Deseret News | Reader comments: They eat horses, don't they?

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They eat horses, don't they?

Sally | 5:55 p.m. Sept. 20, 2007

There are people in the world who think horse meat is a rare delicacy. Who is anybody to say that they are wrong? There are religions that believe the cow is sacred and shouldnt be eaten too. Just because Americans dont eat horse doesnt mean that other countries cant. Its a choice that each person should be able to make for themselves. Would you rather all the horses were turned out in the wild and died of starvation because they dont know how to live in the wild?? Not to mention that wild predators and scavengers would feast on them. Who cares who eats them? Lets give them a humane death!!

Rob | 10:59 p.m. Oct. 13, 2007

I find it real interesting that this article specifically mentions the cruelty of the killing methods. Folks who are horrified at the stunner bolt should watch a video or two of stunners being used on cows or pigs, and notice the quite alarmed animals hanging from their legs and bleeding as they expire. Check out "Our Daily Bread" if you want to see where your food comes from. I think that these elected officials are playing this as a "heart strings" vote, and I for one am not impressed.

Bridget | 3:40 p.m. Nov. 16, 2007

When an animal is old, unable to chew, untrainable, aggressive or otherwise not useful to humans, why keep them alive and suffering {dying a slow death from starvation} or in the case of the aggressive ones, possibly hurting someone? No, we shouldn't slaughter our pets and eat them but if some one has a use for an otherwise useless animal then let that animal serve it's purpose on earth and be someone's dinner.

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