Shooting horses. Is it legal...

[Enfys]

... to shoot your own horse?

There are laws about burying them, laws about transporting them, laws about what happens to them at an abbatoir, but what about shooting a horse yourself rather than calling, or waiting for a Vet (eg, injury, illness, old age etc)

Always assuming you/the shooter held the appropriate firearm permits.

Would it be a case of shoot, shovel and shut up?

Would you do it, if you absolutely had to?

[Jesstickle]

I have literally no idea

Interesting question though I think.

[Suelin]

I have a friend (lady) who has a humane killer licence and shoots her own goats cattle etc. I can't see that horses would be any different in that circumstance. I wouldn't want to do it though.

My farmer neighbour also will shoot his sheep if they need to be pts, he then gets the local collection firm to pick them up.

I would ask a farmer they always seem to know what you can and can't do.

[Stencilface]

I think it might be you know.

I couldn't do it, unless it was absolutely necessary, as in the horse was bleeding to death etc

[pogface]

I'm not 100% sure but when we've had horses shot we've never informed anyone specific. You will have to declare the horses passport as deceased, so it can't be used for any other horse... Fraud etc. License to own a gun would also come in to play of course... I've known a few farmers do their own animals and have nevered encountered any issues.

[competitiondiva]

It is not illegal to euthanase an animal in a humane and appropriate manner, i.e a person with relevant firearms licence can shoot their own horse, dog etc.

[Jesstickle]

Horses don't count as livestock though in the way cattle etc are I don't think?

Is it legal to shoot your own dog? I would imagine horses fall into this category rather than in with cows/sheep?

[mulledwhine]

I thought you had to have a slaughter licencse ?!

Prepared to to be proven wrong

[Goldenstar]

Originally Posted by jesstickle

Horses don't count as livestock though in the way cattle etc are I don't think?

Is it legal to shoot your own dog? I would imagine horses fall into this category rather than in with cows/sheep?

Pretty sure you can shoot your own dog ( what a ghastly thought)

[Ceris Comet]

Got a neighbour with a gun licence to shoot one of our bulls who was rampaging around the farm, but that was a dire emergency. People and other animals were at risk.