HORSES FOR THREE COURSE MEAL COURSES!

THE COMMOMS.1913   10 JUNE. Even after 100 years nothing changes

Worn-out horses(export)
MR LONG asked the President of the Board of Trade if his attention had been called to the condition still prevailing in the trade of decrepit horses consigned to Antwerp and other foreign ports; and what steps he proposes to take to ensure that the Diseases of Animals Act shall be strictly carried out and that the examination of  horses should be more carefully conducted?
MR RUNCIMAN:  The condition under which horses are exported to foreign countries are kept constantly  under review by the Board and their officers. All complaints are carefully investigated and the information of the Board is that the provisions of the act are strictly enforced and the horses are thoroughly examined before shipment. If the right hon. gentleman can supply me with evidence to the contrary, I will enquire into it.
MR KILBRIDE: Can the right hon. Gentleman say whether decrepit horses are, after a short time returned to this country , and whether they come back in  the shape of sausages or tinned meat?
MR C BATHURST: Is the right hon. Gentleman aware that the local authorities in these Eastern ports have a vested interest in the continuance of this objectionable traffic,and that, therefore, it more than ever requires the supervision of his Department?
MR RUNCIMAN: The inspectors of the Board of Agriculture inspect the horses which are sent abroad  and also the vessels in which they travel, quite irrespective of local interests, which tend to complicate the matter.
Sir W. Byles: May I be allowed to supply the right hon. Gentleman with the evidence of eye-witnesses?