TREEhugger101 (2014-04-20 01:37:42)

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Why do we view euthanizing animals as a kindness and see doing the same to humans as immoral?

It makes no sense, especially if a human is in serious pain and suffering.

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carlos11 (2014-04-20 01:50:28)

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Because God made animals for man.

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Mametchi (2014-04-20 02:07:47)

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Human medicine and treatments are taken in a much more serious manner.

Animal medicine and treatments aren't taken very seriously, mainly because they're viewed more like a piece of property instead of a family member.

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BioMan8 (2014-04-20 02:08:55)

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When have we ever viewed killing injured animals as an act of kindness? It's horrible whether it's performed on lesser organisms or humans. However, it could be viewed as a much more dastardly act, as humans have developed technology to help them recover from injuries. We've done that with animals, but lesser so. (As in, a tiger can't recover from a broken leg by using a wheelchair).

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little5 (2014-04-20 16:06:15)

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I've always wondered this too.

I'd agree with BioMan8, but if that person believes it'd be better for him to.. "Rest" then let them. Other animals can't talk, so we have to make that decision for them. The owners would know them best (not in all situations though).

Like, if a small animal (such as a mouse) had an internal tumor. It'd be hard to remove it and if it is removed it may not make it. The mouse would already be in a lot of pain. We usually don't have tools that small.

We're humans, so we mostly have human sized tools. We have technology that is bigger and can find out mor information. We could easily remove the tumor and put the person on pain medication and get that person transported to another place quickly if their current location didn't have what they need.

No one would use a helicopter to transport medicine for a mouse or a mouse to another veterinary hospital.

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TREEhugger101 (2014-04-20 19:58:48)

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Hm. Good point.

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little5 (2014-04-21 21:19:42)

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@FluxerCry
I agree with that, but wouldn't it be an act of kindness to put the poor thing out of it's misery and die in peace rather than in pain?

A lot of humans die in pain when they have illnesses and can't be put under, Talia Castellano for an example. She had cancer and she died in pain from it.

What animal would want to live the rest of their life in pain, not being able to do what they used to? I know it's the instinct, but when the good days outnumber the bad..

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HanShotFirst (2014-04-22 17:37:33)

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@Fluxer: It isn't a matter of people underestimating the animals. It's matter of animals overestimating themselves. As much as that horse want to keep living, It would literally be impossible to do so because his hooves have "Elfed"

For a horse, this is the equivalent of bring permanently crippled from doing anything in it's life ever again, because it can no longer stand, let alone walk, let alone bend over to eat or drink, and Horses need to move to keep their overall health from deteriorating.

Once it "Elfs" there is no way to restore the hoof either, unless you catch it early.

So pick what you would do. Put the horse down because it's permanently incapable of surviving, and the conditon it's in has no treatment, or let it live because "You think the horse isn't gonna give up yet"

Which is silly, because animals give up on life just as often as people do. Animal behaviorists know this, because when they become aware they've hit the point of no return, they either engage in self destructive behaviour, or completely shut themselves down and refuse to respond to outside stimuli.

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