Horse meat
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Horse meat forms a significant part of the culinary traditions of many countries, particularly in Europe and Asia.
Paardenrookvlees (Dutch-style smoked and salted horse meat) on bread
Hunger during World War II led to horses being eaten.
Horse butcher on the Viktualienmarkt in Munich, Germany
A bocadillo sandwich with horse meat
Horse slaughter
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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 Chauv
Horse meat
…slaughter of horses for food rarely have age restrictions, so many are quite young, some even as young as 16 to 24 months old. In most countries where horses are slaughtered for food, they are processed in a similar fashion to cattle, i.e., in large-scale factory slaughter houses (abattoirs) where they are stunned with a…
Breton foal being sent to slaughter
Directions for positioning bolt gun to ensure swift humane death of animal