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> In most western countries (and probably many other places) there are some
> commonly held taboos about eating certain animals. Dogs and cats are almost
> universal (the places where they are not considered taboo to eat are quite
> few).
>
> Amusingly, some animals are popularly considered sophisticated high-culture
> delicacies in some (western) countries, while in other places they are
> considered almost repugnant. For example wild boars are considered a
> "high-culture" delicacy in most of Europe but I hear that eg. in Australia
> they are considered repugnant (because boars are scavengers that eat dead
> corpses of other animals). Same can be said of squid, octopuses, frogs and
> snails (generally considered delicacies in mediterranean countries,
> repugnant in more northern ones).
>
> However, perhaps the one that most surprises me personally is horse meat.
> Apparently there are many western countries where eating horse meat is
> considered as much a taboo as eating dog or cat meat. Personally I don't
> understand why. What's wrong with horse meat? Is eating a horse somehow
> different from eating a cow or a turkey? Both are farm animals, and neither
> are really house pets. I don't get it.
>
One of the reasons horse meat is usually taboo in North America, is
because of the cattle lobby. Since horse meat is leaner and a lot
redder than beef, they managed to convince government to pass
legislation preventing the two from being sold in the same stores (in
Canada), or from being sold entirely (in the US) because it would hurt
their sales.
Even though the laws of both countries have been repealed (the US' just
last month!) the brainwashing has been done and most people don't think
of horse meat as food.
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