Donate Your Small Pets to Feed Bigger Animals in ID, WA, and UT

Owning a pet is one of life's great joys. They can be your company, your best friend, your protector, your cuddle buddy, and of course, they become a part of the family. The downside to owning a pet of any kind is that their lifespan isn't as long as humans, and a day will come when you have to say goodbye. While this is a sad time, the question turns to what to do when they are gone. Do you cremate them and keep them on a shelf, do you have them stuffed and deny they are gone, or do you bury them in your yard? When it comes to what to do with your small pets near the end of their life, you could donate them to be a meal for a bigger animal in Idaho, Utah, and Washington.

Donating Pets to Be Eaten

While it may sound sad, your older or dying pet could help extend another animal's life by being their next meal. A zoo in Denmark recently posted that they were seeking donations of small pets such as rabbits, chickens, and Guinea pigs to be meals for their tigers. The small animals would be euthanized and prepared to be fed to the predators. While this may be tough to think about, since your loving pet would be eaten, is it better or worse than doing something else?

Would You Donate Your Pet to Be a Meal?

When your pet dies, there are three options. You can cremate it and put it on your shelf. It sits there and takes up room, but serves no purpose other than taking up space. You can have it stuffed and still pet it and enjoy it while also using it as a decoration. Your final option is you can bury it, although of the three options, this seems like the worst one, as it can get dug up, or you could hit a line while digging. Once you move, your pet is left behind. While not ideal, your pet being donated to be a meal will help it have a peaceful death, as it will be euthanized, and if you are donating, it is assumed your pet is near the end of its life. It can then help another animal and be used for a better cause than being in a hole, on a shelf, or as a decoration. 

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Many in Idaho, Washington, and Utah adore their pets and would never contemplate making them into food, but the more you think about it, it might not be a bad option. Would you be able to live with yourself and grieve properly knowing your once beloved pet is in the stomach of another animal? Would you be able to donate it, or would you have to continue to hold on by keeping it close at home?