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The article at http://qi.com/infocloud/horses http://qi.com/infocloud/horses gives a figure more than twice that and offers this additional bit of info: "Dead

by dreen 9y ago

The article at http://qi.com/infocloud/horses http://qi.com/infocloud/horses gives a figure more than twice that and offers this additional bit of info: "Dead horses were unwieldy, and street cleaners often waited several days for the corpses to putrefy so they could more easily be sawed into pieces."

himlion 9y ago
Why weren't they commonly eaten? A lot of fine meat I'd say in a time when meat was relatively more expensive.
- HeyLaughingBoy 9y ago
  Same reason we don't eat random dead deer at the side of the road...
  - nugi 9y ago
    We actually do. Most large roadkill, if fresh, are often granted to locals. As long as the animal died of the accident, it is as safe to eat as a conventionally harvested one. More common in colder areas for obvious reasons, but I saw it down south too.
    - jessaustin 9y ago
      I'm sure this happens somewhere, but there are other places where it would be a scandal. I harvested a roadkill turkey one time but only because I saw the van in front of me hit it. After it's on the ground, it's carrion. It's worth remembering that horses dying of trauma on the street was much less common before widespread automobile adoption. A horse that died on the street in 1900 probably had a number of health issues that would have made consumption more risky. Also it probably had no meat left to speak of. One would have had to just boil everything, to have anything to eat.
  - drb91 9y ago
    Not as uncommon as you might think!
  - logfromblammo 9y ago
    ...we don't? Ah, you must live in one of those... whaddyacallem... cities.~ Roadkill is very often eaten by something, though if a human wants to do it, they have to pick it up before the county gets to it. After that, it's literally off the table. The exact method of disposal depends on jurisdiction, but some places have a sanctuary or research facility for carnivorous species nearby. A random dead deer in NW Indiana, for instance, might get picked up by Wolf Park research facility, stored in their freezer, and fed to the main pack (still frozen). Dead horses were picked up by knackers and turned into dodgy sausages all the time. This was just one of the unsafe food practices that led to the establishment of the FDA and public health inspectors.
    - HeyLaughingBoy 9y ago
      Same thing happens here in MN. If it's within a certain distance of the wolf research facility (the exact name escapes me ATM) in Ely, it's taken there as food for their wolves. However, since I'm human, I assumed the preposition "we" did not apply in this case. And, FWIW, I live on a farm.
      - logfromblammo 9y ago
        Oh, it does. Roadkill definitely gets eaten by people. At least one person, anyway. If anyone wants to ride in on their high horse, I'd eat that too. Nobody does it who can afford not to. Or nutters like Gary Busey.
- scentoni 9y ago
  Could be worse, like the worst pies in London. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jftfgva9CM0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jftfgva9CM0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atSbk0vLuRw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atSbk0vLuRw

by dreen 9y ago

himlion 9y ago

Why weren't they commonly eaten? A lot of fine meat I'd say in a time when meat was relatively more expensive.

HeyLaughingBoy 9y ago
Same reason we don't eat random dead deer at the side of the road...
- nugi 9y ago
  We actually do. Most large roadkill, if fresh, are often granted to locals. As long as the animal died of the accident, it is as safe to eat as a conventionally harvested one. More common in colder areas for obvious reasons, but I saw it down south too.
  - jessaustin 9y ago
    I'm sure this happens somewhere, but there are other places where it would be a scandal. I harvested a roadkill turkey one time but only because I saw the van in front of me hit it. After it's on the ground, it's carrion. It's worth remembering that horses dying of trauma on the street was much less common before widespread automobile adoption. A horse that died on the street in 1900 probably had a number of health issues that would have made consumption more risky. Also it probably had no meat left to speak of. One would have had to just boil everything, to have anything to eat.
- drb91 9y ago
  Not as uncommon as you might think!
- logfromblammo 9y ago
  ...we don't? Ah, you must live in one of those... whaddyacallem... cities.~ Roadkill is very often eaten by something, though if a human wants to do it, they have to pick it up before the county gets to it. After that, it's literally off the table. The exact method of disposal depends on jurisdiction, but some places have a sanctuary or research facility for carnivorous species nearby. A random dead deer in NW Indiana, for instance, might get picked up by Wolf Park research facility, stored in their freezer, and fed to the main pack (still frozen). Dead horses were picked up by knackers and turned into dodgy sausages all the time. This was just one of the unsafe food practices that led to the establishment of the FDA and public health inspectors.
  - HeyLaughingBoy 9y ago
    Same thing happens here in MN. If it's within a certain distance of the wolf research facility (the exact name escapes me ATM) in Ely, it's taken there as food for their wolves. However, since I'm human, I assumed the preposition "we" did not apply in this case. And, FWIW, I live on a farm.
    - logfromblammo 9y ago
      Oh, it does. Roadkill definitely gets eaten by people. At least one person, anyway. If anyone wants to ride in on their high horse, I'd eat that too. Nobody does it who can afford not to. Or nutters like Gary Busey.
scentoni 9y ago
Could be worse, like the worst pies in London. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jftfgva9CM0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jftfgva9CM0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atSbk0vLuRw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atSbk0vLuRw