An Expensive Cut of Meat

A recent news story was nothing short of unbelievable.

Mrs. “S” discovered one of the 36 stalls unlocked, the door open, and her prize half million dollar show jumper, who bore the three part regal name bearing the obligatory “de” in the middle, was nowhere to be found.

Having looked “high and yonder,” she almost stumbled upon what remained of the proud horse.

And all that was left was, well, I’ll let you mentally reconstruct the scene, (and in this case “reconstruct” is a good word). Much of the expensive animal was missing; kidnapped and slaughtered for its

… meat.

 

I will leave it to you to visualize the horrific nature of the dear horse's death, but authorities tell us it wasn't quick and it certainly wasn't pretty.

Of course Ms. S. was horrified! In the hours following the grisly crime even William Shatner of Star Trek fame got wind of the situation, and contributed $5,000 of his own money to add to the reward for information about whomever participated in this heart-rending crime.

While the offenders might just as well have taken the prize horse ransom, and demanded some amazingly large amount of money for his return, they settled for

… horse burger.

It is thought that they selected ______ de ______ for his size, rather than his net worth; since at about 1500 pounds he had been the heaviest horse in the barn. And whereas the whole lot of what was left of the poor equine may fetch the criminals all of a few hundred dollars, if you do the math, his true value worked out to about $350 a pound! (At least alive).

There’s no particularly good way to end this sad story, except to reflect on the stupidity and abject evil which walks among us.

 

By William McDonald, PhD. Excerpt from "(Mc)Donald's Daily Diary" Vol. 13

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