Too many horses: Northwest tribes consider slaughter facility for wild horses

Seattle Times ^ | May 3, 2009 | Lynda V. Mapes

[jazusamo]

A growing problem for Northwest tribes and the Bureau of Land Management caused by animal rights activists in pressuring lawmakers to close horse slaughterhouses.

[MyTwoCopperCoins]

[jazusamo]

AR activists Ping!

[Obamageddon]

Montana just got a law allowing a horse slaughter facility and indemnifying it from harassing lawsuits from animal lovers.

Horse is higher in protein and lower in cholesterol than beef. Tastes like elk.

[jazusamo]

That’s good to hear.

Will the meat be for human consumption and if so how did they get around the USDA inspection thing?

[robomatik]

"Tastes like elk."

my dad had horse meat in spain and he said the same thing. around here, in ohio, you can buy a horse for c. $25, as well as find many a willing farmer to slice or grind the meat for a small fee.

[NVDave]

To my knowledge, the USDA has no authority out on a rez.

[3niner]

This is another one of those problems that would be trivial to fix, if we simply didn't allow idiots to make policy.

"Wild" horses are also a big problem in Nevada. Were it not for stupid government policy, the state could simply issue hunting licenses for horses, just as they do for other game animals. This would turn "wild" horse control from a cost center to a profit center.

The reason that I put quotes around "wild", is that there are no wild horses in the Americas, there are merely feral horses. These horses were introduced and came from domesticated breeds. They cause big problems for native species.

[DesertRhino]

Savages, i guess it never ends.

[3niner]

...how did they get around the USDA inspection thing?

They almost certainly did not. The USDA puts inspectors in slaughterhouses.

[DesertRhino]

How about dog? Any particular breeds better for the grill?

[cripplecreek]

Eat more chicken Wilburrrr.

[jazusamo]

I think you’re right but for the meat to be sold for human consumption off the rez I believe it has to be USDA inspected.

Europe is a big market for horsemeat and that’s what the AR activists and our legislature killed.

[jazusamo]

That’s correct, they’re only called wild, they are indeed descendants of domestic horses and there’s way too many now.

[cripplecreek]

I don’t have any problem with them being killed humanely. They are overpopulating the areas they’re in.

That said, think I’ll pass on the saddle burgers and bareback steaks myself.

[jazusamo]

Yes, I’ll pass on the burgers and steaks too but I think it’s a legitimate industry and should be legalized again.

[cripplecreek]

Wild hogs are an even more serious problem but I don’t have any issues with eating them. I’ve read that 10 years ago there were wild hog populations in 6 or 7 states but now there are sizable populations in at least 40 states.

Before Ted Nugent moved to texas he kept some European boars and some PETA freaks managed to turn them loose. The damage they were doing was starting to cost him a lot of money so he put out the word with local hunters to kill them if they see them. A friend of mine got one with his bow.

[count-your-change]

“Daddy, Can I have a pony?”

“You just did for lunch, sweetie”.

[SaraJohnson]

NNOOOOOOO. Let them live!!!!!! Don’t murder horses!!!!!

Love,
PITA
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[MyTwoCopperCoins]

Chihuahas cook like a chicken.