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Auction (rant)
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Farmer Kitty
True BYH Addict
So sad! I always thought when we went puppy hunting that I would check out our local shelter. But, no, they always find an excuse to not adopt out so, I'm not going to put the girls through that. It wouldn't be so bad if I could go down and fill out the paper work ahead and be pre-approved but, no. You have to have a certain animal picked out to do the paper work for. Sometimes they review it right away and others you have to wait. It's so sad.farmy said:
2468herdsrgr8
Overrun with beasties
OMG!!!! HE IS SOOOO adorable....I wish I wish Iwish !!!!
He's a lucky little piggy......and good for you for sticking to your guns ..I agree...
He's a lucky little piggy......and good for you for sticking to your guns ..I agree...
mully
Loving the herd life
What a cute little pig !! They should figure out the minimum price before hand and not hassle customers!! Good luck with you new addition. It is good to know he will have a nice home.
nightshade
Ridin' The Range
I have a horrible time going even in our local shelter it is always that way and I cry every time. I go to the local horse action that actually has a section called "the meat pens." I go find what I think I have the resources to save then go out back and puke my guts out til they get to the one I am bidding on. It is terribly sad. I also use to go to the weekly livestock sales about twice a month and see what else I can bring home and give another chance.farmy said:
nightshade
Ridin' The Range
I go to the weekly sales usually twice a month little phases me there except when I don't get something I was bidding on only to see it out back later in the day being treated poorly or cruelly or even in a few cases dead.wynedot55 said:
Now the horse sales, We go probably 4-6 times a year, get tack and see what is there we may want to take home. Those are the ones I get sick at, I love going I love bring things home that have problems and giving them a chance. But some of the things you see and the way that some fokes think it is okay to treat a creature, that I don't think I will ever get over.
My little Amish buddies at the sale laugh because I have little fear even of creatures that clearly have had a rough life, I don't like hogs but horse, bulls, goats normally don't phase me much, I even help from time to time move stuff around from pen to pen during the sales. But the horse sales I will not even offer help at I would lose my temper and end up hitting some one for being an A$$.
Farmer Kitty
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Animals going off to slaughter is a fact of the livestock industry. Many are produced just for the purpose of feeding the people. It's also a way to keep the surplus of unwanted animals down.
But, I agree that they should be treated humanely during the process. No one benefits if the animals are abused/treated poorly.
But, I agree that they should be treated humanely during the process. No one benefits if the animals are abused/treated poorly.
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Farmer, I wish more people had your attitude about it, but on large production farms, they dont care how animals are treated. So long as they can make money nothing else matters to them.
That being said as much as I wish it was a vegetarian world (a girl can dream right
) I know that animals will continue to be bred and raised for food, I wish that more people would buy from small local farms, becuase I know that's a better life for the animals.
I have to agree with nightshade. We have several mustangs and burros that were rounded up by BLM and when we went to the auction to get them it was horrible. Especially for horses who have been wild all their lives and now at every turn they're being electrically prodded or abused.
No matter what peoples views on animals as entertainment or food I just wish people treated them with a little more respect. Like many of you on this forum do.
That being said as much as I wish it was a vegetarian world (a girl can dream right
) I know that animals will continue to be bred and raised for food, I wish that more people would buy from small local farms, becuase I know that's a better life for the animals. I have to agree with nightshade. We have several mustangs and burros that were rounded up by BLM and when we went to the auction to get them it was horrible. Especially for horses who have been wild all their lives and now at every turn they're being electrically prodded or abused.
No matter what peoples views on animals as entertainment or food I just wish people treated them with a little more respect. Like many of you on this forum do.
