The House of Representatives just passed a law that would make it illegal for people to slaughter dogs or cats for food. This presents us with an interesting puzzler: Which comes first, the law or the behavior itself?

As the Washington Examiner’s Pete Kasperowicz reported, the Dog and Cat Meat Trade Prohibition Act passed Wednesday. (This was obviously much more urgent than agreeing upon the budget to keep the government running.) The practice is legal in 44 states, so why not ban it?