By farmwithnobarn - 30/05/2009 05:48 - United States

Today, we had to have our vet put our horse down. Afterwards we were discussing burial options. We then find the cat with a broken neck. Had to have her put down also. Now we have animal services questioning us for animal abuse. FML
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countrysparrow 0

hey, i'm the one who had to put the animals down. this is very real. the horse was very old and got an infection, and had to be put down. now, you cant just take your horse to the vet, like you can with a dog or cat, you have to have the vet make a house call. so the vet came by prepared to uthanize the horse, Monster. before, going out to the barn, (yes, where we keep our horses, there is a barn, just not on the farm that we live, which is why the horses are not on our property, so no, that is not animal abuse), we went to the deckhouse, to discuss burial options, since it is illegal where we live to bury animals without a permit. we got to the house, to find one of the barn cats with a broken neck. now we have a doggie door in the kitchen for the dogs, but the cats use it to, since they are both indoor/outdoor animals. we are guessing that the cat went out to the barn, like they always do, and got to close behind a cow or horse, and got kicked. you never know, she might even have jumped off a high ledge, cats necks are very fragile. but anyway, the barn had to have the cat put down, along with us having to put Monster down. so the county wanted to temporarily shut down the barn for investigation, but pulled out, because there was nothing wrong with any of the other several animals. and to number 5, shooting animals is considered animal abuse, and even though my family owns guns, most around us do, we would NEVER consider shooting an animal, even if it was to put it out of its misory, unless we absolutely had to. hope that straightens everybody out, and thank you too all that were polite and didnt mock or laugh about our situation, and took it seriously. this is not a laughing matter.

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moony_fml 0

sorry to hear your animals are dead but what are the odds ? i don't blame the animal service

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ImAllFailure 0

How are you going to explain that? Oh, hey, yeah, I just had my horse put down, could you kill this ******* cat as well?

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LysssNysss 1

I love how people read FMLs, then jump to all these conclusions. #18, how would it be a cover-up? Like #20 said, the identity of people on this site aren't even shown. Posting this FML shows nothing about the person except that s/he had two animals put down. Quit being an idiot.

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Mortal_Light 0

It's likely that this isn't a case of animal abuse, as it costs money to put an animal to sleep and have the vet take care of dispose of its body. Also, cats can injure themselves while jumping, especially from high places; they are not as graceful as you think.

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DancingHorse 0

First of all, reading comprehension fail! The OP never said that it was her/his cat-> "We then find a cat with a broken neck". And there are several ways that a cat could break their neck, with or without assistance. It could have been kicked by a horse or hit by a car, for all they know. To the OP: As a horse owner, I feel your pain and I am deeply sorry for your loss. I've lost several horses over the years, and it never gets any easier. As for animal services questioning you over animal abuse, unless they have hard evidence (IE emaciated animals, wounds or scars indicating physical abuse, lack of adequate food and water, lack of shelter, lack of a clean and safe living environment, etc.), then they can't do anything to you.

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purple5 0

Some people are dumb. If they had been abusing their animals - dyou think they'd care enough to spend out at the vets to get the animals put down? No. They'd just kill the animals themselves, because they obviously wouldn't care enough to get it done at the vets. Sorry to hear you had to lose both your horse and cat at the same time. It sounds like your horse had been unwell for a while, or just old etc. But then to have to put down your cat as well. That really sucks! The only good thing about this FML is that the animal services are actually doing something when suspicious things like this happen. Sucks for ya'll to have to deal with it and prove you weren't abusing them though.

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RLJJ 0

The appropriate response was of course "that's none of your ******* business !". Did you handle it that way ?

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MADISAYSYDI 0

Even if this one isn't real, it's SO SAD. I'm so sorry.

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killface_fml 0

@24: Wow, reading comprehension fail is right. On your part. "We then find THE cat with a broken neck." That suggests it is indeed their own cat, because you don't refer to cats with broken necks you find as "the cat" unless it's yours.

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sairara 0

And in this case, 'sick' is in no way a synonym for 'awesome.'

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