page_title: Horse meat
section_title: Opposition to production
hierarchical_section_title: Horse meat / Opposition to production
caption_attribution_description: English: Worldwide laws regarding killing horses for consumption &#160;&#160; Horse killing is legal &#160;&#160; Horse killing is illegal &#160;&#160; Unknown
context_page_description: Horse meat forms a significant part of the culinary traditions of many countries, particularly in Europe, South America and Asia. The eight countries which consume the most horse meat consume about 4.7 million horses a year. For the majority of humanity's early existence, wild horses were hunted as a source of protein.
context_section_description: The killing of horses for human consumption is widely opposed in countries such as the U.S., UK and Australia. where horses are generally considered to be companion and sporting animals only.  For horses going to slaughter, no period of withdrawal, the time between administration of the drug and the time they are butchered, is required. French former actress and animal rights activist Brigitte Bardot has spent years crusading against the eating of horse meat. However, the opposition is far from unanimous; a 2007 readers' poll in the London magazine Time Out showed that 82% of respondents supported chef Gordon Ramsay's decision to serve horse meat in his restaurants.
caption: vte Worldwide laws on killing horses for consumption             Horse killing is legal    Horse killing is illegal    Unknown
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