Horse Slaughter for Human Consumption

[racrgal]

I'm not saying "I'll never eat horsemeat" because it depends on how hungry I get. God willing, I'll never be hungry enough to eat it by choice but if someone else chooses to, that's fine with me.

[Chocolatl]

I don't want to consume horse meat. But what makes a horse different than say a cow? I know people in other cultures eat dog. I don't want to, but people do consume them.

It's interesting that you ask what makes a horse different than a cow, because this is really the difference between Eastern culture and Western culture. The two animals are actually equivalent. In Eastern culture, non-Hindu peoples do not like to eat cattle because cattle are working animals and it is considered ungrateful to eat them after a lifetime of service. In Western culture, the same is true of horses.

[Dissie]

It all comes down to, whats acceptable in your culture. In the US eating horse or dog is not a widely accepted form of meat for consumption. If people here want to eat it, I don't mind because, I have a choice of eating it or not. I choose not to. ;)