Re: RE: Re: Horse slaughter

["Maggie Mieske" <mmieske@netonecom.net>]

Well, I can (and have had to) afford euthanasia but I doubt I could afford
cremation....it's bad enough for a dog!  I can't imagine what it would cost
for a horse.  We have had to hire a hole dug to bury a horse.  I'm not
aware of any laws in our area that prohibit that.  It's a lot better than
some of the dairy farmers who drag dead cows and calves out to wherever
their "dead bovines spot" is and let the scavengers have at them.  


Maggie Mieske
Mieske's Silver Lining
10601 S. Richards Rd.
McBain, Michigan 49657
http://www.netonecom.net/~mmieske
mmieske@netonecom.net

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> From: C Eyler <eyler@mindspring.com>
> To: Ridecamp@endurance.net
> Subject: RC:  RE: Re: Horse slaughter
> Date: Tuesday, March 14, 2000 9:19 PM
> 
> 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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