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OK, I"ve stayed out of this until now.  But yes, it really IS an issue to take enough chemicals to euthanize half a ton of critter and bury them in the ground where they can get into ground water.  The reason it is illegal in some areas is because of soil types, population density, etc.  Given a truly HUGE area, the chemicals will dilute and break down over time.  But it is just not a very sound practice. 

 

Personally, I wouldn't want to drink the water downstream from the scene that Karen describes, where they have buried multiple horses in that area euthanized most likely by standard barbiturate euthanasia, near a stream.  If I were going to bury them, I'd much prefer to use a bullet.

 

Heidi

 

I don't really think there's a whole lot to worry about regarding
legalities of burying a pet (even a horse) on larger parcels of private
property. Really! Who's gonna know? <wink>

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