mrstickball on 01 December 2011
The law passage isn't about eating horse meat. Its about the US ban on slaughterhouses.
The US banned killing horses for humane reasons, which meant that they had to be shipped to Canada for euthanizing. It caused huge problems for the market. Rather than get a little bit of money out of aged horses for slaughtering, breeders were having to sell their horses for $1 to people willing to take them to Canada. It ended up hurting the horses (due to age at time of transport), and destroying a small industry.
Would I eat horse meat? Probably not. But I am all for those that do or find utility in them.
Back from the dead, I'm afraid.
