"Hey, waiter! This steak still has marks from where the jockey was beatin' it!"
Posted on 09/04/2006 8:05:25 AM PDT by gate2wire
A national public opinion survey found that 69% of Americans are against killing horses for human consumption. The findings come just a week before the U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on a bill that would end horse slaughter for human consumption. The poll was conducted among 800 likely voters Aug. 9-13 by Public Opinion Strategies, and has a margin error of plus or minus 3.46%. It also found that 71% of Americans believe that horses are part of America's culture and deserve better treatment, but that 64% felt it was important not to pass judgment on the eating habits of other cultures.
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"...but that 64% felt it was important not to pass judgment on the eating habits of other cultures."
Why not?
"I was so ashamed of the fact that I didn't know about horse slaughter," Madeleine Pickens said.
Where has she been?
"Hey, waiter! This steak still has marks from where the jockey was beatin' it!"
Love that movie.
23 yrs in the horse industry and she didn't know? I find that very hard to believe even if she'd never been near a horse.
Oh brother, we really need the government to tell us what we can and cant eat.
We eat cows - some countries & peoples do NOT.
Some eat monkey (they are tasty) generally, Americans do not.
Rats, mice, cats, dogs, etc are all eaten in most parts of the world - the USA is snobbish about what it considers as edible.
So yes, it is only a cultural preference...
Save the Chilean Sea Bass.
The residents of Flushing, NY will probably call this just another example of American racism.
Why not?
I agree, we pass judgment on the cultures of others all the time :~) The benefit of being a fairly soft, wealthy country, is we don't ~have~ to do distastful things just to survive.
Poll reveals that most Americans would prefer Heaven on Earth, but are unwilling to make the necessary sacrifices.
Just kidding. : )
~shakes head~
"~shakes head~"
Uh, with a pony tail?
I know, just no hope for me......
No hope at all :~)
"Horse burgers? Mmmm!"
Do you remember the two kittens I wanted to send you? Well, now they both have been taught to play fetch.
Only problem is they have lots of energy and do not like to stop. : )
Eat more chicken.
Chicken AND horse...that would be delicious!
Throw in a dog too!
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