rheat--

I have a friend with a soft heart, and she adopted two of these foals last year. I always tell her how wonderful she is for doing it.
Pamela

rheat, a horrific practice I agree. When I started menopause its why I requested a plant based type of estrogen.

Its unbelievable what people do to animals: raising calves in tiny little pens they are unable to turn around in so their meat will be pale tender veal or throwing live male newborn chicks in trash cans (and keeping the females for egg laying). Some people ought to get a taste of their own medicine.

I learned about the foals while making an appointment with a chiropractor. The receptionist has a friend who is fostering six PMU foals. I'm hoping to wheedle an invitation to visit them! :-)

I wish I could foster one but hubby wouldn't even consider it when I asked if we could get a miniature donkey.

That's how they came up with the name. PRE = PREgant MAR = MARe IN = urINe.
Anyway, I agree, it's a horrible practice and it made me decide to never take it.

Silly

Yup. Nothing like spelling it right out in the name. I'm never going to take it; it's a product that deserves to die for ethical reasons alone, not to mention that there are several viable synthetic and natural alternatives.

I'm am horrifed. Don't know why, based on what we do to other animals, both mentioned above and in too many other situations. I passed this link on to my horse-loving friends. I wish I could get one, but alas, I live on 3/4 acres, not quite large enough for a horse.