Horses

Interesting. I was not aware that the slaughtering of horses and sale of horse meat was partially illegal in the US.
 
Why don't Americans eat horses?

"in some cultures, it's even considered a delicacy. Mexico, Switzerland, Kazakhstan, Belgium, Japan, Germany, Indonesia, Poland and China are among the nations where many people eat horse meat without a second thought."

"the taboo in the United States is also tied to the perception that horses fall into or near the category of pets with distinct personalities."

Horses definitely have "personalities" and bond as pets. Had a quarter horse when I was a kid, who would let herself out of the pen, run down to the house, then circle the house looking in all the windows, until she could get someone to come out to play with her.
 
metalman said:
Horses definitely have "personalities" and bond as pets.
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Indeed but if that was the only stipulation for not eating a species then other species (e.g. pigs) would be safe too.
 
metalman said:
Feds sold horses for slaughter to rancher with reported political ties
"Despite signing a contract with the BLM agreeing not to send the horses to slaughter, he admitted to the inspector general that he sold “probably close to all of them” to Mexico to be slaughtered."
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I do not mean to defend questionable government deals but I found the following article to be rather interesting: Link

Apparently, wild horses are a growing problem and costing American taxpayer´s quite a bit of money.
 
Robert said:
Indeed but if that was the only stipulation for not eating a species then other species (e.g. pigs) would be safe too.
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Pigs do have personalities, and are intelligent, but human / swine interactions don't tend to lead to bonding as pets

Not many people keep pigs as pets
 
metalman said:
Pigs do have personalities, and are intelligent, but human / swine interactions don't tend to lead to bonding as pets
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Pigs are tasty too - however, I have never tried eating any animal I've tried getting to know first. I only eat strangers.
 
JoBBo said:
I do not mean to defend questionable government deals but I found the following article to be rather interesting: Link

Apparently, wild horses are a growing problem and costing American taxpayer´s quite a bit of money.
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yes, feral horses will over populate unless the herd is culled
a horse is an expensive animal to keep as a pet, unless you live on a farm or ranch, so its very hard to find people willing to adopt a mustang

slaughtering horses is not illegal in the US, the USDA is prevented from inspecting horse meat, therefor the meat can not be sold for human consumption, most horse meat ends up in dog food in the US

feral pigs are also a problem

 
metalman said:
slaughtering horses is not illegal in the US, the USDA is prevented from inspecting horse meat, therefor the meat can not be sold for human consumption, most horse meat ends up in dog food in the US
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I read up on this the other day. There do not appear to be any horse slaughtering houses operating in the US today.

Also I had found this: "There is a misconception that horses are commonly slaughtered for pet food, however. In many countries, like the United States, horse meat was outlawed in pet food in the 1970s." (Wikipedia)

If you have a source saying the opposite, please share.
 
JoBBo said:
I read up on this the other day. There do not appear to be any horse slaughtering houses operating in the US today.

Also I had found this: "There is a misconception that horses are commonly slaughtered for pet food, however. In many countries, like the United States, horse meat was outlawed in pet food in the 1970s." (Wikipedia)

If you have a source saying the opposite, please share.
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the "live" slaughter of horses is prohibited, however the meat from dead horse carcases is used by renderer's to be processed as dog food, listed as "animal by-product" which include dead carcases of cows, pigs, horses, ...
 
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