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Barnyard Buddies:  Sad story from Florida  |
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prariehawk
True Blue Farmgirl
2914 Posts
Cindy
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 Posted - Jul 24 2009 : 3:35:40 PM
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DId any one else see this? There are horse thieves in South Florida who are stealing horses to sell their meat on the black market. They steal people's pets and butcher them and leave the carcass there. They used to hang horse thieves in the old days, and while I'm not about to advocate hanging anyone, I hope they find these thieves and throw them in jail and let them rot. Horses are too beautiful and noble to be slaughtered for food, except in places like Mongolia where the horses provide meat, milk, and hides for the nomads. It's just the idea of stealing someone's pet horse and butchering it for money...you can imagine the outcry if it was cats or dogs being butchered. I just hope they break up this ring of horse thieves and prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law.
cindy
"Dog is my co-pilot"
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1badmamawolf
True Blue Farmgirl
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Teresa
"Bent Fence Farms"
Ca
USA
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Posted - Jul 24 2009 : 3:53:58 PM
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If they are butchering on the spot , and leaving the carcesses, they may not be selling on the black market, they may be feeding themselves and their families. It is happening in alot of rural areas, cattle, hogs, poultry and yes horses. If you are starving, you will do what you have to, in order to feed your family. I'm certainly not saying its right, and if someone came to my door and asked, I could not turn them down, I could not turn down anyone that is hungry or cold, especialy children. So this may be whats going on in Florida.
"Treat the earth well, it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children" |
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
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Posted - Jul 24 2009 : 4:32:01 PM
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That is a sad story. Stealing is just not right. But, as Teresa said the people may be hungary. To me there would be other ways to get food.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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Annab
True Blue Farmgirl
2900 Posts
Anna
Seagrove
NC
USA
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Posted - Jul 25 2009 : 2:40:31 PM
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Oh waht a sad and sick story.
I have heard that folks in england eat horse meat.
Is this true?
Oh i'm so sorry for the people whose pets are disappearing |
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prariehawk
True Blue Farmgirl
2914 Posts
Cindy
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Posted - Jul 25 2009 : 2:56:43 PM
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The police are pretty sure it's for the black market--horse meat brings twenty-five to forty dollars per pound. I know people are hungry but there are food pantries where they can get food for free. Belgium and France are the two main countries where horse meat is considered to be gourmet fare. I just think it's sick to kill people's companion animals for food.
Cindy
"Dog is my co-pilot"
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1badmamawolf
True Blue Farmgirl
2199 Posts
Teresa
"Bent Fence Farms"
Ca
USA
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Posted - Jul 25 2009 : 3:02:33 PM
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it has been happening in several southwestern states, mostly illegals, its wrong and very sad, i guess these people are just afraid, and in their eyes if its running free (free range or something simular) its ok.
"Treat the earth well, it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children" |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Cabinprincess
True Blue Farmgirl
682 Posts
Melody June
Athens
TX
USA
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Posted - Jul 25 2009 : 6:06:30 PM
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Not Puerto Rico. Pork and Cod fish is our choice of meat. No dogs or cats either. But I did ask my husband (who is in law enforcement to call his cousin, also in law enforcement in FL) about this story. He was actually told the belief has always been the animals, horses are not the only ones they've found are being used to feed the huge amount of wild animals that are housed in the game reserves all over FL. Those animals consume a huge amount of raw meat daily and in a bad economy they will get the meat anywhere they can, legal and illegal.
Smiles, Melody June
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Brew Crew
True Blue Farmgirl
676 Posts
Molly
Arizona
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Bellepepper
True Blue Farmgirl
1207 Posts
Belle
Coffeyville
KS
USA
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Posted - Jul 26 2009 : 11:17:40 AM
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I doubt that the bad guys are butchering the horses because they are hungry. Before they do that, they will steal money to go to McDonalds. Butchering is hard work. I would believe black market before hunger. I have tried to give fresh stuff from the garden to "poor" people. They won't cook it. They would rather have money to do fast food. Yes, drive through in a car that uses more gas than the food is worth.
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Claude09647
True Blue Farmgirl
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Claudia
Our Dairy Farm
Pennsylvania
USA
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Posted - Jul 26 2009 : 11:26:48 AM
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That is so sad. That is someones pet, and could you imagine one of your kids finding that sight???
"If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door."
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mspence
Farmgirl in Training
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Misty
Warrensburg
MO
USA
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Posted - Jul 28 2009 : 06:31:16 AM
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| That is sad, especially because it is someones pet. And yes, the French do eat horse meat. My dad tried it when he was in the military, said it wasnt that good, and he really couldnt get past the idea of eating a horse. So sad for the owners. |
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
4810 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Jul 28 2009 : 07:24:15 AM
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Another one today. I'm horrified, and I actually sent an email to the Miami Dade County police--it CAN be stopped, and it should. The most recent one, they left the (alive) foal lying beside it's dead mother. I grew up with horses, and I am outraged...absolutely outraged.
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Bellepepper
True Blue Farmgirl
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Belle
Coffeyville
KS
USA
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Posted - Jul 28 2009 : 11:04:39 AM
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| I too am horrified at the thought of going out and finding my horse has been slaughtered. If this meat is being sold on the black market then it must be very profitable. One way to defuse that is to lift the ban on slaughtering horses commercially. Yes, some horses should be and could be slaughtered. It would sure bring down the price on the balck market. Not that I like the idea nor would I eat horse meat, there are some things that need to be done. Don't get me wrong, I love horses. I traded mine in years ago for a motorcycle. At least the motorcycle didn't eat but only when I rode it. |
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Barnyard Buddies: Sad story from Florida |
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Sad story from Florida
