Putting an animal out it's Misery

Muise... · 27-05-2014 05:34PM

shopaholic01 wrote: »

I am never, ever going to cross you, Muise.

Ever!

:eek:

It's OK.

I like you.

I kill you last.

Tokyo · 27-05-2014 05:38PM

Small animals, break its neck. Bigger and the shotgun comes out. Got in a whole heap of trouble in Poland last August when a cat fell from a 4th floor balcony, on to the umbrella over our table, and broke its back when it hit the cobblestones. So I put it out of its misery.

Unfortunately the passing police only saw the last part, and I couldn't speak Polish....

Muise... · 27-05-2014 05:40PM

mike_ie wrote: »

Small animals, break its neck. Bigger and the shotgun comes out. Got in a whole heap of trouble in Poland last August when a cat fell from a 4th floor balcony, on to the umbrella over our table, and broke its back when it hit the cobblestones. So I put it out if its misery.

Unfortunately the passing police only saw the last part, and I couldn't speak Polish....

:pac:

Oh dear!

The Backwards Man · 27-05-2014 05:41PM

Have done it before, probably will have to again, horrible job

27-05-2014 05:44PM

pappyodaniel wrote: »

I was in this situation today (I didn't hit the dog btw), about 10 people standing around a dog that had been hit by a car. The dog was breathing but bleeding from his mouth and he was making a terrible gurgling noise probably from choking on the blood. I felt useless to be any help whatsoever. I could have picked up the dog and put him in my car to go to a vet but I was aware that a wounded animal could bite me. It was a tough experience, nobody was of any use.

also
The nearest Vet is 10 miles away.

So then what happened? Did anyone help the poor pooch?

Karl Stein · 27-05-2014 05:48PM

I was in the SUV with my dog driving along the highway when we lost concentration, swerved to miss an oncoming car, and ended up spinning forcefully into the ditch - we were both badly hurt, my dog more so than I.

My dog was critically injured and needed help.. but then I thought about it, all the times he'd screwed up and caused me trouble, late nights barking, chasing bitches, stealing other dogs food and being a general fucking nuisance... now was a golden opportunity for me to put an end to this.. so I smothered him.

smellmepower · 27-05-2014 06:07PM

Twisted the necks of a few birds that our old cat had left for dead after tiring of toying with them.Not very pleasant at all,and necks were harder to break then I thought they would be.

pappyodaniel · 28-05-2014 10:20PM

Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »

So then what happened? Did anyone help the poor pooch?

The County ISPCA inspector came down and put him into his van. He mentioned the dog's back was probably broken and he drove off to see a vet. I'd be almost certain the dog was put down.

28-05-2014 10:27PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpENSh-uudQ

antodeco · 28-05-2014 10:39PM

How did it get this far and nobody has asked what an opossum is?

ElizaT33 · 28-05-2014 10:46PM

Uggghhh horrible thread ... one of those STUPID bloody pheasants strolled across my path driving the other day - they really have NO sense!! I hit it and luckily there was no chance of its survival. If there had been my kids would have had to do the necessary because NO WAY would I leave an animal in pan!

csallmighty · 28-05-2014 10:51PM

I killed a pheasant with a spade

Muise... · 28-05-2014 10:52PM

csallmighty wrote: »

I killed a pheasant with a spade

Well that's dinner spoiled - mashed game anyone?

Mrs Garth Brooks · 28-05-2014 10:53PM

antodeco wrote: »

How did it get this far and nobody has asked what an opossum is?

The OP said it was a dog.

Possums are an australian creature.

burstbuckle · 28-05-2014 10:57PM

Found many a injured bird. Broken wings broken neck. Had no hesitation in drowning them. Took no pleasure in it but couldn't leave them exposed on the ground in pain to be ripped apart by a cat or dog

csallmighty · 28-05-2014 11:00PM

Muise... wrote: »

Well that's dinner spoiled - mashed game anyone?

I have it roasting as we speak

Sh1tbag OToole · 28-05-2014 11:02PM

Chattastrophe! wrote: »

Couldn't do it, not a chance in hell. Sure I can't kill a fly or a spider, let alone a dog!

I'd bring it to the nearest vet. I know nothing about dogs, I've never had a pet, and I don't even particularly like dogs. I mean, they're grand and cute and all, but I've no particular affiliation. But at the same time, I'd absolutely do my best to bring them to the vet and get them sorted out. I don't know how it works financially, but if I had to pay, I'd absolutely rather pay than leave the poor animal lying there at the side of the road! I'm not going to let a potentially beloved pet die because of money!

I can't make the judgement call that it is "obviously dying", I'm in no way qualified to do so! I'd do my best to bring it to a qualified vet, it's in their hands then, they can make the call and do what has to be done.

Imagine meeting the dog's owners, "Oh I finished him off with a shovel. I've no veterinary training, but yeah, I defo reckon he was probably on the way out anyways!"

I suppose you get a qualified nail hitter in as well whenever you want to hang a picture on the wall

shopaholic01 · 28-05-2014 11:18PM

Sh1tbag OToole wrote: »

I suppose you get a qualified nail hitter in as well whenever you want to hang a picture on the wall

Only if the wall is still alive.

28-05-2014 11:20PM

I wish I could. I did put one of my budgies to sleep when I was 14, she was gone beyond help and would have died very soon anyway. We used ether on a cotton ball and let her breathe it in. She was already more or less unconscious. I could definitely do this again. But I couldn't violently kill an animal as the poll suggests, no matter how injured; I'm too squeamish. For that purpose I answered no - though technically, I can put an animal out of it's misery, if less icky methods are available to me.

The Th!ng · 28-05-2014 11:57PM

When I read the thread title I thought this was going to be about Eamon Gilmore.

byhookorbycrook · 28-05-2014 11:59PM

Had to make the call to get a vet to destroy a chronically lame horse, not pleasant but kindest thing for the animal.

Grand Moff Tarkin · 29-05-2014 12:02AM

Never a nice task to preform.

madmaggie · 29-05-2014 12:11AM

ElizaT33 wrote: »

Uggghhh horrible thread ... one of those STUPID bloody pheasants strolled across my path driving the other day - they really have NO sense!! I hit it and luckily there was no chance of its survival. If there had been my kids would have had to do the necessary because NO WAY would I leave an animal in pan!

I was driving to work early one morning when a pheasant slapped off the windscreen. I stopped, but it was dead. Drove into the carpark at work with blood on the windscreen, got some funny looks that day. :eek:

pragmatic1 · 29-05-2014 12:49AM

Yep. Done it a few times. Hate seeing animals suffer.

Precious flower · 29-05-2014 01:44AM

Jaysus, I can't even kill a spider or any insect! Used to hate it when we would go fishing and you'd have to kill the fish. When I was younger I used to bless them before I killed them.:o:o And they are so slippery that I could end up hitting them several times to kill them making it worse for both of us. I remember our cat had caught a bird and I had managed to see and chase our cat away from it. Really I should have just let my cat finish him off.

The poor thing couldn't fly, it would have been easier for the poor creature, but I ended up putting him up on a branch to try and protect him. It was stupid but I was young! I remembered us nursing a bird back to health that my dad had found actually. My dad even made him a cosy little house for him to stay in while he got better and one day he was well enough to fly off.:) Even if I saw an animal who was clearly only going one way, I still would never be able to kill them myself.

Capt'n Midnight · 31-05-2014 10:50PM

antodeco wrote: »

How did it get this far and nobody has asked what an opossum is?

It's our education system

As Dorothy said "Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore."

yr one · 31-05-2014 11:14PM

Recently I had a marine fish tank and some genius decided to polish the tank cover and all the fish were dying so I tried to divide them up so they weren't all dead together, I ended up about 2 hours later with 10 fish, 3 shrimp, sea snails and a starfish all dead.
Two little fish made it about 4 hours but I had only contaminated water and they were going side ways, so I though rather than leave them suffer, I filled the glass they were in with really cold water, their eyes started to bulge as they gasped, I felt really bad, blessed myself and sent them down the toilet

The only other occasion where I was around a dying animal was my hamster, it was a Russian dwarf and he had little grey hairs and we noticed he was wetting inside his house, then a day later he wasn't moving too well, so we cleaned him off with luke warm cotton balls and put him in fresh bedding and let him pass in his own time, my step dad wanted to drown him to put it out of its misery, I couldn't do it, I was about 14 at the time, he passed within 20mins of us cleaning him up, he's now buried out my back in a Jacobs biscuit tin with linford Christy on it

(he'd run on his wheel almost all night and was 2 when he died)

Their is now way I could kill an animal, even mice, the don't bother me, I live at the foot of the Wicklow mountains so they just ramble off. Yesterday I spent 20 mins trying to chase a wild rabbit towards the fields so it didn't get squished by a car

For any injured animal I would be straight to the vet, even if it was dead, sometimes people need to know what happened, like a cat for instance, the vet can check for a microchip and notify the owners

wendell borton · 31-05-2014 11:15PM

Karl Stein wrote: »

I was in the SUV with my dog driving along the highway when we lost concentration, swerved to miss an oncoming car, and ended up spinning forcefully into the ditch - we were both badly hurt, my dog more so than I.

My dog was critically injured and needed help.. but then I thought about it, all the times he'd screwed up and caused me trouble, late nights barking, chasing bitches, stealing other dogs food and being a general fucking nuisance... now was a golden opportunity for me to put an end to this.. so I smothered him.

Christopher?

Muise... · 31-05-2014 11:17PM

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

It's our education system

As Dorothy said "Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore."

Yes, and as Toto said "I bless the rains down in Africa."

nilsonmickey · 31-05-2014 11:17PM

pat_cork wrote: »

Yep take the wheel brace out of the boot and bang.

I had to do this once after I knocked the poor ****er down in navan. I tried to strangle it first but couldn't kill him. Two belts of the wheel brace and it was lights out.

Putting an animal out it's Misery

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