Blind Horses, Dogs Cheat Euthanizers, Find Sweet Life on Farm

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Blind Horses, Dogs Cheat Euthanizers, Find Sweet Life on Farm

The Great North Woods were ablaze with color when I visited the Rolling Dog Farm in Lancaster, New Hampshire. Too bad most of its horses and dogs are blind.

When I first heard of a sanctuary for disabled animals, I wondered whether it crossed a line, going beyond compassion. The animals, rescued from shelters all around the U.S., are blind or deaf or have orthopedic and neurological problems.

“Many times, the day an animal arrives here is the same day it was supposed to be euthanized,” said Alayne Marker, who co-founded Rolling Dog with her husband, Steve Smith.

Part of me was thinking that ending an animal’s suffering might be more humane. Such thoughts are erased within a minute of meeting the animals. For one thing, there is no discernible suffering.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-12-09/blind-horses-dogs-cheat-euthanizers-find-sweet-life-on-farm-commentary.html

[pnwest]

1. God, I LOVE people that love animals!

[joeybee12]

2. Very sweet...knr

[xchrom]

3. recommend

[xchrom]

4. compassion is not beyond us...

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A horse investigates new visitors to the paddock at Rolling Dog Farm. The blind horses tend to move in an odd gait, heads turned slightly sideways, as they lead with their ears.

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5. That's a cool pic (nt)

[Liberal_in_LA]

6. k&r

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7. Thanks for this. K&R nt

[ceile]

8. wonderful people n/t

[AtomicKitten]

9. a most heartfelt k&r