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Jun. 13, 2013, 09:52 AM
Re: Legal consequences to neglect.
This gums up the works a bit. We don't have nearly enough knowledgeable humane officers who can effectively...
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Jun. 12, 2013, 10:13 AM
I wish I knew for sure! I have seen some big spikes in adoptions when shelters initially "change over," and then a leveling off that seems to rest...
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Jun. 12, 2013, 09:43 AM
I had been thinking about that, because I've witnessed a similar phenomenon with adoption numbers at animal shelters when they go "no kill." ...
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Jun. 11, 2013, 02:55 PM
What about composting?
I don't know all the logistics, but the local university Ag School does have a large animal composting project. I wonder...
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Jun. 11, 2013, 11:24 AM
MistyBlue,
Remember that a fair number of Amish horses (at least in our neck of the woods, which is kinda Amish-central) are Standardbreds from...
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Jun. 10, 2013, 09:44 PM
Sure -- it's a toughie!
It is the pursuit of an "ideal" -- (creating the perfectly conformed and mentally balanced horse) vs. the recognition that...
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Jun. 10, 2013, 09:29 PM
I will agree with you (OGP) that I am concerned about who will buy certain slaughter-bound horses.
I don't agree with you (there, I said it!!)...
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Jun. 10, 2013, 09:14 PM
I may be a bit behind in this conversation (so please excuse me -- it is only two pages or so) -- but if we are creating definitions and determining...
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Jun. 10, 2013, 04:02 PM
Bathing, mane pulling, etc are part of "full care" in some barns.
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Jun. 10, 2013, 03:58 PM
There was also some fallout with the slaughter of Exceller and Ferdinand.
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Jun. 10, 2013, 03:39 PM
If racing's survival is depending on slaughterhouses they may have problems anyway if the EU continues to push for cleaner horsemeat, six month...
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Jun. 10, 2013, 02:46 PM
And here is where some of the discussion -- productive as it may be -- goes off the rails for me.
I can appreciate your arguments, OGP -- but I...
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Jun. 10, 2013, 02:33 PM
I think the answer to that question is supposed to be that we should have been building a better mousetrap...er...horse...all along by systematically...
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Jun. 8, 2013, 08:49 PM
Well aware of that, Bluey. I have bred, but am not a commercial breeder. Perhaps I was interpreting incorrectly, but it was beginning to sound to...
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Jun. 8, 2013, 08:44 PM
Oh -- and OGP --despite the fact that burying euthanized carcasses is "illegal" in our area, it is hardly enforced, and (so I hear) frequently done. ...
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Jun. 8, 2013, 08:39 PM
What makes a "cull" though? If "cull" were unsound mentally or physically, I'd consider it. If it just wasn't going to live up to expectations of...
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Jun. 7, 2013, 02:42 PM
Re: What to do with dead Fido
I agree about the "shooting the dog" laws (and I know why it happened) but there are (expensive) companion animal...
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Jun. 7, 2013, 12:59 PM
Interesting discussions! I believe, however, that there is another issue involved with the breeding of companion animals that makes a direct...
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Jun. 7, 2013, 12:27 PM
Gonna quibble with you a bit, OGP, on the shelter statistics for companion animals. I agree, it is tough to find "good data" on that one -- most of...
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Jun. 7, 2013, 10:17 AM
LauraKY -- It is obviously all about the individuals in question, and I don't have any good "science" to back it up. I've just been around many many...
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Jun. 7, 2013, 09:44 AM
Two females that grow to hate each other is the worst combo -- ask me how I know. :/ In addition to personal experience, the most heartbreaking...
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