05-14-2009, 06:24 PM
I hunt occasionally, but I will only hunt what I eat. In my family, it's venison venison venison, beef is practically a delicacy. I don't really hunt buck too much any more because I'm not all about the rack and the buck-doe ratio in the area is fairly precarious.
I have had pet mice since I was very little. I put out mouse traps only because my food is very important to me, but I will admit a little sadness when I see a dead bug-eyed mouse in the trap the next morning.
I've only lost one dog and he died pretty tragically/weirdly, but I've experienced a hell of a lot of sad deaths working with equine veterinarians. Recently we went to a Thoroughbred breeding farm where a mare had just given birth to a beautiful little colt a week prior. He hadn't been right for over 24hrs by the time we got there and when I went into the stall he was lying flat out in a heap struggling to breathe with thick milky nasal discharge. I was asked to restrain him while the vet took blood and did an exam but he couldn't even stand and it wasn't really necessary for me to do it. I'll never forget how hot he was, how scarily faint and fast his heartbeat was, and how the flies were all over his eyes and nose and he was too far gone to care.
I held him for probably 40 minutes trying to keep the bugs off of him and position his head so he could breathe a little easier. His mom was standing in the corner not moving and never taking her eyes off of him. As with many animals, the pain and anxiety were very much visable in her eyes.
He died overnight. I've been back to that farm several times since and all the new births and sick animals that do get better more than even out the sad stories, but there's still so many individuals I don't think I'll ever forget.
I have had pet mice since I was very little. I put out mouse traps only because my food is very important to me, but I will admit a little sadness when I see a dead bug-eyed mouse in the trap the next morning.
I've only lost one dog and he died pretty tragically/weirdly, but I've experienced a hell of a lot of sad deaths working with equine veterinarians. Recently we went to a Thoroughbred breeding farm where a mare had just given birth to a beautiful little colt a week prior. He hadn't been right for over 24hrs by the time we got there and when I went into the stall he was lying flat out in a heap struggling to breathe with thick milky nasal discharge. I was asked to restrain him while the vet took blood and did an exam but he couldn't even stand and it wasn't really necessary for me to do it. I'll never forget how hot he was, how scarily faint and fast his heartbeat was, and how the flies were all over his eyes and nose and he was too far gone to care.
I held him for probably 40 minutes trying to keep the bugs off of him and position his head so he could breathe a little easier. His mom was standing in the corner not moving and never taking her eyes off of him. As with many animals, the pain and anxiety were very much visable in her eyes.
He died overnight. I've been back to that farm several times since and all the new births and sick animals that do get better more than even out the sad stories, but there's still so many individuals I don't think I'll ever forget.
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