FW: RE: Re: Horse slaughter

[Jennifer Layman <jlayman@escripinc.com>]

I have a girlfriend that had her beloved family pony cremated at UC Davis.
I have no idea what it cost, but I do know they offer the service.

Because the pony was so small they were able to put him down in a trailer
and she hired someone to drive him up.  FYI.

Jennifer - No. Cal. 



-----Original Message-----
From: Bette Lamore [mailto:woa@stormnet.com]
Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2000 9:52 PM
To: C Eyler
Cc: Ridecamp@endurance.net
Subject: RC: RE: Re: Horse slaughter


Dear Cindy
We have strict laws in CA against burying in the back yard and no
cremation available nearby that I am aware of. The vet gives the shot.
The rendering truck is common in our area. I haven't had much of a need
of it, but when I have, I remind myself that the soul of my friend is no
longer in the carcass. He/she will always be with me.
Bette

C Eyler wrote:
> 
> I couldn't have my horse buried at home because he's boarded at a small,
> family-operated farm in a county where it's illegal to bury animals on the
> property.  But I would never send him on the long, unhumane, terrifying
> truck ride to a slaughter house.
> 
> If his health is so bad that he must be put down, he will be euthanized by
> the vet, and then I will have his body cremated.  That's part of my
> responsibility to him.
> 
> If you can't afford euthanasia and cremation, then you can't afford to
keep
> a horse and should not have one.
> 
> Cindy
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Maggie Mieske [mailto:mmieske@netonecom.net]
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2000 8:55 PM
> > To: Susan; Ridecamp@endurance.net
> > Subject: RC: Re: Horse slaughter
> >
> >
> >  <it would be wonderful if we could all have
> > our animals peacefully put to sleep and buried on
> > the home farm - but that is unrealistic for the
> > majority. >
> >
> > Just curious....why is it unrealistic to bury one's horse on the
> > home farm?
> >  Just wondering...
> >
> > Maggie Mieske
> > Mieske's Silver Lining
> > 10601 S. Richards Rd.
> > McBain, Michigan 49657
> > http://www.netonecom.net/~mmieske
> > mmieske@netonecom.net
> >
> > ----------
> > > From: Susan <smw@sos.net>
> > > To: Ridecamp@endurance.net
> > > Subject: RC:  Horse slaughter
> > > Date: Tuesday, March 14, 2000 8:24 PM
> > >
> > > I had hoped to avoid this thread since it is not
> > > really endurance related, but it seems it is a
> > > passionate issue with many.
> > >
> > > I'd like to share a recent first hand experience
> > > with you.
> > >
> > > At a local sale yard there were the usual 30 or so
> > > horses being offered for sale. There were also the
> > > half dozen already condemned to die - kept in a
> > > feedlot until the day they would be shipped to the
> > > packing house. They were well fed and cared for,
> > > although they were just tossed into a strange
> > > environment with strange animals.  At least half
> > > of these horses had no 'visible' defect.........in
> > > fact, one was a very striking bay, tall, athletic
> > > looking, kind of eye and alert.
> > >
> > > A mother and her two children were discussing
> > > these horses, unaware that they were not being
> > > offered in the regular sale. They were seriously
> > > considering bidding on the 'gorgeous bay'. As a
> > > kindness, I informed them that these horses were
> > > all unsound and would not be going up for sale -
> > > they were to be sent for slaughter. You would have
> > > thought I had murdered the woman's children on the
> > > spot! She went into hysterics - screaming for
> > > anyone that was near - trying to marshall a group
> > > to 'storm the office' and stop them from
> > > destroying these beautiful animals.......
> > >
> > > You see, her heart saw but her mind did not
> > > comprehend. She did not (could not) know that the
> > > bay suffered from incurable navicular - and that
> > > any movement at all caused him excruciating
> > > pain.....and the owners had opted to put him out
> > > of his misery rather than prolong it with drugs or
> > > nerving.
> > >
> > > She could not know that the two of the other
> > > horses had incurable illness'......her untrained
> > > eye could not even tell that one of the horses was
> > > so arthritic his hocks no longer functioned......
> > >
> > > Should she have been 'allowed' to rescue these
> > > horses? Should anyone have the right (uninformed
> > > and uneducated) to step in and override the
> > > decisions that had been made after numerous hours
> > > of heartbreak and in many cases the expenditure of
> > > large amounts of cash for veterinary treatment
> > > that is unsuccessful?
> > >
> > > Perhaps there is a more humane way to deal with
> > > this - it would be wonderful if we could all have
> > > our animals peacefully put to sleep and buried on
> > > the home farm - but that is unrealistic for the
> > > majority.  And I personally don't have a problem
> > > with providing a meat source to foreign countries
> > > - its no different than our consumption of beef in
> > > America! In India cows are sacred......whats the
> > > difference?
> > >
> > > Sorry this got so lengthy - but its important that
> > > people understand BOTH sides......
> > >
> > >
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Bette Lamore
Whispering Oaks Arabians, Home of TLA Halynov
http://www.stormnet.com/~woa
I've learned that life is like a roll of toilet paper, the closer it
gets to the end, the faster it goes. Smell the roses!


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