Will the French ban consumption of pet horses?
Horses have been a working animal used on farms, in sport, in warfare and on the plate for thousands of years, however a debate is under way in France over a move to classify the horse as a domestic pet.
The suggestion has been met with opposition by some who seek to maintain the legal status of the horse as un animal de rente (an animal of income) against what it sees as the spread of feminine values in what was once a masculine bastion.
Supporters of the change, which was put forward in a private parliamentary Bill, said that it would provide protection against maltreatment. They added that the law would bring horses under the European Convention for the Protection of Pet Animals, which would, in effect, ban their consumption.
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