Re: [RC] Desperate Times for Horse Owners and for Horses - Barbara McCrary
Title: Message
We had to euthanize a mare that became hopelessly
crippled some years ago. Our vet did the job, with drugs, and my
husband loaded the body into our tractor bucket, took her way up on the top side
of our ranch and laid her on the ground amongst the oak trees...out of sight and
out of smell range of the nearest neighbors. The coyotes did a good job of
the rest, and I hadn't noticed any diminished population of coyotes because of
that.
Subject: [RC] Desperate Times for Horse
Owners and for Horses
Here's what I
found out today about putting a horse down in S. Nevada County, CA. Farm
call $67, drug and admin. $109, Hauling fee $165, disposal fee at renderer
$135 for a grand total of $476.
The other option
is to have the vet put him down, $67 plus $109, then haul the carcass (I don't
like calling a horse a carcass) to the waste disposal site (dumps) and pay $80
there, total $256.
Personally, I'd
rather be able to let the coyotes and vultures take care of the body. Cover
them lightly with a straw, out of site and out of smell range. 'Course
then drugs shouldn't be used to euthanize.
