In Belgium, horse meat (paardenvlees in Dutch and horse meat in French) is popular in a number of preparations. Fillet of lean, smoked and sliced horse meat (paardenrookvlees or paardengerookt; The horse fillet in French) is served as a cold charcuterie with sandwiches or as part of a cold salad. Horse steaks can be found in most butcher shops and are used in a variety of preparations. The city of Vilvoorde has a few restaurants specializing in dishes prepared with horse meat. Horse sausage is a well-known local specialty in Lokeren (Lokerse paardenworst) and Dendermonde with European recognition. [82] Smoked or dried horse/pork sausage, similar to salami, is sold in square form to distinguish it from pork and/or beef sausages. [83] [84] A Flemish region around the Rupel River is also famous for a horse stew called Schep, which is made from shoulder food (or similar cuts), dark beer, onions, and mustard. Schep is usually served with fries, mayonnaise and a salad of raw Belgian endives. Horse fat is very popular for making French fries, although it is rarely used nowadays. [85] In Uruguay, horses are valued for their camaraderie and horse meat should not be eaten as it is a taboo that dates back to Spanish ancestry at the time of the colony. There is a saying that preaches: a lomo de caballo criollo se hizo la patria (on the back of a criollo horse the nation was made). However, the country produces horse meat, which is exported to France and China.

A common belief is that horse meat is used locally to make salami. Slaughter horses are wild and wild foals. However, a combination of Enlightenment rationalism, the Napoleonic Wars, and a growing population of urban workhorses led European nations to experiment with horse meat in the 19th century. Gradually, the taboo fell. Horses were killed in specialized slaughterhouses and their meat was sold in separate butcher shops, where she remained marginalized. Britain alone rejected hippophagia, perhaps because it could get enough red meat from its empire. No, there are no more slaughterhouses for horses. In the past, it was not uncommon for people to consume horse meat, but now there are no slaughterhouses. The USDA has also banned the import of horse meat from other countries. Although Mexico and Canada continue to sell horse meat, the United States does not. In 2005, animal rights activists began to make a lot of noise about the humanity of selling horse meat, and the last slaughterhouses were closed in 2007. There are no more slaughterhouses open for the sale of horse meat.

Two of them were in Texas and one in Illinois. Now they are closed, so it is almost impossible for someone to buy horse meat. The taboo around horse meat in the United States received renewed national attention in May 2017 when a restaurant in Pittsburgh`s Lawrenceville neighborhood served a dish with horse tartare as part of a special event hosted by the restaurant with French-Canadian chefs as guests. The restaurant, which does not otherwise serve horse meat (which is legal to serve and consume in Pennsylvania), received an inspection and warning from the USDA to stop serving horse meat. A motion Change.org was later filed to argue in favor of a ban on serving horse meat in Pennsylvania. [129] Meanwhile, the city of Kaufman, Texas, mobilized against the Belgian slaughterhouse on the outskirts of the city, which paid little tax but poured blood into the sewer system. The plant, along with another in Fort Worth, was closed. In DeKalb, Illinois, the only remaining U.S. horse meat factory burned down under unexplained circumstances. The owners were prevented from rebuilding as Illinois again passed a law to stop the horse meat trade. The slaughter of horses has been stopped on American soil, at least for domestic use as food. Nevertheless, American horses were still transported long distances to Mexican and Canadian slaughterhouses.

Not so long ago, Rachel Rays Limited Ingredient Dog Food underwent DNA testing and not only were there more ingredients than stated on the label, but dog and horse DNA was discovered in dog food. Dog and horse meat should not be in our dog`s food! The company is sued. Everyone should be aware of this for obvious reasons. Shame on Rachel Ray. Yes, it is illegal for someone to eat horse meat, and there are very strict rules surrounding it. It is illegal for someone to sell meat from a horse for commercial human consumption. This means you won`t find horse meat at the supermarket, and if you decide to sell horse meat to someone else, it would be illegal. On the other hand, there is nothing wrong with killing your own horse to eat it for human consumption.