Another research project foal

[luvmyhackney]

@MunchingonHay

Its a click money magnet.

this

I unfollowed this rescue after the broken leg thing. Anything for clicks and $. Humans suck.

[steelerino]

On her latest post this morning she says her pages aren’t monetized so the accusation of “doing it for the clicks” is unfounded. She stated she is not fundraising for this baby. Also she says she will never post any walking videos…of course she won’t. I can only imagine what they look like. I swear my FB knows what will fire me up as it was the first thing I saw on my feed @ 5am while I was drinking coffee. lol

[MunchingonHay]

Regardless if she states her pages are not monetized, it still brings in views when videos are shared, liked, interacted with, which then pulls at the heart strings of viewers and they donate $. 1000’s of people tossing in a $5’er adds up.

I am pretty sure Baby 7’s creator’s account, (she who will not be named) is monetized. Same with that non-profit rescue that likes Tex Mex food. They show the down and out horses and people give.

[RedHorses]

@MunchingonHay

I am pretty sure Baby 7’s creator’s account, (she who will not be named) is monetized

She had reposted the same video of 7 with the comment that she’s reposting because she didn’t monetize it the first time.

[jvanrens]

@RedHorses

@MunchingonHay

I am pretty sure Baby 7’s creator’s account, (she who will not be named) is monetized

She had reposted the same video of 7 with the comment that she’s reposting because she didn’t monetize it the first time.

The account might be, but she turned down creating a go fund me for Seven when her rabid fans wanted one. When he went to the university he is at now, I recall she told people that they could make donations to the University for research but not Seven because she didn’t need it.

Fortunately she hasn’t shown up on my FB (I’m rarely on it lately) or YouTube. Her fans freak me out more than she does to be honest. I’d find the whole thing too exhausting to deal with.

[RoyalRain42]

I was about to come on here and post about this foal, glad to see im not the only one sickened by it.

I feel like in these days of social media, that some rescues are truly forgetting what their original intent was.

Rescuing horses. Even if it means hauling them to the nearest vet to PTS. Some cases that is the kindest thing one can do. It seems so many have lost sight of that.

I have always been a firm believer in months too soon than an hour too late. I’d rather an animal not know the stress and suffering. I want my horses to think we are just chilling in the pasture with the vet that gives them an injection. No down and trashing. I count the times I was able to do it like that as blessings. Cause it’s not always the case.

This foal is maybe days away from knowing the panic and stress of not being able to stand and move correctly. If he were mine, I would have loved on him in the short time it would take for a vet to arrive and PTS. Not let him ever know the pain and fear that is to come.

[skydy]

@Marla_000

If you read all the comments,
there were 2 or 3 people who knew of mature 3 legged horses
Who not only survived but thrived- all were born with only 3 legs.
I say see how he does. They’re searching for a nursemare now so that’s a. Positive.
This rescue usually goes above and beyond to make the right call for the animal and they do take some tough cases.

I don’t believe that. Photos and vet history, age of horse, would be necessary for me to believe it, but I doubt they exist.

[GraceLikeRain]

Agreed. I’ll believe it when I see it. People also laud orthopedics for horses or dogs with horrific disfiguring limitations and think the animal is pain free because it feels better to assume everything is fine

[Paint_Party]

@RoyalRain42

If he were mine, I would have loved on him in the short time it would take for a vet to arrive and PTS.

Same here. Love on it for a few minutes and then mourn its sad fortune. Prompt, humane euthanasia ensures that its short life is free from pain and stress.

In my opinion, that foal doesn’t deserve to be exploited on the Internet as an equine poster child for a rescue site. It reminds me of when I was a kid and the smaller county fairs would have a side show of two-headed calves or a sheep with three eyes. Where’s the dignity for our fellow living beings?

By the way, I just Googled “foals born with three legs” and there were links to anecdotal comments which seem to allude to the wonder of prosthetics (as if they’re sold at every tack store and readily available) and one case of a miniature horse about a decade ago that survived for some length of time.

I simply don’t believe there are a significant number of majickal, full grown horses with only one front leg.

[sherian]

what gets me is they say they’ll put him down if he starts to suffer. Prey animals by nature hide weakness so by the time the human actually sees he’s suffering, makes a decision and the vet actually gets there how much unnecessary suffering is the poor guy going to live thru.

[GraceLikeRain]

This right here. It’s the same line of thinking that keeps decrepit old husks of companion animals around until they’ve “lost their spark” when the animal has clearly been miserable and in pain for weeks/months/years. My poor animals have to worry more about me threatening to pull the plug constantly because I am terrified of any of my aging crew suffering because I prioritized my fear over their comfort.

[steelerino]

This lady is too much. She posted a long winded post yesterday about how she almost killed herself over all the backlash from posting this foal. She also supplied a screenshot, no video, of it “running & bucking”. FFS

[endlessclimb]

Oh give me a break. Lady look in the mirror and figure out why people have such an issue with this. Maybe it SHOULD be hard for her to sleep at night, maybe she SHOULD feel like crap for the choices she’s making on behalf of an animal that can not speak.

She’s also blaming the backlash for him not getting a nurse mare. Yeah, I’m sure that’s why they turned you down, it had nothing to do with the mental well being of the mare who will become attached to the foal only to lose it a short time later. Suuuuure.

[TwiSedai]

Frankly, if everything she says is true, and the foal is hitting all the usual milestones and is otherwise happy and healthy, I see nothing wrong with letting him experience a bit of life before he is euthed. The pics I saw looked ABSOLUTELY NOTHING like 7. He looks pretty happy. It looks like they are ready to call it the second QOL deteriorates even a miniscule amount, way before he gets to the point of suffering. They are constantly consulting with a vet about it all. This is not one of those situations I feel enraged about.

Now if it starts looking like 7, where he’s being kept alive on essentially duct tape and baling twine for the sake of surviving, I’d change my tune. But no, I don’t feel like they need to be denigrated for letting this guy enjoy a bit of life and attention before the end. I’m always a believer in a day too soon than a minute too late, but I don’t think that necessarily means not giving anyone chances to survive ever because they won’t get much time anyways.

[endlessclimb]

I do not trust them to make a call at the right time, based on their decision to trailer a mare with a severely broken leg for her to experience love.

And the resources being spent on a horse with zero chance of survival, while looking for donations? Not cool.

[TwiSedai]

From what I’ve seen though they aren’t asking for donations for this guy.

[endlessclimb]

Donations are used for overhead, for feed, for any need. Every post they make about him has links to donate, even if they say it isn’t “for him”

[steelerino]

I guess we can stop talking about it guys. He’s fine. You know I had some free time at work today and googled 3 legged horses that are missing the whole front leg. I found only 2 pictures that were black and white. Where is the evidence of all these 3 legged horses without prosthetics thriving? There should be plenty of them on the web right? I will be patiently waiting for a video displaying this ease & freedom of movement but I doubt we will get one. IMG_0600|230x500

[4horses]

If an animal isn’t in immediate distress then there’s no need to rush to euthanasia. That foal will probably do okay for weeks or months until he is old enough that his weight becomes an issue or if he develops pain or arthritis in a supporting limb. So he has a short time to enjoy his life here… as long as they are willing to euthanize as soon as he starts to struggle. Being borne with a missing limb is not as painful as having a broken leg. It is not as painful as having multiple surgeries (baby seven).

He will do okay for some time but as long as they keep an eye on him, they should be able to recognize if he is struggling. Is he eating, drinking, moving okay, interacting with his environment? Are his other legs sound with no arthritis? Is he able to get up and down without difficulty? Are conditions safe for a foal like him (flat footing, no snow)?

It sounds like they get regular veterinary care, which is probably better then a lot of other horses out there.

He is a hospice case and they know it.

[Simkie]

@4horses

as soon as he starts to struggle

BARF.

Seriously, you think this is okay? To REQUIRE that he suffer before giving him a kind end? When it’s clear that is coming?

That’s disgusting.

This baby horse should not be required to struggle. There is no earthly reason for that.