ace123
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Lost my lovely boy 4 months ago, Really didn't know what was the best way, but had him put to sleep by injection and cremated with nothing back. Right way or wrong way you still feel like s**t however the go.
What to do when they are gone....
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conniegirl
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i had my first pony put down by captive bolt, then sent to the hunt kennels. It was the kindest to do under the circumstances as we didnt have time for the knackerman to get there, the poor pony had twisted his gut, was in alot of pain and there was no way i was going to even attempt to put a 28 yearold pony through colic surgery.
He went very peacefully with his head in a feed bucket. My YO at the time delt with getting rid of the body as i was too upset but he was sent to the hunt.
Id choose that option for all mine.
He went very peacefully with his head in a feed bucket. My YO at the time delt with getting rid of the body as i was too upset but he was sent to the hunt.
Id choose that option for all mine.
brighteyes
Pooh-Bah
PTS at home and buried here, too. Sorry, can't imagine anyone chopping my horses up.
faerie666
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Your post has just made me realise: i didnt include the slaughter house option, as it didnt even cross my mind. now, with regards to LIVE horses being sent there, i know i will probably get 'slaughtered' for being outspoken now, but this is an option i feel is seriously sick; it is bad enough for a horse raised for meat being sent to the slaughterhouse, but for one that has known family affection to be faced with that....i cannot comprehend it. i know how my horse reacts when we ride past our local slaughterhouse; she hates the smell. i think anybody who considers this for their horse's demise (im not saying im against a DEAD horse being collected by a slaughterer/knacker) needs their head examining!
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I think that's slightly harsh!!
About 12 years very good friend of mine in Germany had a mare who injured herself badly, and despite everyones best effort would have never been pain free, made the decision to take her to the abbatoir to have her shot. This was the most common way for horses to go in our area at the time. She went to a small slaughterhouse that only dealt with about 20 horses and donkeys every week, and my friend stayed with her until the end. The horse was led into a small room slighty bigger than a stable, the slaughterman gave her a rub on her face, but the bolt on her head, pulled the trigger and the horse was dead before she hit the ground. At no point was there any stress, and the horse was then processed for human consumption. My friend said that it didn't even look like her horse anymore once she was dead, so she felt comfortable letting the carcass go. I don't think that's such a bad way to go is it? And at the end of the day it's just a lump of meat, so it might as well do something useful.
Sadly, this slaughterhouse no longer exists, as due to EU regulations and people campaigning it went out of business, like so many others, and now all that's left are the big "meat factories", which are not so pleasant I admit.
When Robbie's time comes he'll be in his field with his head in a bucket full of food, and then he'll go to the kennels.
I personally think that having an animal cremated and keeping the ashes is slightly strange, why would I want to keep something to remind me that my horse is gone? I would much rather look at pictures of us hunting or racing and remember how much fun we had.
I aslo feel that cremation, in this day and age, where we need to worry about just how much polution we put in the air, is a bit wasteful.
Your post has just made me realise: i didnt include the slaughter house option, as it didnt even cross my mind. now, with regards to LIVE horses being sent there, i know i will probably get 'slaughtered' for being outspoken now, but this is an option i feel is seriously sick; it is bad enough for a horse raised for meat being sent to the slaughterhouse, but for one that has known family affection to be faced with that....i cannot comprehend it. i know how my horse reacts when we ride past our local slaughterhouse; she hates the smell. i think anybody who considers this for their horse's demise (im not saying im against a DEAD horse being collected by a slaughterer/knacker) needs their head examining!
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I think that's slightly harsh!!
About 12 years very good friend of mine in Germany had a mare who injured herself badly, and despite everyones best effort would have never been pain free, made the decision to take her to the abbatoir to have her shot. This was the most common way for horses to go in our area at the time. She went to a small slaughterhouse that only dealt with about 20 horses and donkeys every week, and my friend stayed with her until the end. The horse was led into a small room slighty bigger than a stable, the slaughterman gave her a rub on her face, but the bolt on her head, pulled the trigger and the horse was dead before she hit the ground. At no point was there any stress, and the horse was then processed for human consumption. My friend said that it didn't even look like her horse anymore once she was dead, so she felt comfortable letting the carcass go. I don't think that's such a bad way to go is it? And at the end of the day it's just a lump of meat, so it might as well do something useful.
Sadly, this slaughterhouse no longer exists, as due to EU regulations and people campaigning it went out of business, like so many others, and now all that's left are the big "meat factories", which are not so pleasant I admit.
When Robbie's time comes he'll be in his field with his head in a bucket full of food, and then he'll go to the kennels.
I personally think that having an animal cremated and keeping the ashes is slightly strange, why would I want to keep something to remind me that my horse is gone? I would much rather look at pictures of us hunting or racing and remember how much fun we had.
I aslo feel that cremation, in this day and age, where we need to worry about just how much polution we put in the air, is a bit wasteful.