Japanese Happy For Canadian Horse Meat
The possibility of a ban in the United States on horse slaughter for human consumption has led Japan to express its non-chalance. Japan, a major market for horse meat, points out that a very small amount of it's annual consumption of horse meat is of American meat. Furthermore, Canadian exports are expected to remain unchanged, or even increase to compensate for the lack of slaughter facilities in the USA.
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