Carlos Kleiber, 74; Brilliant, Reclusive Conductor. Carlos Kleiber, a conductor of tremendous mystique who had the uncanny ability to animate the smallest details in a piece of music yet whose personal elusiveness made him one of the most enigmatic stars of the classical music world, has died.
First of all, it's not illegal to kill a cat or a dog as it's an unfortunate reality for the ones who end up at the humane society or are put down due to illness. Animal cruelty however is illegal and most states have statutes w/ minimum punishments for those caught and convicted.
The US has no federal law banning the eating of horse or dog meat. As far as I know, most states don't either. States have various provisions about what meat is permitted to be sold and how it is handled, mostly for public health reasons. California is the only state that prohibits the sale of horses for the purpose of slaughter; there are about a dozen or so states that prohibit the sale of horse meat.