I have to agree with Sharon O’Toole
for the most part about euthanizing our equines (HCN, 4/30/07). A
few years ago, when my old saddle/packhorse needed to be put down,
I dreaded not only the process of euthanizing, but also
“offering” him to rendering works. Then I found out
about donating him to a local wildlife park that had large
carnivores from Africa. These animals have their weekly requirement
for meat. We convinced ourselves that this was in fact a noble
decision. Another living creature benefited from him: He was not
wasted through euthanasia.
Tom Taylor
Mesa, Arizona
This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Filet of filly–for lions and leopards.
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