For more information, please see: [[Irreligion and the treatment of horses|Atheism and horse meat eating]] ]]
For more information, please see: [[Irreligion and the treatment of horses|Atheism and horse meat eating]] ]]
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[[File:Horse picture.jpg|thumbnail|200px|right|There are [[Irreligion and the treatment of horses|several irreligious countries that engage in horse meat eating]].
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China produces more horse meat than any other country in the world, creating nearly half of the world’s supply of this animal protein.<ref>[https://brandongaille.com/20-horse-meat-consumption-statistics/ ''21 Intriguing Horse Meat Consumption Statistics'']</ref>
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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>
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For more information, please see: [[Irreligion and the treatment of horses]] ]]