Horse Euthanasia clinic

[Reijel's Mom]

Sad, but a really good idea. I hope it catches on.

http://www.norcalequinerescue.com/clinics.php

 

[RockRiverTiff]

I read about this on another website, too. It is sad, but also probably a blessing for many horses whose alternatives are far bleaker.

 

[babygoose]

VERY sad, but I think it is a good idea. Might save some poor horses a long trip to a bad end in Mexico.

 

[Miniv]

Yes it is sad.......but it's becoming necessary.

 

[ErikaS.]

I have to ask: What do they do with the carcass? Cremation? Burial? (which I heard isn't allowed just anywhere.) Low cost euthanasia is okay... then what?

 

[Reijel's Mom]

I have to ask: What do they do with the carcass? Cremation? Burial? (which I heard isn't allowed just anywhere.) Low cost euthanasia is okay... then what?

That's a good question, I'm sure they have something worked out - maybe I'll contact them and see, or maybe it's somewhere on the website and I didn't catch it.

I know here - the euthanasia is over $100 - and then cost to have the body removed is between $400-$500! I found a farmer with a lot of land willing to bury mine for much, much less.

 

[Laura]

We are fortunate here to have a ommercial ccomposting company nearby (fee-$100.00 adult mini/$25.00 foal) that composts the remains

It's always heartbreaking to lose a horse, but I can think of them as benefiting the earth again, that helps...a little...

 

[Nathan Luszcz]

Rendering is cheapest and most common. I prefer cremation or burial... but burial isn't legal in many areas, and full cremation can cost $1500.

 

[Reijel's Mom]

Most rendering places in our area won't take a horse, not sure why. I know they don't want animals that have been euth'd with drugs but not all horses are euth'd, some die of natural causes, some are shot, etc.

 

[babygoose]

They might be taking them to a landfill. Our area no longer has a rendering plant nearby, so big animals that can't be buried on the property have to go to the animal pit at the landfill. Might seem a little yucky, but I feel once the animal is dead it is just a body. That being said, I paid the vet to dispose of the body as I did not want the last visual memory of my mare being her body dumped in the landfill, and I KNOW that is what would have stuck with me! I said my goodbyes and went in the house!

 

[CKC]

We have a funeral home that cremates pets. They allowed us to bring one of our miniatures that passed away a few years ago. I think it was around $150.

There is a rendering plant about an hour away that does take horses.