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Horse meat is not generally eaten in Spain, except in the north, but the country exports horses both as live animals and as slaughtered meat for the French and Italian markets. Horse meat is consumed in some North American and Latin American countries, but is illegal in some others.
Horse slaughter is the practice of slaughtering horses to produce meat for consumption. Humans have long consumed horse meat; the oldest known cave art, the 30,000-year-old paintings in France's Chauvet Cave , depict horses with other wild animals hunted by humans. [ 1 ]
In the fall of 2007, the last three horse slaughterhouses in the United States closed. [72] In January 2007, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that a 1949 Texas law banned the possession, transfer, or sale of horse meat. This ruling forced the two slaughterhouses in Texas to close.
Meat consumption per capita refers to the total meat retained for use in country per person per year. Total meat includes meat from animals slaughtered in countries, irrespective of their origin, and comprises horsemeat, poultry, and meat from all other domestic or wild animals such as camels, rabbits, reindeer, and game animals
The Jackson Hole Buffalo Meat Co., founded in 1947, was for sale. ... all that remained of America's bison was a herd of an estimated 25 animals protected in the confines of Yellowstone National ...
In Canada, horse meat is legal. Most Canadian horse meat is exported to Continental Europe or Japan. [84] In the United States, sale and consumption of horse meat is illegal in California [85] and Illinois. [86] However, it was sold in the US during WW II, since beef was expensive, rationed and destined for the troops. The last horse meat ...
The Jackson Hole Buffalo Meat Co., founded in 1947, was for sale. ... all that remained of America's bison was a herd of an estimated 25 animals protected in the confines of Yellowstone National ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 4 October 2024. Horses running at a ranch in Texas Horses have been an important component of American life and culture since before the founding of the nation. In 2023, there were an estimated 6.65 million horses in the United States, with 1.5 million horse owners, 25 million citizens that participate ...