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Old 12-09-2004, 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by cscmc1
I'd have to agree. What are the arguments against slaughtering horses for food? I'm not being a smartass, I'm just genuinely curious as to why it's illegal (or frowned upon).
It dates back many decades where old horses were put down and ilegally sold as beef.......cut into steaks and such you would be hard pressed to tell it from lean beef.

That a Roy Rojers in the 50's didn't help much either, nor has the Cowboy thing.
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