Re: It's okay

From: Becky Young (blupencl_at_aol.combadstuff)
Date: 06/11/04 

Date: 11 Jun 2004 14:19:50 GMT

Next-door neighbor lost two horses, years apart. He and my husband "cremated"
them, for lack of a better term, diesel fuel, brush, treetops over them and lit
a match.

I can see why that is not a good idea. It was not a pleasant process.

>Yes, I was referring to farm animals..not sure about small pets. Politics
>or whatever, I guess. My brother has a creek that runs through his farm and
>he just finished his compliance with an upcoming deadlline that says live
>water must be fenced off to keep farm animals out of it. Of course beer
>cans and other debris floating by is just fine and dandy. He and my SIL
>were mortified when my Mom passed away and out by their driveway was a dead
>big ole Holstein cow with all four legs pointed to the skin, bloated ready
>to pop, waiting for the "dead wagon" to pick her up. Heaven forbid they
>cremate her. I'm not sure if this stuff is county, state or federal.
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>Dee
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>"14tonks" <mail.2.14tonks@recursor.net> wrote in message
>news:2it61cFqv74pU1@uni-berlin.de...
>> Pollution?!? And how, pray tell, does cremating an animal produce
>> pollution, but cremating a human produce none? This just goes to prove
>that
>> none of these laws are related to anything but politics.
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>> This must just be a local law in your area, though, or perhaps one
>relating
>> to farm animals only, since I find this in a local Arkansas paper, and it
>> actually says cremation is _required_ for cats and dogs:
>> http://www.cabotstarherald.com/Pages/12-11-02/animal.htm
>> I also find a number of listing for pet cremation services located in
>> Arkansas.
>> --
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>> Sheila
>> To reply to me, add the prefix real. to my address.
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>> "Dwilliams" <animallady2002@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:h4GdnY-2_4BFwFTdRVn-tw@pgtc.com...
>> > Wrong. Best not to even try to cremate an animal as it's against the
>law.
>> > Pollution I believe.
>> >
>> > Dee
>> >
>> > "14tonks" <mail.2.14tonks@recursor.net> wrote in message
>> > news:2irit8Fqh2ihU1@uni-berlin.de...
>> > > I'll bet that if you check, Arkansas has absolutely no laws regarding
>> the
>> > > disposal of animal cremains,
>> >
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Becky Young