Horse stabbed to death (in Limerick)

Discodog

foggy_lad wrote: »

They were from one of the many animal charities AFAIK, they never kill an animal but would let a poor horse die in agony rather than have it put down. They were probably hoping a vet would come along and be able to save the horse.

They can't kill it. By law it has to be killed by a qualified person namely a Vet or licensed slaughterer. But it does beg the question why they couldn't get someone there quickly ? I am in the sticks but I could get a Vet here in around 30 mins.

IamNotNumber

John_Rambo wrote: »

Most animal cruelty happens in rural areas, not a lot of it comes to light. Should we ban animal ownership there?

rural animal cruelty is rare I would say and most cases would be when farmers get too ill or old to care for their animals properly.

Discodog

LadyAthame wrote: »

They did not actually mean to stab the horse. The guy meant to stab a human.....that is the type of person you are dealing with.

Exactly. And their following actions are the real crime. The original wound may not have been fatal. Had they of acted properly & got medical attention, the horse may of survived. However I have been told, by many Vets, that they rarely get called out by these people. Their "culture" is to have their own "cures". They won't pay a Vet bill.

Discodog

IamNotNumber wrote: »

rural animal cruelty is rare I would say and most cases would be when farmers get too ill or old to care for their animals properly.

I would have to disagree. A lot of rural cruelty is born of ignorance. For example allowing your dog to roam, tying it on a chain, not providing bedding & not having dogs or cats neutered.

Cruelty happens everywhere.

Roger Hassenforder

LadyAthame wrote: »

They did not actually mean to stab the horse. The guy meant to stab a human.....that is the type of person you are dealing with.

"According to witnesses, the men proceeded to chase the animal down and stabbed it multiple times".

Discodog wrote: »

Exactly. And their following actions are the real crime. The original wound may not have been fatal. Had they of acted properly & got medical attention, the horse may of survived. However I have been told, by many Vets, that they rarely get called out by these people. Their "culture" is to have their own "cures". They won't pay a Vet bill.

there is nothing to suggest these scrotes were members of that "culture".
they were common garden scrotes.

Discodog

Roger Hassenforder wrote: »

"According to witnesses, the men proceeded to chase the animal down and stabbed it multiple times".

there is nothing to suggest these scrotes were members of that "culture".
they were common garden scrotes.

Well we have two significant crimes & witnesses. The outcome may well depend on the degree of influence that said scrotes have :rolleyes:

I am not up to speed on my scroteology but does your average scrote stand next to a horse ?

John_Rambo

IamNotNumber wrote: »

rural animal cruelty is rare I would say

You have to be kidding me? Dogs chained to ancient cars, horses and donkeys in dreadful states with no water, bad animal husbandry on farms, puppy farms, birds of prey shootings, sloppy poaching...

Discodog wrote: »

The area is irrelevant

Agreed, that was my point. Banning people from keeping animals because of the area is wrong.

Galwayguy35

John_Rambo wrote: »

You have to be kidding me? Dogs chained to ancient cars, horses and donkeys in dreadful states with no water, bad animal husbandry on farms, puppy farms, birds of prey shootings, sloppy poaching...



Agreed, that was my point. Banning people from keeping animals because of the area is wrong.

If the area is not suitable to large animals like horses it is far from wrong to ban people owning them.

I wonder how many city kids who live on estates have a proper knowledge on how to look after a horse?

Roger Hassenforder

Discodog wrote: »

Well we have two significant crimes & witnesses. The outcome may well depend on the degree of influence that said scrotes have :rolleyes:

I am not up to speed on my scroteology but does your average scrote stand next to a horse ?

in parts of Limerick, Cork, Waterford, Dublin, yes!

John_Rambo

Roger Hassenforder wrote: »

in parts of Limerick, Cork, Waterford, Dublin, yes!

In Dublin it seems to be the wealthier and the poorest that have an equine love! I think some sort of scheme to help people in poorer urban areas have horses in their green areas should be encouraged. Proper facilities, stables etc.. I'd rather them having such an interest than other interests that young people get up to in underprivileged areas.

There's very very little investment in these areas.

Ave Sodalis

John_Rambo wrote: »

In Dublin it seems to be the wealthier and the poorest that have an equine love!

This isn't true The rest just aren't as loud about it

jackofalltrades

Not to go further off topic but feel I need to challenge some opinions on this thread.

myshirt wrote: »

Most of these kids leave the education system as it does not appeal to their spirit, it's 'boring' to use the vernacular.

They leave because their parents don't make sure they go.
Your "spirit" theory is nonsense.

We attach too much importance to maths, languages and the arts.

Yeah I mean what has maths ever done for us.
In an economy like ours it's one of the most important subjects to teach kids.
To say we attach too much importance to it is ignorant beyond belief.

Much more value than a failing education system that ostracises poor kids and which is more designed to cater for the upper classes.

Where do you get his stuff from.