Re: euthanasia

["Susan Evans Garlinghouse" <suendavid@worldnet.att.net>]

If the situation requires that a horse be shot, just make sure the shooter
knows how to do it correctly to kill the animal instantly.  We had an
incidence here a few years ago where a highway patrol officer tried to shoot
a bull with a broken leg, didn't know how and caused a great deal of
unnecessary pain before the animal finally bled to death.

Susan G
-----Original Message-----
From: Maggie Mieske <mmieske@netonecom.net>
To: Ann Blankenship <annb@foothill.net>
Cc: Ridecamp <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Date: Saturday, February 06, 1999 9:26 PM
Subject: Re: euthanasia


>I once had a horse get loose and hit by a car in a blizzard... everybody
>and their brother came out for the exciting dramatic episode but the vet
>was unable to get there for 2 hours... I was faced with what to do...
>the sherrif's deputy offered to shoot him for me...he had broken his leg
>in two places and was in severe pain.  It about killed me but I knew it
>was up to me to end his suffering as quickly as I could.  The deputy was
>quick and merciful.  I think some people might resent the "local gun
>freak" comment but if I was faced personally with the choice of shoot
>him now or wait 2 hours for the vet... I would feel obligated to shoot
>him, even if I had to do it myself.  If the vet is available, that is my
>first choice but if not... well, sometimes we do what we have to do.
>Maggie
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