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In reply to the discussion: Trump admin pushes to annihilate this wild horse herd on 9/11 . . . public widely opposes [View all]Bayard
(30,348 posts)I've been around several studs being gelded over the years. They're a little sore when they wake up, but it doesn't last long. They don't even get stitches. It is certainly not high-risk, and I've never heard of any negative complications.
On the other hand,
"The BLM still plans to carry out an experimental surgery called ovariectomy via colpotomy, in which a veterinarian cuts into a mares vaginal wall, places a hand and arm through the vagina in the abdominal cavity, manually (and blindly) locates the ovaries and then severs and removes them with a rod-like chain tool called an ecraseur.
Its obvious that the BLM wants to eradicate wild horses in the West using barbaric surgical procedures performed in an unsterile environment, states Ginger Kathrens, Director of the Cloud Foundation and the Humane Advocate on BLMs National Wild Horse and Burro Board. Mares will suffer horrific pain and potential death. Why does the BLM continue to turn its back on proven, humane, reversible fertility control?
https://americanwildhorsecampaign.org/media/blm-proceed-barbaric-sterilization-wild-mares-despite-repeated-public-outcry-and-legal