A friend and I were discussing this today. There is a pet cemetary down the road from where she lives and a horse is buried there.
So, we wondered if it was the norm to bury them?
2006-10-04 14:24:03 · 22 answers · asked by tammette39 3 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Depends on the County's regulations on barriel of a large and small animal.
California: In Kern County, have to have a permit to barry an animal in a desinated location. Most people do it in "secret" on their own acerage as my friend did at her stables 20 some odd years ago.
When our 38 year old had to be put down unexpectly Christmas day a few years ago in his pen, we called around and they said that they have a spot at the dump they will barry pets only. YEAH RIGHT. When we got there, they said there was no such thing! We had no choice but to leave him there. They barried him in a hole and put trash on him and omg, we were upset about that!!!
So, the past horses we put down was at the vet, which they have the loader truck come in and the horse is cremated.
Tulare County has similar regulation on barring. Therefore, if we have to have our horses put down at our property, I want them barried secretly here. If not, I would load them up in the trailor (a pain to lift 1,500 solid weight though) and take them to the vet and have the loader truck come there. No way I will barry my horses somewhere else that is claimed to be a "pet cemetary".
I do know some small pet cemetaries, but have to pay just as a human does. Plus, the regulations of placing animals these days are almost like humans. They are afraid it will "poison" the ground water. Even though animals die all the time with out being barried (road kil) or die naturally left alone and pollutions from humans do that already.
Anyways, I have good vets and they take care of my horses the best they can and give best resources of what to do after they die. I choose cremation if being at the vet. I chooes barrial on my property if they are put down on my property. Just have to find a way to get away with it and rent a big CAT to dig that big hole.
2006-10-04 20:26:20 · answer #1 · answered by Mutchkin 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They don't use already dead animals for any food. Many do go to slaughter for pet food and Human use but anybody taking dead animals will get in serious trouble.Their are also breeders of big cats that will take elderly and lame horses but they won't risk taking a dead one and getting their own animals sick. Most people try to bury their horses at home even when its illegal. Some who don't have the space have them taken to pet cemetaries or possibly cremate them. Other call the companies who come haul them away and dispose of them. Some parts may go for products such as glue but mostly they're burned or buried. Horses who die of unusual circumstances can be donated to vet schools for study. The legs of slaughter horses are sometimes saved for farrier students to practice on.
2006-10-05 04:04:53 · answer #2 · answered by emily 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People do with them as they would any other pet. They can bury them, cremate them, and even call a taxidermas to take the body away.
Already dead horses are not used to make glue and dog food like the fist two people said. That is a whole other process in which live horses are slaughtered like cattle is. They are used to make meat for people to eat, some wet dog foods, and for zoo animals to eat.
2006-10-04 18:55:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
At the Ranch I work at when an animal dies we bury it where it drops and say a little prayer so yes it is in the norm to bury a horse
2006-10-04 15:05:57 · answer #4 · answered by sillyfox21 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When we have lost horses we have buried them on the family farm, which is usualy the case for pet horses. It is true thought that there are plants that buy the horses (dead or alive) to use them for glue, pet foods and other things.
2006-10-04 14:57:39 · answer #5 · answered by Martha S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, you call a rendering service and they come get them. They're too big to bury at a pet cemetary.
2006-10-05 10:43:10 · answer #6 · answered by nokhada5 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some go to dog food plants- trust me I know I worked in a lab where they used dead horse and dead cows for Eukanuba dog food! EWWWWWWW I know! And some really do go to glue factories! Some like road kill deers and things are even used and taken to a mulch factory. Thats like fertilizer for grass and plants. Now Ill have nasty nightmares Im sure!
2006-10-04 14:40:28 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We have alway buried our horses when they pass. We bury them on the farm using a backho to dig the hole.
2006-10-05 00:56:33 · answer #8 · answered by Karri G 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You will be glad to know that soon it will be illegal in all states to process horse meat for pet food. I read about this issue a lot since I work in the pet industry.
2006-10-04 18:40:54 · answer #9 · answered by kriend 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think that most people bury them.
2006-10-04 14:31:13 · answer #10 · answered by leannainpa 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋