Foal Born in Kill Pen

[Amaranth]

I just wanted to share this amazing video of a foal that was born in a kill pen, the mare was headed for slaughter --- both mare and foal now have a new outlook on life, I think the foal showed up just in time!

http://www.barnmice.com/video/foal-born-in-kill-pen

 

[ladyt25]

Just depresses me to see any horse, especially a pregnant mare being sent for slaughter. I'm not sure why I find it more difficult than cows and sheep etc but I think it's never going to be something that sits right with me.

 

[Amaranth]

And if the mare hadn't of foaled, they wouldn't of known that she was pregnant! I can't even imagine that!

 

[V1NN]

Bless them What a beautiful little baby, i am so glad his future looks safer now. The lady is right when she said sitting with your horse just watching them makes all the bad stuff in the world go away for a while x

 

[ladyt25]

And if the mare hadn't of foaled, they wouldn't of known that she was pregnant! I can't even imagine that!

You'd have thought they could tell unless she was underweight? Certainly whoever sent her there must have known surely. Just awful. Glad it's a happy ending for those two at least.

 

[Hedgewitch13]

How lucky was she to drop her baby when she did? What could have happened doesn't bear thinking about. Beautiful mare and foal.

 

[quirky]

I have a foal that was born in transit to slaughter, she was travelling over on the boat .
She is now 6 and a beautiful, biddable little horse. Her dam is also in a good home in this country .

 

[asyouwish]

I teared up when I saw this, but what a wonderful ending

 

[Shysmum]

Ah gooooooooooooorrrrrrrrddddddd that's got me blubbing !