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| When The End Comes.... |
A subject no one wants to think about, but many of us eventually have to deal with, is the death of our beloved horse. If you live on a farm with over one acre, you can bury your equine friend on your property. Just look up contractors in the yellow pages to dig the grave for you, or if you can operate machinery yourself, rent a backhoe from your local rental company and do it yourself. There are laws governing burials, even when they are on your own property. Contact your local Dept. of Health to determine what they are, as they might be different from county to county. A few different points that are, I believe, the same no matter where you are, is: *You must bury the animal within 24 hours. *You must not bury the animal anywhere or in anyway that could contaminate the ground water. *You are limited, in most cases, to one animal buried per acre per year. Finding resources here in Missouri for this important service was difficult, but here are several different companies to (hopefully) help you during this difficult time. Burial Rolling Acres Memorial Gardens 12200 N. Crooked Rd. P.O. Box 12073 816-891-8888 888-891-0988 Toll Free www.visitrollingacres.com Cremation F.C. Industries Kansas City, MO 800-345-0847 Rendering Rendering plants can only accept deceased animals. These Companies are all allowed to accept animals from Missouri. Pickup is available within a certain distance of each plant, so call the company closest to you to see if they can pickup. Most, if not all, will also accept deliveries, so call for more information and pricing. Darling International East St. Louis, Illinois 800-536-8190 Darling International 947 Clay Hill Rd. Billings, MO 65610 417-744-2287 Darling International 685 Adams St. Kansas City, KS 66105 913-321-9328 Halfway Packing Company 4427 South 222nd Rd. Halfway, MO 65663 417-445-2346 Millstadt Rendering Company 3151 Cloverleaf Belleville, Illinois 62223 618-538-5312 National By-Products Bellevue, NE 800-432-9085 National By-Products 601 South 18th St. Des Moines, IA 50317 515-265-0381 |
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