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Is it just me or does it seem cruel to keep this dog alive. If it is having seizures on a fairly routine basis that cause shrieks that "testify to his terror an
by javery 16y ago
Is it just me or does it seem cruel to keep this dog alive. If it is having seizures on a fairly routine basis that cause shrieks that "testify to his terror and pain." The more humane thing at this point would be to let this dog go. It's way harder for you then it will be for the animal and at some point is just being selfish.
- revicon 16y agoThe same could be said for people in similar states.
- rauljara 16y agoHaving been present at my own dog being put to sleep, I can say being put to sleep can be pretty awful for the animal, too. My dog had terminal cancer, and was clearly suffering, but given the choice, he would have chosen to live. He certainly struggled to live as he was dying. I don't profess to know what the right thing to do in these situations is, and I am not saying that you are wrong, just that it is not so clear cut as that. Especially if the dog is still having good days (which the essay does not say one way or the other).
- puredemo 16y agogiven the choice, he would have chosen to live How would you know something like that?
- megablast 16y agoThis will not be popular, but people who own animals often project their own feelings onto these animals. I too would feel far to guilty keeping that poor animal alive, for my own enjoyment, while he suffered so much. This is not a feel good story to me.
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