the continentals have been eating it for years, potters of bridgewater send loads over every week ,to france and belgium and its all going for food , i have some horse steaks in the freezer from one we put down tastes luverly and the dogs like it , cant see what all the fuss is about , if you go to smithfied market and buy mixed mince for burger making thats horse and beef and anything else thats about minced and sold legally for humane consumption it just the media making a meal of it