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Eat Our Steeds? Horsefeathers!

Brits scoff at having to sign EU pledge not to eat their horses

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(Newser) – British horse owners are sputtering at a European Union directive requiring them to sign a pledge stating they won't eat their animals, the Telegraph reports. The Brits say the order—aimed at preventing veterinary drugs from entering the food supply in countries where horses are commonly eaten—has left them insulted at the very suggestion they might plan to put their ponies in the pot.

"I'd like to be a fly on the wall when the Queen and Princess Anne are asked to sign a form saying they're not going to eat their horses," scoffed the leader of an anti-EU party.

British horse lovers say they are perplexed by EU orders to promise not to eat their animals.
British horse lovers say they are perplexed by EU orders to promise not to eat their animals.   (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Horse owners who refuse to sign a pledge saying they won't eat their animals could be jailed for two years under new EU regulations.
Horse owners who refuse to sign a pledge saying they won't eat their animals could be jailed for two years under new EU regulations.   (Shutter Stock)
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We don't see our horses as cattle. The thought of them being eaten is utterly repulsive. Brussels is poking its nose in where it should
not be. - Scottish stable owner Kate Gillanders

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Reader64481089
Jun 23, 09 5:44 AM CDT
"We don't see our horses as cattle. The thought of them being eaten is utterly repulsive. Brussels is poking its nose in where it should not be. - Scottish stable owner Kate Gillanders " Well on that we agree, a horse is a beautiful and noble creature ..... Reply
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Fondue
Jun 23, 09 7:29 AM CDT
I hear it's really sweet and lower in fat, sodium and cholesterol than beef. Reply
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Fondue
Jun 23, 09 4:35 PM CDT
LOL@negative thumbs for stating facts.
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kati
Jun 23, 09 11:28 AM CDT
If we're going to eat animals then let it be the largest one, like whales or elephants. Only one suffers and dies, but can feed an entire village. Reply
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Paz
Jun 23, 09 2:22 PM CDT
Yeah, horse tastes good. If people rode cows around people wouldn't want to eat them either. Reply
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