Why? Horse and Hound two horses euthonased - strangles carriers

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A Scottish equestrian centre has a strangles outbreak. They are useing the diagnostec blood test as well as gutteral pouch swabs. Why put the horses down because they are carriers? The Animal Health trust has been doing research into strangles in a Lincolnshire horse rest home. The carriers were flushed. Why not these? Is this the future? Put strangles carriers down?
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Maybe it was due to age of the horses and they didn't feel they could put them through that, possibly money issues as to how much it would cost. At least in some respect if they have had them put down the horses are not being neglected somewhere.
 
Fair question, probably all comes down to money at the end of the day. Unfortunately the horses are no longer wild and free and it is humans that now decide on their fates. Which has two sides to it at least we can pts so they don't need to go through a long and slow painful death but then we can also choose to have the healthy put down due to their temprements.
 
Suspect the costs of keeping the centre closed outweighed welfare considerations
and was balanced against the value of the horses--wonder if insurance would pay out on that decision
 
it comes down to money. better to have them PTS than leave them if the cost of treating was not/could not be justified by the owners.
Sadly, in these days of easy credit many people think costs dont count and that money grows on trees. For an equestrian centre /business this is not the case.The books have to be balanced.
I've known people spend huge amounts on vet care for pets, including horses, but not everyone is in a position so to do.
 
I read about this recently. I was under the impression that the test was not yet available to the general public though?
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No I believe this new test is the future. Right now though, this may have been the only option available to the owners of the establishment mentioned?

Having my yard infected by a carrier, I have to agree that up till this test (and further treatment to combat the problem of carriers) becomes widely available, there really isn't any other course of action to be taken...unless you keep the horse alone and make sure it is NEVER in contact with any other horses.

Carriers have been a real spanner in the works where strangles is concerned. Now there appears to be hope for them thankfully.
 
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