Horse slaughter semi double rig crashes..

[Red Devil]

In France, people eat horse meat as often as people in the US eat chicken or beef.

bloody discusting if you ask me. but whatever.
Glad those horses got a second chance.

i know that is where most of the meat gets shipped... i think since this happened with this double decker trailer they have banned double deckers.. so cruel... they stuffed them in like sardines and they stay like that for hours on end until their journey is over..

 

[Ang]

i know that is where most of the meat gets shipped... i think since this happened with this double decker trailer they have banned double deckers.. so cruel... they stuffed them in like sardines and they stay like that for hours on end until their journey is over..

I know. It makes me sick. These animals are too majestic and have helped out mankind too much in so many different ways to have it end like that. And while they are still healthy and strong no doubt.
Sad.

There was this thing on TV, this little girl's family raised draft horses for slaughter in France. She said she loves horses and loves to ride them, but when it comes time for them to go get slaughtered, she likes to eat them too.

Couldnt believe that. I think if she actually SAW what happens to her horses at the end, she wouldnt like horse meat anymore. She just sees them ride off in a trailer.

 

[Acer]

They sell a lot of the over-the-hill horses from Ontario (or ones that would be killed anyways) to France for horse meat.

I don't see a difference between horse and cow to be honest... I've had horse, and it was pretty good, but I'm not much of a 'horse person', so it wouldn't be like eating a cat or dog to me.

 

[Red Devil]

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Premarin is a very common drug prescribed to millions of women worldwide as a hormone replacement therapy. The name stands for PREgant MAres uRINe, as the drug is produced from the hormones present in the mare's urine. The horses used to produce this drug are referred to as "PMU" horses, for short.

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Premarin is created by collecting the urine of pregnant mares. The mares are kept in small stalls in order to limit their movement, so not to displace the urinary bladder bags used to collect every drop of urine. The mares are kept in this manner for a lengthy portion of their pregnancy, normally about six months. Once the mares are full term and ready to deliver, they are turned out to have their foals. The mares are able to nurse their foals until weaning age, at which time they are separated, and the mare is bred back to repeat the whole process again. This cycle of breeding has created an overabundance of unwanted foals, most of which are sold to the slaughter industry. "PMU" farms exist all across the USA, and are prevalent in Canada. Conditions at "PMU" farms vary, and some farms work very diligently to place their unwanted foals. Many others are not as responsible.
Many "PMU" babies are well bred, and some are even registered purebreds. "PMU" foals can be adopted online through rescue groups, but most of the foals bred in Canada are sold directly to meat processing plants. In Canada, a "PMU" filly has a less than one in ten chance of escaping slaughter. A colt is almost certainly doomed, with a less than one in fifty chance at life. The mares suffer a much more grim outlook, as they are not sold until they are no longer able to become pregnant, and at that point many are too foul tempered to be desirable. "PMU" foals can be very rewarding to work with, as they have not been handled before rescue, and for all intents and purposes should be considered wild.



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[Ang]

They sell a lot of the over-the-hill horses from Ontario (or ones that would be killed anyways) to France for horse meat.

I don't see a difference between horse and cow to be honest... I've had horse, and it was pretty good, but I'm not much of a 'horse person', so it wouldn't be like eating a cat or dog to me.

probably lots of people that arent "horse People" wouldn't really care one way or another.

But for us, it is like eating a Kindred spirit.

 

[Red Devil]

probably lots of people that arent "horse People" wouldn't really care one way or another.

But for us, it is like eating a Kindred spirit.

yes Ang... they are dear to my heart...

 

[Ang]

[SIZE=+1]What's a PMU Horse? [/SIZE]

Premarin is a very common drug prescribed to millions of women worldwide as a hormone replacement therapy. The name stands for PREgant MAres uRINe, as the drug is produced from the hormones present in the mare's urine. The horses used to produce this drug are referred to as "PMU" horses, for short.

[SIZE=+1]The Problem With Premarin [/SIZE]

Premarin is created by collecting the urine of pregnant mares. The mares are kept in small stalls in order to limit their movement, so not to displace the urinary bladder bags used to collect every drop of urine. The mares are kept in this manner for a lengthy portion of their pregnancy, normally about six months. Once the mares are full term and ready to deliver, they are turned out to have their foals. The mares are able to nurse their foals until weaning age, at which time they are separated, and the mare is bred back to repeat the whole process again. This cycle of breeding has created an overabundance of unwanted foals, most of which are sold to the slaughter industry. "PMU" farms exist all across the USA, and are prevalent in Canada. Conditions at "PMU" farms vary, and some farms work very diligently to place their unwanted foals. Many others are not as responsible.
Many "PMU" babies are well bred, and some are even registered purebreds. "PMU" foals can be adopted online through rescue groups, but most of the foals bred in Canada are sold directly to meat processing plants. In Canada, a "PMU" filly has a less than one in ten chance of escaping slaughter. A colt is almost certainly doomed, with a less than one in fifty chance at life. The mares suffer a much more grim outlook, as they are not sold until they are no longer able to become pregnant, and at that point many are too foul tempered to be desirable. "PMU" foals can be very rewarding to work with, as they have not been handled before rescue, and for all intents and purposes should be considered wild.


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Good grief. Never even heard of that. And it happens in the US? I mean, for those women with historectomies. (sp?) There must be a more effecient, scientific way of replacing hormones.

Thats just retarded.

 

[rmorse]

yes Ang... they are dear to my heart...

Liz, every animal/living thing is dear to your heart

 

[jojo_nature]

For more detailed information about Premarin, please visit www.premarin.org. Not only are they a well researched source of information, but they also provide a link to an online petition to stop the production of Premarin.
Ive never heard anything about this before ,im shocked .I'll go and sign petition.Thank's Liz.

 

[Red Devil]

Good grief. Never even heard of that. And it happens in the US? I mean, for those women with historectomies. (sp?) There must be a more effecient, scientific way of replacing hormones.

Thats just retarded.

when i got into draft horse breeding raising and showing ..i joined the club and started getting the draft horse journal... a very thick magazine published 12 months of the year.. beautiful mag... front cover suddenly had full cover of PMU horses.. found out all about it.. mares just stood all day in standing stall pregnant... while the urine cathertor was attached to them collecting urine to make female hormone.. even my own sister was on it... it was super popular.. then they found out it caused cancer... and most women switched to other hormone remedies.. but i could not believe the draft horse elite club i belonged to promoted this... all for $$$$ thats why now you will see alot of horses labeled PMU horses for adoption..