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[Ms Teri Oliver <terilynne3@yahoo.com>]

Times of a $5 bale of hay are gone around here. Sometimes, pardon the French, but "shit" happens and yu hit a hard spot. I don't agree with a hay stamp tax, but, I believe that there should be some sort of local yokal (community taking care of community) emergency hay fund (NOT for those with big barns and lots of horses and income over a certain amount).  This Feed Fund should go to the average person during a drought, or illness, injury, divorce, etc, in family that has caused temporary hardships, and as long as they have proved that they have sold and/or done everything they could they they should be alloted hay and/or grain and a reduced discount and/or free according to their income level at that time.

 

WIC for horses?  Food Stamps for horses? Free Lunch for horses?  
 

Sincerely

 

Teri Oliver

----- Original Message ----
From: T'mi Fi <tfinkle@erols.com>
To: Mounted search and rescue <msar-riders@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 7:06:37 AM
Subject: Re: [MSAR] IL truck wreck>>>Euthanasia...etal...

Such a program needs funding and I do not want (nor am I willing) to pay
to feed someone else's horse, or any other type animal for that fact.
If a person needs the aide of a haystamp program, then it is almost
certain that neglect is occurring in other areas are present, such as
vet and farrier care.  If a person is facing hard times and can not pay
for a $5 dollar bale of hay then it is impossible for them  to pay for a
$200.00 dollar equine medical bill, since finances in other areas of day
to day living expenses are surely impacted during hard times too.
During hard times (regardless of the reason) any livestock business
plan will recommend to owners to reduce the herd .  There is much more
to equine ownership than being able to afford the purchase of hay and
having the ability to provide quality care must be paramount.  A caring
responsible horse owner should know when it is time to find a loving new
home for the animals they can longer afford to maintain and keep.
Experiencing hard times is becoming more and more common within the USA
and is something that all pet owners need to consider should it happen
to them.

T'mi
Charles County Maryland 


   
Karen Nesbitt wrote:

> 
> I have often thought that we have foodstamps and other programs to
> help people.  Too many of us our animals are like or children....maybe
> its high time there were programs that helped pet and livestock owners
> in difficult times.  Natural life until the end is not neglect if food
> and water and ample space is provided..  Owners do have the option in
> electing the disposal of their pets providing it is law abiding. 
> Owners could benefit by a program as such.  they would not lose their
> horses to the auction barns ro slaughter houses and if on hard times
> woudl have a place to recoup and recover.  But instead we rely on
> those of generosity who have greater resources that we do as there is
> no haystamp program....owners get wrongly accused of neglect when
> sometimes all they need is a hand up.
> 
> Karen Nesbitt
> Iroquois County
> Illinois - USA
>
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