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Originally Posted by Neapolitan (Post 1275529)

The very first cases they didn't know it was cause by Bovine spongiform encephalopathy. Their were a few mysterious cases at the time. I guess the doctors thought they had Alzheimers or at least some related disease, but not all the symptoms matched. Someone peiced together what all the mysterious cases had in common and found what they had in common was roses. The roblem was that a few gardeners using bone ash for their roses. They actually caught it* from coming in contact with the bone ash which had the BSE. *In humans it is called Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease.

In America (at least at the time) any cow that wasn't suitable for market (any sick cow) was turned into the feed, and the cows that ate the contaminated feed were infected. I know what your think Upton Sinclair is spinning in his grave.

The name Creutzfeldt Jakob disease was largely unknown outside the medical community in the UK and with the onslaught of mad cows in the 1990s everybody became familiar with it. Sure there were victims of this before, but I found the victims that became most associated with the disease were either the very young (upto early teens) or the elderly.

I might find out if they have horse burgers in New Zealand. I'll go to a fancy restaurant and order some, see what facial response I get.

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Originally Posted by Face (Post 1275754)

Not to mention when the steriods allowed for dairy cows usually leads to what are effectively udder hemorrhoids leaking blood and pus into the milk. Don't know how common it is...but the pics even made me skip on having cereal that particular morning...and I can eat while watching almost anything.

Doesn't happen here all that often because its against the law to feed your dairy cows steroids in Canada.

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Originally Posted by Face (Post 1275171)

So, apparently (if you're in the u.k) we've all been eating horses for a while. Many, many burgers have been found to have horse meat.

Not too bothered, I just hope they also tested for human dna.

I'd as soon eat human flesh. Why not?

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Originally Posted by Salami (Post 1275197)

Well, apparently the ones you get from Lidl and Iceland stores are quite low, but any you've bought from Tesco have a huge percentage of horse DNA. Of course, I don't think it's actually harmful (or the French are screwed), but since we are sensitive creatures we don't like the idea of eating animals we really like, or keep as pets. Some people I know say eating horse is actually worse than eating dog.

It has nothing to do with my personal choice of domesticated animals. And why would it shock you that people think eating horsemeat is worse than eating dogmeat? Is there an obvious animal hierarchy that I'm missing?
I see no moral difference between eating humans, dogs, horses, pigs, cows, dolphins, cats, shrimp, crickets, cockroaches, etcetera. If I really need to, I won't prioritize, I'll take what I can get. As things stand, I have no reason to eat any of them.

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Originally Posted by Engine (Post 1276009)

I'd as soon eat human flesh. Why not?

Same, but I'd want to know about the conditions the human lived in, much like organic chicken or beef.

I don't see the problem with horse meat being found in burgers. It didn't do Overeem or Serge Nubret any harm.

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Originally Posted by Fluffy Kittens (Post 1276012)

Same, but I'd want to know about the conditions the human lived in, much like organic chicken or beef.

Do you know anything about the former living conditions of the horses that you're eating?

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Originally Posted by Engine (Post 1276014)

Do you know anything about the former living conditions of the horses that you're eating?

No, I've never eaten horse.

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Originally Posted by Fluffy Kittens (Post 1276017)

No, I've never eaten horse.

Oh, sorry. I thought you started the thread. oops.

As for bloody milk.. I haven't seen any proof of this but there used to be rumors that milk-sellers solve this problem by adding chocolate. It makes sense considering that chocolate milk such a popular, normal grocery item.

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Originally Posted by Engine (Post 1276009)

I'd as soon eat human flesh. Why not?

Ok, play the stone cold logic card if you want, and leave out the possible downfalls of a society that views one another as lunch..... but I doubt if someone informed you you were eating human flesh in the middle of your meal you would continue on like nothing happened.

Hell, even taking out any disgust factor...

Where the hell would the human meat be coming from?
1. Murder
2. Extreme malpractice
3. Terminal illnesses
4. Roadkill (as in human roadkill)
5. The elderly (tough and rubbish)

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Originally Posted by Face (Post 1276080)

What exactly makes killing a human for food murder but killing an animal for food not murder?