http://tinyurl.com/yqg33g

AcB The ponies abandoned by British children and sent to France as
horse meat
The slaughterman precariously balances a rifle against the small grey
pony's head. 


Seconds later a shot rings out, the pony flails on the ground and is
then winched onto a production line. 

This is the reality of the slaughter and butchering of thousands of
unwanted riding ponies and racehorses at a British abattoir. 

The picture here is one of several taken by undercover investigators
for Animal Aid. 

Production-line death: A pony that almost certainly belonged to a
child meets its fate at Potter's abattoir: Picture by Animal Aid

They hope the images will prompt an official inquiry - or at least
touch the consciences of owners who simply abandon pets when their
children have grown out of them. 

The remains of this pony, like much of the meat that passes through
Potter's abattoir in Taunton, Somerset, each year will be sent to
France as there is no taste for horse meat in Britain. 

Animal Aid says its dossier raises serious questions about the running
of the abattoir. Officials suggest the way the slaughterman is holding
the rifle means it could slip if the pony tossed her head. 

The bullet would then inflict pain, rather than killing outright. 

Animal Aid director Andrew Tyler said: "This seems a typical example
of the abandonment of a pet whose useful days are over. It occurs when
a child loses interest in riding or wants a bigger pony or horse." 

The group says one horse was apparently injured elsewhere and then
kept alive long enough to reach the abattoir - prolonging its
suffering. 

An animal which is humanely put down in a field or stable cannot go
into the meat process because it has to be bled immediately after
slaughter to make it suitable for the table. 

The alternative is to sell it for between £20 and £200 to an abattoir.

Around 3,000 ponies and horses are put through Potter's each year. The
company says that around 100 are from horse racing and the remainder
privately owned. 

Its latest annual report says it is engaged in the "elective
euthanasia of equines and export of horse meat". 

Stephen Potter, who operates the abattoir, said: "I don't think anyone
who keeps a pony will get rid of it just for the sake of it. 

"We will all be old at some point and may spend our later years in
great discomfort and horses are the same. 

"The horses are handled in a stress-free manner by professional people
and despatched with the minimum of fuss, none of us could ask for
anything better than that." 

The food and farming department, Defra, says the Taunton operation,
together with another in Cheshire, kills 6,000-10,000 horses a year
for consumption abroad. 

Animal Aid believes the slaughter of these horses and ponies will
shock the public. 

Mr Tyler said: "Those shown being killed in the footage came from
owners who either dealt directly with the abattoir or who didn't know
or care that their animals would end up in this establishment. 

"What all the former owners have in common is the transient use of
their animal. They feel that their responsibility is relinquished once
the horse or pony is of no further use to them. 

"The fundamental problem at the heart of the horse slaughter
scandal-that we have uncovered is that these horses are bred to
excess. 

"When an animal is no longer useful, he or she is often simply
disposed of. This is the fate of thousands of healthy horses and
ponies every year." 

Animal Aid is presenting the footage to the Meat Hygiene Service in
the hope that it will carry out an investigation. 

Watch the 9 minute film 
http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/f/CAMPAIGNS/blog//4//?be_id=94

"Old Codger"  wrote in message 
news:l9rmf3h64ej2m2h68eeg354us66tpo9qec@4ax.com...
> http://tinyurl.com/yqg33g
>
> AcB The ponies abandoned by British children and sent to France as
> horse meat
> The slaughterman precariously balances a rifle against the small grey
> pony's head.
>
>
> Seconds later a shot rings out, the pony flails on the ground and is
> then winched onto a production line.
>
> This is the reality of the slaughter and butchering of thousands of
> unwanted riding ponies and racehorses at a British abattoir.

So fucking what?

What do you think happens to cows and chickens when they need to be eaten?

On 27 Sep, 11:32, "Michael Cargill"  wrote:
> "Old Codger"  wrote in message
>
> news:l9rmf3h64ej2m2h68eeg354us66tpo9qec@4ax.com...
>
> >http://tinyurl.com/yqg33g
>
> > AcB The ponies abandoned by British children and sent to France as
> > horse meat
> > The slaughterman precariously balances a rifle against the small grey
> > pony's head.
>
> > Seconds later a shot rings out, the pony flails on the ground and is
> > then winched onto a production line.
>
> > This is the reality of the slaughter and butchering of thousands of
> > unwanted riding ponies and racehorses at a British abattoir.
>
> So fucking what?
>
> What do you think happens to cows and chickens when they need to be eaten?

Maybe MI5 are persecuting these ponies!

*sniffles*

it's.. all... so.... beautiful.......


*bursts into tears*


ps horsemeat isn't bad, maybe we should buy more of it in britain

Old Codger  wrote:

> http://tinyurl.com/yqg33g
> 
> AcB The ponies abandoned by British children and sent to France as
> horse meat
> The slaughterman precariously balances a rifle against the small grey
> pony's head. 
> 
> 
> Seconds later a shot rings out, the pony flails on the ground and is
> then winched onto a production line. 

KILL! KILL! KILL! ***HEADSHOT BONUS!*** +30 POINTS!
-- 
If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.

"Jamie Kahn Genet"  wrote in message 
news:1i551jg.1pl9p9t1xcl4bnN%jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz...
> Old Codger  wrote:
>
>> http://tinyurl.com/yqg33g
>>
>> AcB The ponies abandoned by British children and sent to France as
>> horse meat
>> The slaughterman precariously balances a rifle against the small grey
>> pony's head.
>>
>>
>> Seconds later a shot rings out, the pony flails on the ground and is
>> then winched onto a production line.
>
> KILL! KILL! KILL! ***HEADSHOT BONUS!*** +30 POINTS!


<snigger>
-- 
Alex

New laptop - Sig missing

Mmm, dead ponies. Would make a good DS game.

> Mmm, dead ponies. Would make a good DS game.
>
I assume you refer to Dobson's Splice. It's many a long year since I heard 
of that rather doubtful gambit being used, but here goes:

Horseferry Road

Lewa wrote:
> Mmm, dead ponies. Would make a good DS game.
> 

Barbie Dead Horse Adventures? ;-)

-- 
neil h
google brights

Chris wrote:
>> Mmm, dead ponies. Would make a good DS game.
>>
> I assume you refer to Dobson's Splice. It's many a long year since I heard 
> of that rather doubtful gambit being used, but here goes:
> 
> Horseferry Road 
> 
> 

Sadlers Wells

matteo  wrote:

> *sniffles*
> 
> it's.. all... so.... beautiful.......
> 
> 
> *bursts into tears*
> 
> 
> ps horsemeat isn't bad, maybe we should buy more of it in britain

Does it taste as good as bunny?

Luke


-- 
Red Rose Ramblings, the diary of an Essex boy in
exile in Lancashire <http://www.shrimper.org.uk>

On Fri, 28 Sep 2007 19:35:25 +0100, Neil Hopkins
 wrote:

>Lewa wrote:
>> Mmm, dead ponies. Would make a good DS game.
>> 
>
>Barbie Dead Horse Adventures? ;-)


Mohh, nice one mang

Neil Hopkins  wrote:

> Lewa wrote:
> > Mmm, dead ponies. Would make a good DS game.
> > 
> 
> Barbie Dead Horse Adventures? ;-)

LMAO! How about a bloodied horsehead-in-bed as an ACWW item?
-- 
If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.

Jamie Kahn Genet wrote:
> Neil Hopkins  wrote:
> 
>> Lewa wrote:
>>> Mmm, dead ponies. Would make a good DS game.
>>>
>> Barbie Dead Horse Adventures? ;-)
> 
> LMAO! How about a bloodied horsehead-in-bed as an ACWW item?

Yes - I can just see Tom Nook as Don Corleone ... :-)

-- 
neil h
google brights

"Pies"  wrote in message 
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>> Horseferry Road
> Sadlers Wells
Rayners Lane

Chris wrote:
> "Pies"  wrote in message 
> news:qTcLi.16279$HW.12876@newsfe3-gui.ntli.net...
>>> Horseferry Road
>> Sadlers Wells
> Rayners Lane 
> 
> 
Marylebone (assuming Farquhar's variations are available on the Sabbath?)

>> "Pies"  wrote in message 
>> news:qTcLi.16279$HW.12876@newsfe3-gui.ntli.net...
>>>> Horseferry Road
>>> Sadlers Wells
>> Rayners Lane
> Marylebone (assuming Farquhar's variations are available on the Sabbath?)
I don't think there has ever been a ruling on using Farquhar's Variation 
with Dobson's Splice (Sabbath or no Sabbath). In fact, I'm not sure it's 
physically possible, but I'll make a provisional move to:
Blackhorse Road

> The slaughterman precariously balances a rifle against the small grey
> pony's head.
>
> Seconds later a shot rings out, the pony flails on the ground and is
> then winched onto a production line.
> Watch the 9 minute film
> http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/f/CAMPAIGNS/blog//4//?be_id=94

Sir, I for one do not care for your sick animal snuff movies and
neither, I suspect, do other message boarders here.  Kindly peddle
your pornography elsewhere.

Good day.

Chris wrote:
>>> "Pies"  wrote in message 
>>> news:qTcLi.16279$HW.12876@newsfe3-gui.ntli.net...
>>>>> Horseferry Road
>>>> Sadlers Wells
>>> Rayners Lane
>> Marylebone (assuming Farquhar's variations are available on the Sabbath?)
> I don't think there has ever been a ruling on using Farquhar's Variation 
> with Dobson's Splice (Sabbath or no Sabbath). In fact, I'm not sure it's 
> physically possible, but I'll make a provisional move to:
> Blackhorse Road 
> 
> 
And fall straight into my Heffalump Trap! You must remember the Great 
Schism of '89, when it was clearly stated that using Farquhar's 
Variation with Dobson's Splice would lead directly to Knid! Which leaves 
me clear to move directly to:

Dollis Hill