Mike Rowe and Castrating Lambs

[sag111 (imported)]

hahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahah: laugh:

[coinflipper_21 (imported)]

About 36 years ago, a couple of Finnish girls told me that the Lapp women castrate the excess young male reindeer in their herds, every spring, by biting off their testicles. I guess they weren't kidding.

[OneBallBoi (imported)]

The worlds ideas is: It is not manly to be castrated. It is not a manly thing to castrate..

[JesusA (imported)]

About 36 years ago, a couple of Finnish girls told me that the Lapp women castrate the excess young male reindeer in their herds, every spring, by biting off their testicles. I guess they weren't kidding.

Actually, they crush the cords using their teeth. It works just like a Burdizzo, without the expense of the modern mechanical device. Personally, I prefer elastrators on lambs. I have had no call to castrate a reindeer....

[nutme248 (imported)]

A-1,

You are entitled to your opinion.

As for Sag, I'll cheer him on in his insanity !!

A sick mind is a terrible thing to waste!

SAG, :shakemitk

...I used to have hope for you but now I realize that you are indeed hopelessly insane...

Dave, I'd rather not, thank you...:-\

[sag111 (imported)]

Well folks I grew up on a farm and I still have a small farm and have castrated many fram animals thats just farm life.Some animals can not be eaten if they are not castrated again this is farm life but yes I am a bit insane but this to is farm life.

[devi (imported)]

I too have seen it done this way. Actually it's the only way that I have personally seen it done. But I do know of other ways. The purse is sliced open just enough for the testicle to be popped out. Then the testicle is severed with the teeth and then spit into a bowl which I or somebody else may be holding. The cord is put back into the purse and then the other testicle is popped out, severed with the teeth, and spit out with the cord being put back in. And of course the guy who does this is chewing on pinon sap or pine tar with an occasional shot of whiskey. A healing salve is applied over the wound and the animal is then set free although he is in no shape to be enjoying his freedom at least for a couple of days. I always assumed that it was just us Hispanics and Native Americans who did it this way. But I see that it must be more widespread than that.

[sduyck_2000 (imported)]

saw a lot of discussion about it being inhumane on this site

uploaded video towards the end of the comments

http://aspcacommunity.ning.com/group/st ... pic:626148

[sduyck_2000 (imported)]

reindeer castration video

bite them off

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... 2185682120

[bobbie (imported)]

Please Do not get any ideas.

Do not think castration is that easy to do on a human.

You need sterile conditions.

The artery and veins need to be tied and cauterized to prevent bleeding when the cords retract inside the body.

The scrotal sack needs to be closed.

If a farmer looses a sheep it is of little loss to him. Just a few $$$$. If something goes wrong with you, it can cost thousands of $$$$$ in the hospital. Or worse your life.