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To most North Americans, the idea of eating horses just doesn’t sit quite right. The beasts of burden are loyal, sweet companion animals – more like loving pets than foodstuffs. Eating what many see as a pet may turn some stomachs, but those in the industry warn that a healthy horsemeat industry makes for healthy horses.

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