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[[File:Girl with a horse.jpg|thumbnail|center|200px|Although horses are seen as an intelligent animal by many and a useful partner in getting work accomplished in many areas around the world, there are irreligious countries that also see horses as a source of food.<ref>[https://brandongaille.com/20-horse-meat-consumption-statistics/ ''21 Intriguing Horse Meat Consumption Statistics'']</ref> See: [[Irreligion and the treatment of horses]] ]]
[[File:Girl with a horse.jpg|thumbnail|center|200px|Although horses are seen as an intelligent animal by many and a useful partner in getting work accomplished in many areas around the world, there are irreligious countries that also see horses as a source of food.<ref>[https://brandongaille.com/20-horse-meat-consumption-statistics/ ''21 Intriguing Horse Meat Consumption Statistics'']</ref> See: [[Irreligion and the treatment of horses]] ]]
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=== Irreligion and the consumption of horse meat ===
==== Geographical location of most of the irreligious ====
The current '''atheist population''' mostly resides in [[East Asia]] (particularly China) and in [[secular Europe]]/Australia primarily among whites.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/05/23/a-surprising-map-of-where-the-worlds-atheists-live/ A surprising map of where the world’s atheists live], By Max Fisher and Caitlin Dewey, ''Washington Post'', May 23, 2013</ref> See: [[Global atheism]] and [[Western atheism and race]]
Razib Khan points out in ''Discover Magazine'', "most [[secular]] nations in the world are those of East Asia, in particular what are often termed “[[Confucianism|Confucian]] societies.” It is likely therefore that the majority of the world’s atheists are actually East Asian."<ref>[http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/2010/11/most-atheists-are-not-white/ Most atheists are not white & other non-fairy tales], Discover magazine</ref> See: [[Asian atheism]] and [[China and atheism]]
==== Irreligion and the eating of horse meat ====
[[File:China on globe.png|thumbnail|200px|right|China produces more horse meat than any other country in the world, creating nearly half of the world’s supply of this animal protein.
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The reason why it is considered a dangerous animal protein is that horses are often given a medicine called phenylbutazone [or “bute” for short] that is dangerous to humans.<ref>[https://brandongaille.com/20-horse-meat-consumption-statistics/ ''21 Intriguing Horse Meat Consumption Statistics'']</ref>]]
The article ''21 Intriguing Horse Meat Consumption Statistics'' indicates:
{{Cquote|Although horses are seen as an intelligent animal by many and a useful partner in getting work done in many areas around the world, there are many countries and households that also see horses as a source of animal protein. Although horse meat consumption is actually illegal in some countries, most notably the United States, it is a widely consumed product in other parts of the world and sometimes a primary part of a household’s diet.
Over 200,000 horses every year are slaughtered to create a meat supply in the European Union.
Horse Meat Consumption
The European Union is by far the largest consumer when it comes to horse meat. Not only do they produce the most of it in the world, but they are the largest importer of this animal protein as well. Canada, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, and Uruguay all export horse meat to the EU in large quantities and even the United States, where consumption of this animal protein is illegal, has slaughterhouses that produce and export the meat to the world.
China produces more horse meat than any other country in the world, creating nearly half of the world’s supply of this animal protein.
The reason why it is considered a dangerous animal protein is that horses are often given a medicine called phenylbutazone [or “bute” for short] that is dangerous to humans.<ref>[https://brandongaille.com/20-horse-meat-consumption-statistics/ ''21 Intriguing Horse Meat Consumption Statistics'']</ref>}}
==Related trivia==
==Related trivia==