speak on "How To Deal With Grief", in terms of a loss of a pet.
One thing that stayed with me was this point by the vet: she spoke about the varying personal attitudes towards euthanasia. On how it is a good choice to prevent an animal from suffering, when all treatment has failed. However, vets also face the unpleasant task of euthanising perfectly healthy animals, due to behavioural issues like biting, barking.
In her opinion, when faced with putting down a dog with a biting issue with no hope of rehoming, versus subjecting it to 10 years living in a dog shelter - she will choose to put it to sleep.
10 years living in a small dog shelter. That, to her, is not life. It got me thinking.
For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.
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Be their Guardian as they now safely live at a dog shelter while awaiting their permanent home. To sponsor Junior or Ginne's monthly boarding fee, please email us. Thank you.
5 comments:
Then again who are we to decide that living in a shelter is not life?
It does depends on the condition of the shelter. Some are mere wired kennels. It also makes u wanna get into the heads & hearts of the animals, for whom we decided to place in such shelters, for the rest of their life.
Not that i support 'mercy killing' but an overcrowded shelter is like a overcrowded prison.
and we have seen how some born-free strays become in kennels. some just do not adapt. there is a difference between breathing and living.
personally, to me, there is no best option. u have to see the varied ends of the spectrum. not just for the next few months or even 1 or 2 years, but possibly 10 years down the road. then make your decision, on behalf of another living being. and be prepared to handle the changes along the way. no option should static. we're not advocating anything here, but it's good to hear differing comments. at least we are thinking. before we act.
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