Have abandoned Irish horses entered the food chain? Ireland’s burger scandal has health implications

It sounds like someone has be horsing around with our burgers !!

shergar?

Where else do you think they have gone enjoy your horse burger There is no levle low enough to what the irish wont stoop to

British people are not one bit bothered about the 'horse meat news', mostly because they remember WW2 when horse meat was discreetly sold by butchers in every town. I'm certain someone somewhere will be planning on reintroducing horsemeat to the UK, and it's about time too. In the North of England we have a huge problem with illegal grazing taking place and gyspsy gangs often remove field gate padlocks and chains to allow their scemmy horses into tended fields, the problem being the Police won't assist, and it's against the law to evict them into the road, and the animal charities are not interested in assisting landowners. May I add that I phoned the British RSPCA animal charity to say one of our unwanted equine guests looked ill and got the 'brush off', I was asked in that manner pompous people have. "was I a vet", and "What qualifications did I have to make such a quick judgment", suffice to say the amount of love, care and concern for these horses in this charity workers voice was zero, even though their donation income is in the mega-millions. I rung them back 3 days later to tell them the horse had died and was laid dead in our field. A quick story: A animal mad friend work in a local RSPCA shop one full day a week and her sales assitant labour is worth at least $135.00 to them, she asked the manager could her bus fare to work be repaid which he refused, later she bought a $15.00 picture from the shop she works in, and the manager allowed her 10% of the marked ticket price, she's worked there I guess 7 years. That is the real nitty-gritty news behind the RSPCA charity biz, it's not exactly a woolly sheep, pet rabbit or cat business - that is the bait and switch tactic they use, along with the slogan "We find all dogs a good home". Most of these dogs go to landfill in bags or cremated.

Killing all those beautiful sensitive creatures that are so associated with the green scenery of Ireland, doesn't make sense if the government wants to promote tourism.

Good to see that I am receiving some support for the several posts I have offered here concerning the abuse of horses in Ireland. It is disgusting that the Irish are slaughtering their horses in their thousands, I think I saw a figure of 70.000 for last year alone. Of course part of the fault is the influx of Poles, Russians etc., none of whom have a tradition of love for horses and all of whom just want to wolf down horse meat. Don't fall for any Irish Tourist garbage showing horses running free along a beach--the horses are running for their lives.

Meat is meat

When I recently saw the photo of the "manse" in Co. Leitrim with the horse in front, I can tell you it crossed my mind to buy it also since I liked the horse. My love for horses may have originated in my childhood in Helena Montana. Still, there is a heap of difference between Irish and Americans of Irish heritage, blah blah. I do wish horses well. One way I have heard about to cull the herd, so to speak, is a form of birth control. They certainly don't deserve to be "devalued".

Thanks Kate for this nicely written Article on a very disturbing subject.