Early 13th-century-CE (likely biased) depiction of the 'pagan' Irish kingship ceremony, during which the king bathed in the blood of a mare before sharing the meat with his courtiers. From ...

People continued eating horsemeat in some parts of medieval Europe even after converting to Christianity, an analysis in the journal Antiquity finds. The findings challenge prevailing historical ...

Congress recently lifted a 2007 ban on funding for the inspection of horse meat, albeit to little applause. It’s not like the country was crazy for the stuff in 2006 and started turning over cars when ...

When we hear the words “food taboo,” we often conjure up horrifying thoughts of eating dogs or horses; you may gag, or your skin could crawl, at the idea of consuming animals which many Americans ...

A new European Union law has British horse owners upset. They now have to sign a pledge promising they will not sell their horses for horsemeat. Most in Britain are repulsed by the idea of eating ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The craggy mesas and sagebrush valleys of the West have a wild horse problem. Too many horses, the federal government says, are crowding the scraps of public land set aside ...

The U.S. Supreme Court declined an appeal in Cavel International Inc. vs. Madigan, meaning that the Illinois Horse Meat Act is constitutional, Cavel’s horse-slaughtering plant will remain closed, and ...

According to the elders, especially those with clear memories of World War II, horse meat was a poor man's food, only to be consumed in times of war or famine. If you can afford beef, pork, lamb and ...

A new viral phenomenon has TikTokers trying out a certain brand of horse treats after one woman went viral for eating them. The trend soon sparked concern among those unsure that eating something ...