300 Irish horses slaughtered weekly - eaten in European restaurants

I AM APPALLED BY THE INGRATITUDE, IGNORANCE, SELFISHNESS AND PERVERSITY OF SOME HUMAN BEINGS....THEY EAT ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING THAT MOVES! PERSONALLY, I DO NOT THINK HUMAN BEINGS NEED TO EAT MEAT....THERE ARE MANY OTHER DELICIOUS AND NUTRITIOUS OPTIONS MUCH BETTER AND HEALTHIER THAN EATING MEAT....ON THE OTHER HAND, HORSES ARE SUCH NOBLE AND SENSITIVE ANIMALS THAT KILLING THEM TO EAT THEM IS ABSURD....SHAMEFUL! I SINCERELY HOPE SOME ANIMAL PROTECTION ORGANIZATIOM WILL TAKE SOME ACTION TO STOP THIS BRUTAL PRACTICE....THESE BEAUTIFUL ANIMALS DESERVE BETTER....

Should read nth Frederick Street not Nth George Street

i wonder who is so hungry that they could eat a horse.

Neiiiiigh to horsemeat. (Sorry. I couldn't resist.)

Merefalow.That's a weird comment you posted.Everything living ends up as food at some stage.Eating is not destroying.It's the circle of life isn't it.

Horse meat was eaten in Ireland and Britain for decades. There was a horse butchers in Denmark St. Limerick and Nth. Great Georges st. in Dublin near Findlaters church. The British consumed large amounts of horse flesh in the thirties,forties and fifties a huge export gain for Ireland.

human beings,yuk,they would sell their grannies for meat.humans have eaten anything that walks crawls or swims,and still do in some parts of the world,i personally think its disgusting but how to stop it?while there is money in it it will continue,in Korea they eat lovely dogs, pitiful,the Japanese kill beautiful intelligent whales,the Africans eat anything,currently clearing the bush,man the great destroyer,we havent moved to far from the cave.

Murph, Thai and Vietnamese food I don't eaT. Ist hand knowlege!! My girls eat that stuff and doncha' wonder what's in it.??

Waterford, do you eat beef, lamb, chicken, fish? Theres no difference. Its all meat.

What - dogs next!!!!! I owned 8 horses and they were pets, smart, and affectionate. I'm totally disgusted.

Just some input on the slaughter of horses. I am in Canada and we have been fighting to abolish our humane slaughterhouses. Most Canadians have no idea they exist here. It is not a myth and to you good Irish folks, check it out....my guess is where there is smoke there is fire in this area. One of the comments below said whats the difference beef etc all the same. Ummmm no they are not. If in fact they were racehorses, they are not (nor are most horses) raised to be part of the human food chain and therefore do not follow the stringent requirements of medications etc. Most racehorses are given "Bute" for aches and pains, not unlike tylenol or aspirin for humans. For them it is relatively harmless however......for humans to consume it even in small portions is very dangerous. Bute for humans is a very very potent carcinogen and there is no test avaialable to know for sure it has cleared its system etc. That is just one of many many concerns alot of Canadians have at the moment regarding slaughter of horses for human consumption. The french are not the only guilty country either.....though for them it is a delicacy. Please take the time to educate yourselves further on this matter, esp in these hard times. The Canadian Horse Defence Coalition web page is excellent place to start and I urge all of you to take some time and have any ??s you have or say oh no cannot be true here, before you make your final decisions. I did not believe it existed in Canada either. These are lovely animals who deserve alot better than this fate. Ty for taking the time to read this.

The French are the true "horse killers" and a plague upon them for it. Although being French is a bit of a plague already.

Ooooh, Murph46 - that's cute!

Im in Bergamo 4 times a year with work, the last time was only in March so it doesnt look like its being banned anytime soon!

Next year it will be cat-don't a lot of guys (and some gals) eat cat already?