This morning I had a meeting with the Fire Dept. about the new regulations. What interests them is what is the potential damage, and they callibrate their fire protection demands accordingly. My project included a horse stable and the main point in dispute was what kind of horses were going to be kept there. The owner was stammering and trying to say the right thing; in the meanwhile, I calculated in my mind that a 400 kg horse could yield 200 kg horsemeat, which sold at 30 sheqel per kilo valuates the horse at 6000 sheqel. That is exactly what the owner said. Convinced that the farmer was going to keep animals destined to the slaughterhouse, fire protection demands were minimal. Had my Client declared that he was going to keep valuable race horses, sprinklers and alarms would have been required. He saved at least 150,000 sheqels.
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Why is it in the interest of the fire department to protect the owner's property, rather than the owner's own responsibility?
There's horse meat in Israel? I didn't know that. Who eats it? Do the Russians prefer it to pork?
Genius beat me to the question. I know that a lot of Israeli's like pork, but horsemeat? Please tell me it's for pet food.
K
Rashkov: I understand fire departments, like every other organization, has among its objectives to protect itself. People dying in a fire is a public relations disaster for them. Fine race horses would be a second worst. And the lawyers ! They are being sued all the time.
Regarding horse meat, in Israel like everywhere else, there is a black meat market and Palestinian buyers are always looking for decaying animals. Dont ask me why.
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