Kazakhstan to begin exporting horse meat to Japan

Japan also want live horses exported for meat THE ASTANA TIMES reports on 15 Jul. 2020: Kazakhstan will begin exporting horse meat to Japan, according to the Kazakh Agriculture Ministry’s press service.  “A huge amount of preparatory work made it possible for Kazakh horse meat to enter a new market. To boost export potential, in…

Top 10 countries ranked by horses slaughtered and horse meat production – 2018

By JANE ALLIN MARCH AGAINST HORSE SLAUGHTER — Recall from the Introduction article in this series that the FAO stats are not always based on original datasets for countries included in their assessments. Missing values are a common problem for international datasets, stemming form countries’ non-responses to the data requests dispatched on a regular basis…

Icelandic slaughterhouse advertises for horses to feed overseas diners

If you ever wonder why I consistently point out the supply and demand aspect of the horse slaughter business, here is a story that clearly demonstrates this principle. Horse slaughter exists for one reason and one reason only: to supply the demand by consumers for horse meat and make a profit from it. The Iceland…