Exploding Chestnuts
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I have no problem with the fact but they are shot not put to sleep
Sorry, what does that mean?
pts is a euphemism for killing a horse.
I have no problem with the fact but they are shot not put to sleep
Sometimes it's not just that though is it? You are misunderstanding what I said - that £380 I paid was for removal only, not euthanasia as well. Not, like my friend who 'only' had £6000 savings, the additional £2500 needed.
People make a decision that they feel is best and who are we to criticise them? It's a hard hard decision anyway - why make people feel bad for it? The owner thinks they are going to be pts - not everyone is as savvy (suspicious) as the folk on here.
Sometimes it's not just that though is it? You are misunderstanding what I said - that £380 I paid was for removal only, not euthanasia as well. Not, like my friend who 'only' had £6000 savings, the additional £2500 needed.
People make a decision that they feel is best and who are we to criticise them? It's a hard hard decision anyway - why make people feel bad for it? The owner thinks they are going to be pts - not everyone is as savvy (suspicious) as the folk on here.
EQUIDAE, sit back for a second and think about what you're writing. You don't send your sick, lame, dying horse to an auction for the meatman to buy. You just don't.
I have no problem with the fact but they are shot not put to sleep
No but our local knackerman/zoo meat supplier would come and collect them for you, you don't have to send them to auction. Depends on how much you trust them. Personally I would want to see the deed done as in prior situations as a kid when it wasn't my decision I saw several horses go off like that and thought that you could never be sure.
Sometimes it's not just that though is it? You are misunderstanding what I said - that £380 I paid was for removal only, not euthanasia as well. Not, like my friend who 'only' had £6000 savings, the additional £2500 needed.
People make a decision that they feel is best and who are we to criticise them? It's a hard hard decision anyway - why make people feel bad for it? The owner thinks they are going to be pts - not everyone is as savvy (suspicious) as the folk on here.
EQUIDAE, sit back for a second and think about what you're writing. You don't send your sick, lame, dying horse to an auction for the meatman to buy. You just don't.
I think will all judge other people all the time .
We judge those who rug differently .
Whose horses are kept fatter or thinner than we consider the norm .
And I certainly reserve the right to judge those who send their horses away from home to die .
No-one will. I guarantee that.
I don't know why it quoted you - noone is suggesting anyone sends a dying horse to auction.
Good grief - you can't budget for every eventuality and sometimes people get stung. How many people even know if their policy covers euthenasia and removal - my friend didn't. And this was after a £8,000 vets bill that the insurance company refused to pay. There simply was no more money left - she had £6,000 covered by savings, but finding that extra £2000 meant that there was nothing left for the £500 to have the horse PTS and removed
There are threads after threads where people have had their horse PTS and haven't been there - some people just do not have the disposition to deal with it (I'm not one of them but I wouldn't condemn them for not being able to handle it).
Well lets hope noone sits in judgement on you then eh?
Absolutely agree with this, I am horrified that anyone would sell on a horse that they KNEW should be shot, unless they were prepared to take it to a slaughter house themselves. I would have thought that with a horse which had racked up those sort of vet bills, that slaughter house would not have been an option anyway because of the drugs used.I think will all judge other people all the time .
We judge those who rug differently .
Whose horses are kept fatter or thinner than we consider the norm .
And I certainly reserve the right to judge those who send their horses away from home to die .
If, you care, you will stand by your old, lame, or dangerous horse. Hold it and stand by it. For the weak, feeble and uncaring there is always the meat man, and unfortunately so many can not take on that final decision. It should never be about cost, because if you DO care you just get on and do it. Real horsemen/women do.
I don't insure because I have no intention of putting any of my horses through invasive surgery or prolonged box-rest or other treatment which would be likely to run up an excessive vet bill but if I did I would make sure that I knew what I was insured for - and I thought that owners were expected to work with their insurers to determine which treatment would be paid for.
You friend obviously was given a price for something rather more than the equine crematorium coming to the yard doing the job and removing, which usually costs about £200.
If you had read my post properly, you would have seen that I said "or someone they know well and trust" to cater for those who feel unable to stay with their horse as it is pts, in other words don't send the poor creature off into the unknown for its last journey or take the risk that what you expect to happen won't.
And tbh, if you can't ensure a decent end for your horse, DON'T buy it. With the rewards of horse ownership come responsibilities, right to the end.
And planning for all eventualities is part of that responsibility.
Poor meat men, they always get a hard time. They deal with the horses that people don't really care about, they provide a service. A service with no strings attached, no false promises, no mention of rescuing, they just sent them to the knackers. If, you care, you will stand by your old, lame, or dangerous horse. Hold it and stand by it. For the weak, feeble and uncaring there is always the meat man, and unfortunately so many can not take on that final decision. It should never be about cost, because if you DO care you just get on and do it. Real horsemen/women do.
Bloody hell. What an unpleasant post.You deal with it, thinking of suicide, you need a kick up the backside! That is why we need the meat man.............for the feeble.
Sometimes it's not just that though is it? You are misunderstanding what I said - that £380 I paid was for removal only, not euthanasia as well. Not, like my friend who 'only' had £6000 savings, the additional £2500 needed.
People make a decision that they feel is best and who are we to criticise them? It's a hard hard decision anyway - why make people feel bad for it? The owner thinks they are going to be pts - not everyone is as savvy (suspicious) as the folk on here.
You deal with it, thinking of suicide, you need a kick up the backside! That is why we need the meat man.............for the feeble.