Alert! 6 Meats That Are Illegal to BBQ in Michigan

Ah, the wonderful smell of the BBQ going. Get those burgers, hot dogs, chicken, ribs, steaks and whatever you like to barbecue on the grill. Yum!

This is probably the farthest thing from your mind, but there actually are some meats that illegal to barbecue in Michigan!

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What may be eaten in other countries and considered delectable, are not here. And, it is also sad that laws had to be written to keep people from eating them here.

Sister station WITL says be careful, because these will probably disgust you.

HORSE MEAT

Eating Horse meat is confusing in Michigan because it is actually LEGAL to eat it, but not to sell or distribute it according to World Population Review. So, basically, it must be illegal to barbecue.

WHALE

In addition to being illegal, Enviroliteracy.org says:

"There are multiple factors involved, including high levels of toxins like mercury and DDT, the endangered status of many whale species, and the ethical concerns surrounding whaling itself."

DOGS & CATS

Yes it is illegal to eat dog and cat meat in Michigan, but, according to Dog Time.com, sadly it is still legal in many other states! Awful!

OWLS

Yes, disgusting as it is to think about, thankfully it is illegal to barbecue, cook, whatever, Owl meat in Michigan and has been in the U.S. since 1918 according to Chowhound.com.

And last but not least, it's illegal to barbecue:

SEA TURTLE

Although turtle meat used to be very popular, because Americans were eating it in great abundance in the first half of the 20th century, the turtle population declined, and turtles were added to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 according to Chowhound.com

Just bring on the burgers and brats and I'm good!