Author Topic: The knackers man (Read 5426 times)

mojocafa · « **on:** April 13, 2016, 11:56:19 am »

Today, for the first time, I had to use the services of the knackers man.

It was horrible, but part and parcel of keeping livestock I suppose.

A pygmy goat died yesterday.

Dan · « **Reply #1 on:** April 13, 2016, 12:06:14 pm »

Sorry to hear that.

Jukes Mum · « **Reply #2 on:** April 13, 2016, 12:09:26 pm »

Sbom · « **Reply #3 on:** April 13, 2016, 12:36:22 pm »

It's not a nice job to have but if there were no knacker man it'd be much worse....waiting for one myself today...

cans · « **Reply #4 on:** April 13, 2016, 12:48:25 pm »

mojocafa

cans · « **Reply #5 on:** April 13, 2016, 12:49:04 pm »

Sbom

Fleecewife · « **Reply #6 on:** April 13, 2016, 12:55:03 pm »

You just have to think 'dead is dead'. Your animal doesn't feel or know anything, so what happens to the body really doesn't matter, beyond that now its disposal is a health matter. It is horrible, knowing what else is in the truck, but we have always found the knackerman to be caring and gentle. And thank goodness it's still cool weather - I hate having the smelly lorry stop at ours

Sorry if I seem hard - I'm not, just practical.

Rosemary · « **Reply #7 on:** April 13, 2016, 02:12:43 pm »

Sorry to hear that. We've had ours out twice and I have to say the company is very good. The guys must get used to folk weeping on them.

harmony · « **Reply #8 on:** April 13, 2016, 02:32:55 pm »

Quote from: Sbom on April 13, 2016, 12:36:22 pm

It's not a nice job to have but if there were no knacker man it'd be much worse....waiting for one myself today...

I really hope you didn't mean for yourself!

mojocafa · « **Reply #9 on:** April 13, 2016, 02:43:26 pm »

I think I may have used the same company rosemary, as I did a search as I remember you commenting about them. Phoned at 8am and they were here by 10.30 so that was excellent.

Fleecewife, OMG the smell from the lorry

so I dread to think what it is like in the summer.

Foobar · « **Reply #10 on:** April 13, 2016, 03:38:01 pm »

Nothing worse than getting stuck behind that lorry ... down a narrow country lane ... for miles

HappyHippy · « **Reply #11 on:** April 13, 2016, 05:12:11 pm »

So sorry for your loss

I think the guys who do the knacker man job are very special people (and hopefully have little sense of smell) to have to collect fallen stock from upset owners and in some cases dispatch and load an animal by themselves, day after day after day.
We (smallholders/farmers) feel bad if we have an occasional loss, but these guys deal with death for a living and somehow manage to stay upbeat, caring and professional - not sure I'd have the emotional strength to do it.

Anke · « **Reply #12 on:** April 13, 2016, 05:14:39 pm »

I have a lot of respect for the guys (never had a lady driver yet) who can do that job day-in-day-out...

X-posted with Happy-Hippy...

suziequeue · « **Reply #13 on:** April 13, 2016, 06:51:13 pm »

Our fell yard is relatively nearby so we normally take stuff down ourselves and just sign whatever we have left there in the book. I wouldn't recommend it $:-\$

Sbom · « **Reply #14 on:** April 13, 2016, 06:55:05 pm »

Quote from: harmony on April 13, 2016, 02:32:55 pm

Quote from: Sbom on April 13, 2016, 12:36:22 pm
It's not a nice job to have but if there were no knacker man it'd be much worse....waiting for one myself today...

I really hope you didn't mean for yourself!

Ha! Not quite that bad......yet

The knackers man - The Accidental Smallholder