guy on their said "yeah, but I like eating lamb too, you telling me that is now off the table." Silence for a few seconds and then he said "umm, nevermind"

Of course they got a hump, otherwise they would go extinct.

ba dum bum....

Thank you Captain Obvious!

:Marks Topogigo off the menu:
*sigh* Would have been tastey with a nice merlot....

What? No Chianti and some nice fava beans?

If one of mine doesn't stop tearing the float valve off of the water trough, we're going to find out exactly how edible horses might be.

:Insert untypable Hannibal Lecter noise:

You know they do that on purpose, right?
Just to pizz you off!