Posted by Leyland-270 on January 10, 2010 at 08:41:56 from (75.252.19.109):
In Reply to: OT. Horse vs. Rodent posted by plow hand on January 10, 2010 at 07:01:43:
I would have to look it up again, but I believe there are Bible verses against eating animals that do not have a cloven hoof (horse), or animals that have a cloven hoof that do not chew their own cud (camel), wallow in their own filth (pig), eat their own droppings (rabbit), and the list go on.
Rabbit tastes great. Pig is great fried, grilled or baked.
I never had horse or camel only because I have never been offered any.
The reason sale of horse meat is not legal goes back to people trying to pass horse meat as beef. This is a prime example of some people ruining something for every one else.
At this point the USDA would have to be persuaded to come up with a new set of guidelines. Not to mention that we would have to build or designate new slaughter facilities to process them.
I am not against it, but I would like to suggest that the amount of hay, feed, and pasture required to produce a pound of beef is far less than that to produce a pound of horse.
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