The meat animals you are suggesting have been bred for the purpose for centuries - they are not large-brained wild animals.
Some people have an aversion to eating horse meat - and I share that. Civilization was built on the backs of horses, and not eating them should be an honor we bestow - not for them, but for our own edification.
I guess you haven’t tried eating an eagle, a mouse, a grasshopper, or CROW.
For some reason, we allow all of those to live and prosper.
Here’s an interesting webcam:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TE6mZED3YGU
(If you get to know them, you may not want to kill them.)
“”I guess you haven’t tried eating an eagle, a mouse, a grasshopper, or CROW.””
Only reason eagles are around is because they are protected by law, were it not for that those raising sheep and anything else big enough for an eagle to take would kill them off.
I kill every mouse and rat I see.
A swarm of grass hoppers can destroy a productive filed in a matter of hours.
Crows are no different, we kill them every chance we get.
You just mentioned 4 critters that humans have no use for. Ask the Australians about cattle, they’re having a feral cattle problem now. They’re smart and can kill you. You can go hunt them to.
There’s a reason many species are protected, without that protection we would probably just eliminate them and concentrat on species that serve a purpose.