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Sisu West Ranch wrote:
> *Burying on the farm:*
> **
> *I don't know why there is a state law. But then California has a lot 
> of laws with which I do not agree. There are many areas where it is 
> not good ecologically, even if legal, to bury a horse. Here in the 
> Bitterroot, the ground water level is really near the surface. That 
> water drains to the Bitterroot river. The Bitterroot river is a good 
> trout stream. Trout are very sensitive to water quality. If enough 
> horses are buried (and probably more important enough septic systems 
> are installed) the river water quality would decrease.*
When I was a kid in Western KY, we could not bury dead cattle. We had to 
call the state and they sent a "dead wagon" at our expense. They carried 
the deal animal off to be cremated. The issue at that time was Blackleg 
Fever. Burying or even burning a deal cow on your property led to a 
hefty fine.

So there may be health reasons - animal or people - that arise in a more 
populated area that aren't a problem in a less populated area. Thank 
goodness in FL, we just dig a hole - pretty easy in the sand - and 
that's it.

Truman

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“Since when have we Americans been expected to bow submissively to 
authority and speak with awe and reverence to those who represent us?” 
Justice William O. Douglas


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