Steer Planet - Show Steers and Club Calves Forum

It is illegal in Ohio.
I believe it is even spelled specifically out in the Ohio Revised Code.
 This may be your states case as well,
if so then it is not up to the fairboard to decide on the legality of pumping.

It could possibly fall under the practice of veterinarian science without a license in your state.
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Here is an Ohio web site that covers all types of animal care and practices:
http://www.animallaw.info/statutes/stusohst4741_01_99.htm
I dont know if that will help any.


Another thing your fairboard needs to consider is if HSUS or PETA gets wind of them allowing this practice it could get real ugly real quick.

From your original question, I kind of get this...If you don't know if it will hurt the animal or put it in danger, than why are you against it to start with?  The way that people ration feed and water to calves or even give them somthing to get them to drink and eat a large amount may not be a lot different.  Some folks give a drentch of nutrition to boost a calf after a long hall to a show to help with stress.  Is that wrong?  I was told at a county fair not too many years ago that a couple of steers died of heat exaution(not a great with spelling).  The people couldn't get the calves to drink, too much stress and heat for whatever reason.  Making those two calves drink may have helped them a lot, and could have saved a couple of kids a lot of heartake.  Have you ever had to drentch a newborn calf?  Is that wrong?  I do think there are ways that it can put the animal in danger, but so can letting them go without the food and water. Does tubing a bloated calf put them in danger, YES, but just letting them lay there and die does too.  I would rather fill a calf in other ways besides last minute pumping. Think about what you are realy trying to do and say while at your meeting.  Maybe not a last minute forced fluid administration, but a well needed drentch could help. 

Our fair has allowed pumping in the past, but they are voting this week on wether or not to allow it this year. I believe that it is ok if they need water or nutrients, but I do not think that it should be done just to place better. It's one thing to help an animal, but I don't agree on doing it for A show. I want to find information that would persuade the board to ban pumping at the fair.