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Honestly, I suggest euth-ing her.
Horse doesn't have a use, so won't be able to be resold. Rescues are overrun, give-aways are unreliable...
You can't keep her, and it's not a good idea to simply pawn her off to someone else.
Euthing seems to be the only viable option.
Plus, if you think we're being jerks NOW, you obviously haven't been on these boards that long.
Yes, of course, we're horrible human beings. How dare we care about your horse's welfare?
Good grief.
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[quote]turn/burnavq (7/20/2009)
Not everyone who sells their old horses at auction are cold hearted idiots. In my area euthanasia is about $300-500.
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Cold hearted idiot? No.
Irresponsible? Yes.
If you're going to have a horse, you should be able to have the money to take care of it. Yes, euthanasia can be expensive. But guess what? That's what you get when you have a horse.
In owning a horse, you are responsible for their life, and in turn, their death. You can't afford to give your horse a humane death, you shouldn't own that horse.
It wouldn't be as big of a deal if slaughter was legal in the US. Humanely done, there is nothing wrong with slaughter. But, Mexico isn't humane. Knowingly and willingly sending your horse to a Mexican slaughterhouse? That is not fair to the horse, and I will judge you for that.
Plus, correct me if I'm wrong, but captive bolts usually are cheaper than euthing and just as (if not more so) humane. It's also something you can DIY. Disposal is another matter, but lots of rendering plants etc... will take it body off your hands.
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Misfit Style (8/20/2009)
turn/burnavq (7/20/2009)
Not everyone who sells their old horses at auction are cold hearted idiots. In my area euthanasia is about $300-500.
Cold hearted idiot? No.
Irresponsible? Yes.
If you're going to have a horse, you should be able to have the money to take care of it. Yes, euthanasia can be expensive. But guess what? That's what you get when you have a horse.
If she's worried about expenses, an experienced hand and a 12-gauge shotgun are humane and effective. I'm not kidding, by the way if anyone thinks I am.
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^I agree entirely.
Honestly, I've heard that a bullet to the brain is more humane than euthing. Euthing is usually done because it's easier on the people, not the horse.
Society does not need more children; but it does need more loved children. Quite literally, we cannot afford unloved children - but we pay heavily for them every day. There should not be the slightest communal concern when a woman elects to destroy the life of her thousandth-of-an-ounce embryo. But all society should rise up in alarm when it hears that a baby that is not wanted is about to be born. ~Garrett Hardin
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watching a horse being euthanized is one of the worst experiences I have ever gone through. I have seen it twice and neither were different althought I would much rather that than the mexican slaughter house anyday
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horsemadness (7/8/2009)
i am a 13 yr old girl and my quatrer horse breeze is to. she is bffs with my palamino sparkles. sparkles went lame after the 2 weeks we had her and we cant ride her without her limping real bad with pain. but when i ride breeze away of her sight they freak out and buck rear bolt and she has had some injuryies withy the fence. we are going to sell sparkles in an auction soon and we r worried about what breeze will do when she has left. when we ut sparkles in a different field breeze has a metal stall sorta thing where we close it so they wont eat eachothers food she made it looked deformed and broke it im afarid of riding her when we sell sparkles wat should i do HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CALL THE VET!! AND GET OINTMENT :)
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