As a veterinarian I can tell you putting down a horse or any other animal is one of the things I enjoy least about my job. Its not a matter of the vets passing laws so only we get to do it, probably more like the government monitoring the drugs that are used to do the deed and who is buying/using such drugs. I have to keep a couple dispensing/pharmacy liscences to purchase the meds and the last renewall was around $500 just for the liscence. I have no problem with the rifle route if that is what someone wants to do, I just advise the folks doing it to have good aim. I knew a couple other vets that kept a rifle in the truck for such purposes, I just stick with the needle and syringe. A prick with a needle is much neater than a hole in your pets head, also goes over much better if you miss. Ive been there enough times to put the critter down and have had all sorts of things to contend with. . . bawling owners, crazy horses, all kinds of weather, all hours of the day/night. . . sometimes the horse wants to fall in the hole, sometimes he/she wants to go somewhere else (like on you). Unfortunately it takes experience to know what is going to happen and what can happen. Getting more and more difficult to find vets willing to do large animal medicine, fella I work with will be retiring and I have no one lined up to replace him. Veterinary Medicine is a business and honestly we are finding it difficult to justify the expense of the truck, drugs, tools, cost of education, liscencing, etc for the average $100 farm call. Factor in the amount of time it takes to drive from farm to farm plus the potential of getting injured each time you get up next to a 1000lb animal; Id say $150 (more or less what I charge) is a bargain.
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