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[–] rmuk@feddit.uk 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Just a bit of extra horror for you: someone I used to know who stabled horses professionally told me that most of the bodies end up being sold to maggot farms. There was a maggot farm near us which had warehouses containing tile-lined troughs several meters long and wide - they looked just like swimming pools but, y'know, full of maggots - and they'd put the carcass in them for the maggots to feast on. If the horse's owners wanted something to bury they'd (brace yourself) cut off the horse's hooves and head and bury those.

[–] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Why are we farming maggots

[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Maggot farming is the act of growing maggots for industry. It is distinct from vermicomposting, as no separate composting process is occurring and maggots are used to consume flesh, rather than earthworms to consume plant-based materials. Maggots are most heavily cultivated as a source of animal feed for livestock or fish.

[–] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I really didn't know that. What livestock feeds are they in?

[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Fish food, cattle feed that sort of thing apparently.

[–] dumples@midwest.social 1 points 2 days ago

I feel oddly proud that this is from my local university. Not sure why.

[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Does this also work on other types of carcasses?

[–] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] rmuk@feddit.uk 5 points 2 days ago

No need to be worried, they're probably just trying to deal with a pile of human corpses, nothing weird.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 3 points 2 days ago

Where's the step that requires me to beat the dead horse?

[–] BlackRoseAmongThorns@slrpnk.net 26 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

From the thumbnail i was sure this was going to be a Saddam Hussein post.

Edit: Dead Evil Saddam Hussein Horse

[–] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 9 points 4 days ago

Suddam Horsein

Glad I'm not the only one

[–] Five@slrpnk.net 19 points 4 days ago

A guide for how not to peat a dead horse.

[–] ThunderQueen@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I mean, great advice for decomping really any organic tissues

[–] rmuk@feddit.uk 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I can't afford organic tissues, I just use regular Kleenex.

[–] ThunderQueen@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Lmao

Not even sure how that happened. Ive had autocorrect off for years

(Edit: wait nvm im just sleepy brained. Funny joke go haha)

[–] count_dongulus@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Nah we just dig a hole with a backhoe and put em in. Why anyone would want dead livestock to decompose over a cement base requiring all this extra work is beyond me.

[–] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)

You get why I'm posting it to the memes community.

I mean, you could get a shitpile of compost out do the deal but really...

What's that leachate coming off my horse compost pile.... Tastes like hay...kinda.

[–] count_dongulus@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 days ago

I never said that Anyway if you read some of the other comments you'll find they are actual reasons for using this method

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 4 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Is this easier or more effective than making a shallow grave?

[–] BastingChemina@slrpnk.net 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

When burying a dead animal, especially a big one like a house, you can contaminate the ground water and the pathogens stay in the soil for a very long time.

It mostly depends on the soil.

For anyone interested in deadstock disposal (who wouldn't be) I found this great resource : Best Management Practices - Deadstock Disposal

In Ontario it seems that 22% of the farmers are burying their deadstock and 20% of them are composting it.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 2 points 3 days ago

Deadstock sounds like a joke but it makes sense lol. Also "who wouldn't be" made me chuckle 🤭

[–] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)

possibly more effective, as decomp rates would be much higher, but definitely not easier.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I guess my perspective is off. I'm thinking this is rare and a grave wouldn't matter. I guess in reality people need to deal with multiple dead horses at a time at large stables (maybe) and that the faster the corpse is dessicated the faster animals stop digging at it.

[–] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 4 points 3 days ago

I was reading about it: sometimes there's legislation around animal disposal or situations where you can't bury - like very stony ground or shallow bedrock

[–] jonathan7luke@lemmy.zip 3 points 4 days ago

Tell me why my dumb ass read the title as "Constructing a Horse Mortality Pie" and then nearly threw up looking at the pictures...