According to Couto, some local ethnic groups believe that eating the horse meat is a cure-all.
"Miami-Dade is a melting pot and there are a lot of cultures here where it's OK to eat horse meat... Some nationalities think it helps with some ailments. They think that AIDS patients will be cured and will recover quicker if they eat horse meat. This is not true," Couto said.
Not only is the horse meat not a wonder drug like some falsely believe, but the meat being harvested is contaminated.
"These horses are being seen by vets on a monthly basis. Tranquilizers and even just a basic fly spray all are labeled not to be used on animals to be used in the food chain. People are spending a lot of money on contaminated meat that's going to make them sick," said Couto.
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