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Euthanasia

10 articles

5 Key Steps to Prepare for Planned Pet Euthanasia with Compassion and Care
Pet Health1y ago

5 Key Steps to Prepare for Planned Pet Euthanasia with Compassion and Care

Facing planned pet euthanasia? Learn essential steps to honor your pet’s life, plan ahead, and approach this challenging time with peace and understanding.

5 min read
Holding Pet Funeral Services: Honoring Deceased Pets at Home
Misc.1y ago

Holding Pet Funeral Services: Honoring Deceased Pets at Home

Allowing your surviving pets to "say goodbye" during pet funeral services might help them — and you — adjust to household changes after a pet's death.

5 min read
When Is It Time to Put a Dog Down? Understanding Quality of Life and Euthanasia
Pet Health1y ago

When Is It Time to Put a Dog Down? Understanding Quality of Life and Euthanasia

The decision to euthanize a pet is not an easy one to make, but there can be other factors for and against the procedure.

5 min read
Why Animal Shelters Consider Putting a Dog Down image
Animal Welfare1y ago

Why Do Animal Shelters Consider Putting a Dog Down: Understanding Pet Euthanasia

Every year, 2.7 million pets in animal shelters in the United States are euthanized — that's around 36% of pets who enter the shelters.

5 min read
Hospice for Pets: An Alternative to Euthanasia
Pet Health9y ago

Hospice for Pets: An Alternative to Euthanasia

A team of people can help you make your pet more comfortable at the end of her life.

5 min read
5 Tips for Getting Through a Planned Euthanasia
Pet Health10y ago

5 Tips for Getting Through a Planned Euthanasia

Planning early might not make your pet's death any easier on you, but it may give you more time to focus on him during and after the end of his life.

5 min read
Unethical Euthanasia Fees: Where's the Compassion?
Pet Health10y ago

Unethical Euthanasia Fees: Where's the Compassion?

When I found out a veterinarian was charging clients an extra fee for the "privilege" of being with their pets while they were euthanized, I got angry.

5 min read
I Wanted to Give Their Ailing Dog a Little More Time. They Didn't.
Pet Health10y ago

I Wanted to Give Their Ailing Dog a Little More Time. They Didn't.

I tried to stall them. I urged them to try the medication I had prescribed. But they wanted their dog euthanized, and I found myself in ethical turmoil.

5 min read
Would You Know What to Do If Your Dog Killed Another Pet?
Behaviors and Training10y ago

Would You Know What to Do If Your Dog Killed Another Pet?

Ultimately, the responsibility is yours. Educating yourself now can help you if you ever find yourself facing a situation like this.

5 min read
7 Questions for an Animal Shelter Manager
Animal Welfare11y ago

7 Questions for an Animal Shelter Manager

The manager of an animal shelter deals with a lot of responsibility every day. But in the end, are the rewards worth the heartache?

5 min read
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