I had Justy euthanized yesterday. Even though I logically knew it was the right thing to do, I was still a basketcase all day, until Greg (the vet whom I have known for 20+ years) finally showed up. Then the question became: What do you do with a 60-pound dead pygmy goat?
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when Annie died
I had her cremated...
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when Stuffy err..... Fluffy died....
I brought her home to be buried in the backyard.
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Toby was cremated and is, I think, still in the hall closet...
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After her dramatic demise, we buried Maria
because she was awfully special (to no one but me!)
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But what do you do with your animals when you've run out of burying holes and it costs too much to cremate them (not to mention having enough room on the mantel)? Well, I discovered two options here in San Diego: one was D & D Disposal Services. They pick the animals up and deliver them to a rendering plant. The other was ThaniCare, who calls ahead to our local landfill to have them dig a hole, and then he buries them there.
The latter may sound rather undignified and kind of gross. But let me say that I am not a bleeding liberal. I am not a card-carrying member of PETA. I am not a vegetarian, much less a vegan. But I do believe that these animals deserve fair and honest treatment and -- whether they are beloved pets or food animals destined for the table -- a quiet and pain-free death.
That said, do you have ANY IDEA what a rendering plant does? This gets a little graphic here... use some discretion as to whether you want to read on.
