Author Topic: The knackers man (Read 5427 times)

Backinwellies · « **Reply #15 on:** April 13, 2016, 06:55:39 pm »

We also deliver ours ... and save quite a bit of the bill. ... but not for the faint hearted!

Lesley Silvester · « **Reply #16 on:** April 13, 2016, 08:35:45 pm »

Sorry you lost your goat. I well remember the only time I've had to use their services. It was late on Friday when she died so three days before they collected during which time my lovely girl (my very first goat) lay in the shed with the other goats.

Having said that, the man when he came was lovely. I showed him the body and asked if I could leave him to it as she was a much loved pet and he was fine with that. Just came to the house when he'd finished to do the paperwork. I'd use the company again.

Coastie · « **Reply #17 on:** April 13, 2016, 09:50:24 pm »

Sorry for your loss Mojo.
We are near to the fallen stock yard so OH takes our losses there (I always seem to have ironing/hoovering/washing to do

). Although the place is grim, he said the staff are very helpful and it is a fascinating place where everything is re-used. It is much cheaper than if collected.
Our neighbour was charged £40 by the vet to dispose of a dead lamb!

Marches Farmer · « **Reply #18 on:** April 26, 2016, 02:27:51 pm »

Once I'm sure there's no hope for an animal I prefer to get them to despatch it in preference to the vet. No messing around with shaving sheep at the injection site or injecting a sedative into pigs. One shot and that's it. Less stressful for the animal and for me.

Steph Hen · « **Reply #19 on:** April 27, 2016, 08:23:37 am »

Very sorry to hear this mojocafe

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winkhound · « **Reply #20 on:** April 27, 2016, 01:13:07 pm »

we find the local hunt by far the most responsible, quickest and cheapest option. a small lamb dropped off is £2 and sheep £10.

Jullienne · « **Reply #21 on:** April 27, 2016, 01:47:54 pm »

I am very sorry to hear this [member=26410]mojocafa[/member]. My usual knackerman belongs to a family business, they are a bit too expensive compared to other areas, but they do a good job and are very good about it all. It is a horrible thing having an animal put down or one which dies suddenly. I had a couple of cows once which where too old to go to the abbatoir, so the knacker man came out for them, it was the most horrible thing ever, I was so attached to them but they had to go because they where so old and not useful anymore.

I don't particuarlarly like the smell of the knackers lorry, but I am always curious to see what animals they have dead in the back of it, a bit morbid eh?

I think the last time I checked there was a dead fresian 5 dead sheep and lambs and 1 or 2 dead beef cows, no pigs as far as i can recall

Bionic · « **Reply #22 on:** April 27, 2016, 02:07:58 pm »

We had the knackers man out when a pig died but farming neighbours of mine won't have them as they say it brings disease to their farm. They always take theirs themseves

devonlady · « **Reply #23 on:** April 28, 2016, 12:46:13 pm »

We do the same, Bionic, it's only a couple of miles away. By the way, we don't have a knacker man......we have a knacker lady and very good and efficient she is. She also runs a pet crem.