El consumo de carne de caballo no forma parte de los h\u00e1bitos alimentarios mayoritarios en Espa\u00f1a. Ahora bien, el pa\u00eds se ha convertido en los \u00faltimos a\u00f1os en uno de los principales productores y exportadores de este tipo de carne dentro de la Uni\u00f3n Europea, una realidad que ha vuelto a situar al sector equino en el centro del debate social, sanitario y \u00e9tico.<\/p>\n
Seg\u00fan datos de Eurostat y del Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentaci\u00f3n, Espa\u00f1a fue en 2024 el mayor productor europeo de carne de caballo, con m\u00e1s de 7.700 toneladas y m\u00e1s de 28.000 animales sacrificados. La mayor parte de esta producci\u00f3n se destina a la exportaci\u00f3n, especialmente a pa\u00edses como Francia e Italia, donde existe una mayor tradici\u00f3n de consumo.<\/p>\n
A pesar de esta posici\u00f3n destacada, el propio sector reconoce un comportamiento irregular y una tendencia a la baja, motivada por los elevados costes de producci\u00f3n y el car\u00e1cter secundario de este producto frente a otras carnes.<\/p>\n
Diversos informes cient\u00edficos publicados recientemente por la Autoridad Europea de Seguridad Alimentaria han puesto el foco en los riesgos asociados al bienestar de los \u00e9quidos a lo largo de la cadena de valor. Entre los principales problemas detectados se encuentran el estr\u00e9s durante el transporte, el hacinamiento, las lesiones derivadas del manejo, las hemorragias y los fallos en los sistemas de aturdimiento previos al sacrificio. Estas situaciones pueden agravarse en trayectos largos y en condiciones ambientales inadecuadas.<\/p>\n
Ante este contexto, organizaciones animalistas reclaman un refuerzo de los controles veterinarios, una mayor persecuci\u00f3n del comercio clandestino y una revisi\u00f3n del estatus legal del caballo en Espa\u00f1a. Como referencia, se\u00f1alan el caso de Grecia, donde desde 2020 se proh\u00edbe el sacrificio de caballos al ser reconocidos como animales de compa\u00f1\u00eda. Paralelamente, desde el propio sector se apunta a una creciente demanda de pr\u00e1cticas m\u00e1s sostenibles y a la necesidad de avanzar hacia modelos que prioricen el bienestar animal y la transparencia para el consumidor.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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