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Far worse fates than death: trainer speaks out on humane euthanasia

A TRAINER who gave two of her horses a peaceful end at home having tried everything to give them happy lives says there are “far worse fates than death”.

Ted and Passato were put down on 28 July, and dual-purpose trainer Jo Davis told H&H the decision “broke me”.

“I’ve seen so many horses so let down by humans and if I’d thought for one second I could give those horses a good life until they died, [putting them down] wouldn’t even have been considered,”

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