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Why do people use horses as pet food?

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Horse meat stopped being used in pet food in the 1970's when it was proven unsafe for consumption. In modern times horses have so many drugs and antibiotics used on them to keep them healthy that it permanently taints the meat and makes it unsafe for pets and humans to consume. Prior to the 1970's ban horses were slaughtered and ground up into pet food as this was considered a sustainable method for disposing of unwanted or unusable horses back then food safety laws for human and pet foods were not as tight as they are now and the meat was either minimally inspected or not inspected at all before processing.

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