E Pluribus Equine
Having solved all other problems on their agenda, the House
voted bravely last week (263-146) to ban the slaughter of horses for
meat. It was not immediately clear why horses exist on a more exalted plane
than, say, cows and pigs, or why the assumed preferences of U.S. consumers
should keep farmers from exporting meat to Europe and
Japan, where it’s very much in demand.