nurkvinny Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 Good people hunt, handle the processing costs of, and donate 1600 lbs of deer to a local shelter... only to have a pencil pusher order it disposed of because of 1 complaint to their agency. I hate government more and more every day. http://www.kmsstv.com/news/homeless-shelter-shreveport-forced-throw-out-1600-pounds-deer-meat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sol740 Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 It tasted a bit gamey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Jones Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 FN idiots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustlestiltskin Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 Who complained? The homeless? If so they can go back to dumpster diving and chewing on leather flip flops. If not then disregard what I said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurkvinny Posted March 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 It tasted a bit gamey. Not if you know how to prepare it. :gabe: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimTaylor751647545500 Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 Is that like 6 deer? Maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurkvinny Posted March 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 Is that like 6 deer? Maybe? Umm, no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acklac7 Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 Several laws were broken, a State Agency enforced said laws, I don't see the problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimTaylor751647545500 Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 Ok, like 9 (if they were all bucks). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurkvinny Posted March 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 Several laws were broken, a State Agency enforced said laws, I don't see the problem? An agency, paid for solely with tax dollars, just got in the way of people helping their fellow man (with their own non-tax dollars), only so the shelter could then feed those people in need with food provided to them by more tax dollars. This has nothing to do with food safety (remember, the meat was prepared at a licensed slaughter house), and has everything to do with keeping the tax money flowing. This is only my opinion. The problem... is when you step back and see the impact that policies written in some little manual have on real life. These hunters for the hungry / hunters for homeless programs have been around in most states much longer than these BS policies have been. To keep it simple - 6400 (using 1/4 lb) burgers just got pitched because 1 person complained about a program that has been helping that community for years. Maybe instead of pitching it, you post a disclaimer to those willing to eat it (for free). Or, you contact the group that donated it, and have them take it back. Government policy just prevented good people from helping people. That is not their role. Or, IMHO, shouldn't be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimTaylor751647545500 Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 It may have been prepared by a slaughter house, but who's to say that the hunter who shot one of those deer, didn't take all the necessary steps in prepping prior to getting it to the slaughter house. I probably wouldn't feel very comfortable eating that product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farkas Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 It may have been prepared by a slaughter house, but who's to say that the hunter who shot one of those deer, didn't take all the necessary steps in prepping prior to getting it to the slaughter house. I probably wouldn't feel very comfortable eating that product. Then don't? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XChris1632X Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 It may have been prepared by a slaughter house, but who's to say that the hunter who shot one of those deer, didn't take all the necessary steps in prepping prior to getting it to the slaughter house. I probably wouldn't feel very comfortable eating that product. If you are homeless and hungry, that is far from your biggest worry. I have seen homeless eat far worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurkvinny Posted March 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 It may have been prepared by a slaughter house, but who's to say that the hunter who shot one of those deer, didn't take all the necessary steps in prepping prior to getting it to the slaughter house. I probably wouldn't feel very comfortable eating that product. Yep, I understand that argument. I also understand people survived for 1000's of years with far fewer regulations, while eating far more "icky" meals. If I ever get to the point that I can't obtain my own meal, and someone goes out of their way to help me, then I will thank them over and over and curse the person that gets in the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimTaylor751647545500 Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 If you're the one running the shelter, it's not. If you are homeless and hungry, that is far from your biggest worry. I have seen homeless eat far worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallard Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 Went to shelter cold and hungry, starved on the street because deer "aren't approved to be distributed commercially." Since when does a homeless shelter count as commercial distribution? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy2285 Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 That's over 20 deer, you only get about 75 lbs of meat off a mature buck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mensan Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 Several laws were broken, a State Agency enforced said laws, I don't see the problem? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKjFc50fBNY#t=25m34s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xlr8tn Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 only 1 of several reasons I will never donate deer. I only kill what I need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg1647545532 Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 Hunters and officials at the Shreveport-Bossier Rescue Mission homeless shelter are upset because all the venison was donated in an annual drive by the non-profit organization Hunters for the Hungry. The group says they are working with several agencies to ensure that this issue doesn’t happen again in the future. Expensive lesson learned, Hunters for the Hungry. As a general rule of thumb, large donations should be cleared in advance. That's true of anyone donating anything to anywhere, except cash perhaps. These guys didn't make a phone call first? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sol740 Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4qqcwIQK81qb51sq.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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