I was driving in a rural area recently past a pasture with horses. I wondered why horse meat has never been something consumed in the U.S. I'm not sure, but I think it might even be illegal for sale for human consumption. Not all countries are this way.
I personally have no desire to consume horse meat. But cows, goats and hogs are pasture animals and all of those are eaten.
Dogs aren't eaten in the U.S. because they're domestic pets. Is a horse a "domestic pet"?
My wife said she thinks part of the reason is that horses are an aesthetically beautiful animal. I understand the point, but I countered with the fact that lambs are also cute animals and lamb meat is consumed regularly. Also, baby
"It’s not illegal to eat horse meat in the United States. However, it is illegal to sell a horse for commercial human consumption. Though no federal laws ban the consumption of horse meat, some states have explicit laws prohibiting the sale or slaughter of horses intended for human consumption."
3 Primary Reasons Why We Don't Eat Horse Meat?
"U.S. horse meat is unfit for human consumption because of the uncontrolled
administration of hundreds of dangerous drugs and other substances to horses
before slaughter. "
https://www.humanesociety.org/sites/default/files/docs/toxicity-of-horse-meat.pdf
cows are pretty darn cute and veal is
