Horrifying revelations about the British horse meat industry
It seems that in the UK, there is no such thing as 'horsey heaven' as it is revealed that many of the once-beloved pets are now being sent off to slaughter for human consumption in foreign countries.
The Express newspaper have been investigating the British horse meat industry and what they have found is truly alarming.
They have used the example of a seven-year-old girl and her family who were forced to sell their pony as they couldn't afford its upkeep. The little girl believed the horse was going to a new home as another girl's birthday present, but it was actually being taken to slaughter.
The Express reports that around 5,000 horses are slaughtered in this way in the UK every year, the meat being shipped to Europe and particularly France to be eaten, where around 70,000 horses are consumed annually. Some reports have even emerged about inhumane slaughtering, from pet horses to thoroughbred racehorses.
There is growing concern that horse meat could become a delicacy in the UK, especially after celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay urged the public to try the meat, saying it was tender, gamey and low-fat.
Opinion is seriously divided over the horse meat issue, with animal lovers on one side claiming it is barbaric to eat companion pets and those in culinary food jobs claiming the meat is delicious and there is no reason we shouldn't eat it.
Would you ever eat horse meat? Do you consider horses to be pets or food? Feel free to comment on this issue.
The Express newspaper have been investigating the British horse meat industry and what they have found is truly alarming.
They have used the example of a seven-year-old girl and her family who were forced to sell their pony as they couldn't afford its upkeep. The little girl believed the horse was going to a new home as another girl's birthday present, but it was actually being taken to slaughter.
The Express reports that around 5,000 horses are slaughtered in this way in the UK every year, the meat being shipped to Europe and particularly France to be eaten, where around 70,000 horses are consumed annually. Some reports have even emerged about inhumane slaughtering, from pet horses to thoroughbred racehorses.
There is growing concern that horse meat could become a delicacy in the UK, especially after celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay urged the public to try the meat, saying it was tender, gamey and low-fat.
Opinion is seriously divided over the horse meat issue, with animal lovers on one side claiming it is barbaric to eat companion pets and those in culinary food jobs claiming the meat is delicious and there is no reason we shouldn't eat it.
Would you ever eat horse meat? Do you consider horses to be pets or food? Feel free to comment on this issue.
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