Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Why Don’t We Eat Horse Meat?
When it comes to eating animals, why are we OK with some but repulsed by others? We eat cows, pigs, chickens… but not horses. Congress has taken a small step toward allowing horse slaughter facilities to open as early as September. It’s not a sure thing, but it has reopened a conversation about why we have certain meat taboos.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readWhen it comes to eating animals, why are we OK with some but repulsed by others? We eat cows, pigs, chickens… but not horses. Congress has taken a small step toward allowing horse slaughter facilities to open as early as September. It’s not a sure thing, but it has reopened a conversation about why we have certain meat taboos.
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Sanctuary Cities, Eating Horse Meat, and The Runaways' Jackie Fox- 0:00Sanctuary Cities
- 13:28You've been Pluto'd
- 24:48The Runaways' Jackie Fox
- 42:25Why Don’t We Eat Horse Meat?You’re reading this
The full episode
4 of 4Sanctuary Cities, Eating Horse Meat, and The Runaways' Jackie Fox- 0:00Sanctuary Cities
- 13:28You've been Pluto'd
- 24:48The Runaways' Jackie Fox
- 42:25Why Don’t We Eat Horse Meat?You’re reading this