Is this cruelty?

[johnny pinwheel]

Originally Posted by LARHAGE

I think the person closest to the horse knows whether it's cruel or not, my mare had a severe bout of lamintis 5 years ago, she spent most of her day lying down on a heavy Bute regimen, I was just waiting for an appointment for a specialty hospital, BUT, my mare still had a bright expression and would nicker every time I came in her stall for her peppermint, she wasn't showing me she wanted to give up, and believe me they do, I finally got her into the Clinic where they informed me her chances were not good, I still insisted on surgery and after a long, long rocky road she is now a happy horse that can run and be turned out in her paddock every morning and enjoys her life. I know there are people who would have considered her early condition cruel, but I knew she wasn't ready to die and we fought and won.

great post, i kind of felt kriple felt the same way but the story does not dig deep enough. people are too quick to give up in my opinion. it should be a very ,very grave situation before they charge a guy like this. we just don't get enough out of this story, which gives me the feeling that "someone" was after this man because hes different. animals and people are resilient, recoveries are sometimes unbelievable, maybe he saw this horse still had the will to live.