is horse meat really that bad for humans?

[shamental]

What's wrong with horse meat? in some countries is agaisnt the law to sell horse meat but according to some info, horse meat can be even better than cow meat.

Why don't we get to choose?

[docterfreeze]

OK then, how about you buy a horse, raise it yourself, then see if you feel liking eating the being you just raised since he/she was a baby.

Cows are bred to be eaten, always have been.

Horses on the other hand, are considered companions, kind of like cats and dogs but can do much more for you. Would you wanna eat a cat or a dog?

If you do, then I suggest straightening out your moral compass.

I think some countries ban it because it is a wrong thing to do.

[MrWiggles]

really the only meat that's bad for humans is human brain tissue, the rest comes from cultural norms.

[Uennie]

It's not bad, but different countries have different cultures. In India eating a cow isn't cool, where it's pretty normal here and in other countries. Meat is meat, but I'm rather emotionally attached to smaller animals/horses so I couldn't eat one just because I'm an emotional pansy.

[Boogums]

OK then, how about you buy a horse, raise it yourself, then see if you feel liking eating the being you just raised since he/she was a baby.

Cows are bred to be eaten, always have been.

Horses on the other hand, are considered companions, kind of like cats and dogs but can do much more for you. Would you wanna eat a cat or a dog?

If you do, then I suggest straightening out your moral compass.

You're funny.

[GreatOak]

Apparently it's healthier than beef. Venison is healthier as well. I've had that.

I'm not grossed out by horse meat, but if I had a choice I wouldnt eat it. I am grossed out by dog meat or monkey meat, but I wouldn't care at all if it was an emergency

[Spectral]

Would you wanna eat a cat or a dog?

I have no moral objection to eating a cat, dog, or horse. I can't see an objective reason that eating them is wrong, but eating a pig is fine.

[thumbwarriordx]

It's not a bad meat, it's perfectly good. People have an affection for horses like dogs.
It's just that when it shows up in meals that definitely aren't supposed to contain horse meat, your quality control is very much lacking, and that warrants investigation.

[Spectral]

Apparently it's healthier than beef. Venison is healthier as well. I've had that.

Hell yeah, venison's the good stuff! If it were cheaply and easily available, I'd be eating an awful lot of venison and bison.

[Firebert]

What's wrong with horse meat?

Nothing: the bute may be the problem.

[crakerjack]

OK then, how about you buy a horse, raise it yourself, then see if you feel liking eating the being you just raised since he/she was a baby.

Cows are bred to be eaten, always have been.

Horses on the other hand, are considered companions, kind of like cats and dogs but can do much more for you. Would you wanna eat a cat or a dog?

If you do, then I suggest straightening out your moral compass.

I think some countries ban it because it is a wrong thing to do.

I wish I was 12 again :[... being so naive to the world truly is an innocence you can never earn back.

[Thetruth1400]

OK then, how about you buy a horse, raise it yourself, then see if you feel liking eating the being you just raised since he/she was a baby.

Cows are bred to be eaten, always have been.

Horses on the other hand, are considered companions, kind of like cats and dogs but can do much more for you. Would you wanna eat a cat or a dog?

If you do, then I suggest straightening out your moral compass.

I think some countries ban it because it is a wrong thing to do.

Wrong. Cattle used to be bred and used as work animals. If something was wrong with a cattle, you better believe it was something they got to addressing fast.

Just because you don't like the idea of horses being used for food doesn't make it wrong. If horses produced as much meat per animal as cows, had similar gestation periods, and were as versatile as cows (eg; food, leather, work, milk, etc.), we'd probably be eating them too.

In addition, there are parts of the world that eat cats and dogs. It's a source of meat in that area, not a pet. The only reason you're so upset is because you try and label something as pet, thereby giving it a social status in terms of acceptance. To other places, it's meat, nothing more.

[N-7]

I don't mind eating horse meat but I mind eating something labeled as beef and then finding out it is something else.

[shamental]

I think the "cows are breed to be eatean" is just an out of context, you raise the cow as a baby and watch him grow up as well, and cows suffer when they die, etc. I'm not here to talk about which animal has the less feelings about being our food, i'm talking about which meat is the best for us and why horse is so taboo. At the end, when you eat your juicy meat you don't care how much the animal cried.

[Deleted]

Cows are bred to be eaten, always have been.

Exactly the same can be said about horses.

Horses on the other hand, are considered companions, kind of like cats and dogs but can do much more for you. Would you wanna eat a cat or a dog?

if it was prepared humanely then yes I would try Dog and Cat meat

If you do, then I suggest straightening out your moral compass.
I think some countries ban it because it is a wrong thing to do.

Just because someone eats somthing you find objectionable, does not make it immoral.

[GreatOak]

Hell yeah, venison's the good stuff! If it were cheaply and easily available, I'd be eating an awful lot of venison and bison.

Lots of Deer around my area. If I am hungry enough I can go shoot one and it will last me a month if it's a decent size.

[Jakexe]

really the only meat that's bad for humans is human brain tissue, the rest comes from cultural norms.

There's plenty of animal parts that are terrible for humans, try eating a dog liver.

OT: There's nothing bad about horse meat, it's just a taboo meat for some people. People were upset about eating it because they were lied to. They bought beef and got horse which is perfectly acceptable. As for the meat itself I've had it and it wasn't anything special flavor wise although I suspect it wasn't cooked/seasoned very well to begin with.

[Ignotum]

It's delicious and so is donkey.

[araine]

What's wrong with horse meat? in some countries is agaisnt the law to sell horse meat but according to some info, horse meat can be even better than cow meat.

Why don't we get to choose?

Nothing wrong with horse meat, it is an excellent meat product when produced the right way. taste wonderful and in many regards it is better than beef in quality.

bring me quality horse meat any day vs sub par industrialized produced beef full on antibiotics and hormones. Thats a nobrainer in my book

[Scottyjscizzle]

I have no problem with horse meant as long as it's what I paid for, most of the instances we've seen in the news about it lately have been people paying for "Beef" only to find out it was all horse. I'm pretty sure they could make horse burgers not say a thing and people would never know the difference.